System and method for forming a metallic component
AssigneeUnison Industries, LLC
InventorsNithesh P, Udaya Bhaskar Pamidimarri, Dattu GV Jonnalagadda, Merin Sebastian, Narendra Dev Mahadevaiah, Jasmin Shahjahan Sultan, Anil Devulapalli
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Abstract
A system and method for electroforming a metallic component includes injecting an electrolytic solution from an injection manifold through set of injection nozzles into a bath tank to define an electrolytic solution fluid flow within the bath tank, the electrolytic solution fluid flow extending from the injection manifold to an anode, to a cathode and to a fluid outlet duct.
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A system for electroforming a metallic component, comprising:
- a bath tank configured to hold an electrolytic solution, the bath tank having a fluid inlet duct and a fluid outlet duct, the fluid inlet duct and the fluid outlet duct fluidly coupled with the electrolytic solution;
- a fluid pump coupled in fluid communication to the fluid inlet duct to provide the electrolytic solution thereto, and coupled in fluid communication to the fluid outlet duct to receive the electrolytic solution therefrom;
- an injection manifold coupled in fluid communication to the fluid inlet duct to receive the electrolytic solution therefrom, the injection manifold including a set of injection nozzles configured to inject the electrolytic solution therefrom into the bath tank to define an electrolytic solution fluid flow within the bath tank, the electrolytic solution fluid flow extending from the injection manifold to the fluid outlet duct;
- an anode disposed in the bath tank downstream of the injection manifold with respect to the electrolytic solution fluid flow;
- a cathode disposed in the bath tank downstream of the anode with respect to the electrolytic solution fluid flow;
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- an electrical power supply electrically coupled to the anode and the cathode to provide an electrical current therebetween through the electrolytic solution in the bath tank.
A method of electroforming a metallic component, the method comprising:
- disposing an electrolytic solution into a bath tank having a fluid inlet duct and a fluid outlet duct, the fluid inlet duct and the fluid outlet duct fluidly coupled with the electrolytic solution;
- immersing an injection manifold including a set of injection nozzles in the electrolytic solution in the bath tank;
- coupling the injection manifold in fluid communication with the fluid inlet duct;
- coupling a fluid pump in fluid communication with the fluid outlet duct to receive the electrolytic solution therefrom;
- coupling the fluid pump in fluid communication with the fluid inlet duct to provide the electrolytic solution thereto;
- pumping the electrolytic solution from the fluid inlet duct to the injection manifold;
- injecting the electrolytic solution from the injection manifold into the bath tank to define an electrolytic solution fluid flow within the bath tank, the electrolytic solution fluid flow extending from the injection manifold to the fluid outlet duct;
- disposing an anode in the bath tank downstream of the injection manifold with respect to the electrolytic solution fluid flow;
- disposing a cathode in the bath tank downstream of the anode with respect to the electrolytic solution fluid flow;
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- electrically coupling a power supply to the anode and the cathode to provide an electrical current therebetween through the electrolytic solution.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.