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US 2026/0055935 A1Published application
Functionally graded structures, methods, and systems for thermal management
AssigneeThe University of Toledo
InventorsMohammad Elahinia, Saeedeh Vanaei, Shiva Mohajerani
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Abstract
Functionally graded structures, methods, and systems for thermal management are described.
Claims20
A method for fabricating a functionally graded structure, the method comprising:
- forming a functionally graded structure from a shape memory alloy, and the functionally graded structure having a variation of transformation temperature along a length or a loading direction of the functionally graded structure or a variation of cross-sectional area along the length or a loading direction of the functionally graded structure, wherein the functionally graded structure is configured to be subjected to cyclic loading and unloading to induce phase transformations to promote near-uniform phase transformation across the functionally graded structure.
A thermal management system comprising:
- a functionally graded structure comprising a shape memory alloy, and the functionally graded structure having a variation of transformation temperature along a length of the functionally graded structure or a variation of cross-sectional area along the length of the functionally graded structure, wherein the functionally graded structure is configured to be subjected to cyclic loading and unloading to induce phase transformations to promote near-uniform phase transformation across the functionally graded structure.
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