Linked, manufacturable, non-plugging microcircuits
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorSamuel David Draper
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Abstract
A linked microcircuit for providing coolant gas flow through an aircraft part, comprising at least one inlet through which a coolant gas may enter, a circuit channel extending from the at least one inlet through which the coolant gas may flow wherein the circuit channel is formed from the superimposition of a plurality of alternating serpentine circuits, and at least one outlet appended to the circuit channel through which the coolant gas may exit the circuit channel.
Claims6
A linked microcircuit for providing coolant gas flow through a part, comprising:
- at least one inlet through which a coolant gas may enter;
- a circuit channel extending from said at least one inlet through which said coolant gas may flow wherein said circuit channel is formed from the superimposition of a plurality of alternating serpentine circuits;
- and
- at least one outlet appended to said circuit channel through which said coolant gas may exit said circuit channel.
A method of fabricating a part with improved cooling flow, comprising the steps of:
- fabricating a plurality of microcircuits under a surface of the part, said microcircuits comprising:
- at least one inlet through which a coolant gas may enter;
- a circuit channel extending from said at least one inlet through which said coolant gas may flow wherein said circuit channel is formed from the superimposition of a plurality of alternating serpentine circuits;
- and
- at least one outlet appended to said circuit channel through which said coolant gas may exit said circuit channel;
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- providing a coolant gas to flow into said inlet, through said circuit channel, and out of said slot film hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.