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US 2018/0124953 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for heat-dissipation in electronics
AssigneeGE Aviation Systems LLC
InventorsMichel Engelhardt, Christopher Mouris Astefanous
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for heat-dissipation utilizing a fin assembly including one or more fins organized on a wall or base surface. The fins can extend into a flow of fluid passing along the wall or base surface to convectively cool the fins, which can transfer heat from heat-producing components, such as electronics.
Claims21
A fin assembly exposed to a flow of fluid for thermal cooling, comprising:
- a base surface configured to transfer heat from a heat producing component;
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- a set of fins extending from the base surface into the flow of fluid with at least one fin of the set of fins including an angled orientation and the at least one fin of the set of fins including a first planar face defining a first side and a second planar face separated from the first planar face by a width of the fin and defining a second side;
- a set of openings extending between the first planar face and the second planar face;
- wherein the set of fins is configured to dissipate heat from a heat producing component to fluid adjacent the set of fins.
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A finned heat exchanger, comprising:
- a wall configured to transfer heat from a heat producing component;
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- a set of fins extending from the wall into a flow of fluid with at least one fin of the set of fins including a first planar face and a second planar face separated by a width of the fin and a set of openings extending between the first planar face and the second planar face;
- wherein the set of fins includes an angled orientation relative to the flow of fluid to provide increased surface area of one of the first or second planar face confronting the flow of fluid to dissipate heat from the heat producing component.
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A method of forming a fin heat exchanger assembly on a base surface, comprising:
- forming, via additive manufacturing, a set of fins extending from the base surface with at least one of the set of fins including a first planar face and a second planar face separated by a width of the fin and a set of openings extending between the first planar face and the second planar face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.