Title:
THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING PROCESS, SWIRLING DEVICE AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT PROCESS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2015072007
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide articles, manufacturing processes, and thermal management processes by using such articles.SOLUTION: A three-dimensional printing process, a swirling device 102, and a thermal management process are disclosed. The three-dimensional printing process includes distributing a material to a selected region, selectively laser melting the material, and forming a swirling device from the material. The swirling device is printed by selective laser melting. The thermal management process includes providing an article having a swirling device printed by selective laser melting, and cooling a portion of the article by transporting air through the swirling device.
Inventors:
KOTTILINGAM SRIKANTH CHANDRUDU
VICTOR JOHN MORGAN
LACY BENJAMIN PAUL
HARRIS JOHN WESLEY JR
DAVID EDWARD SCHICK
VICTOR JOHN MORGAN
LACY BENJAMIN PAUL
HARRIS JOHN WESLEY JR
DAVID EDWARD SCHICK
Application Number:
JP2014180724A
Publication Date:
April 16, 2015
Filing Date:
September 05, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GEN ELECTRIC
International Classes:
F02C7/18; B22F3/105; B22F3/16; B23K15/00; B23K26/36; F01D5/18; F01D9/02; F01D25/00; F01D25/12
Domestic Patent References:
JPS63502913A | 1988-10-27 | |||
JP2008208830A | 2008-09-11 | |||
JPS56132406A | 1981-10-16 |
Foreign References:
DE102004032093A1 | 2006-01-26 | |||
US5837960A | 1998-11-17 | |||
US8221055B1 | 2012-07-17 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Arakawa Satoshi
Hirokazu Ogura
Toshihisa Kurokawa
Takuto Tanaka
Hirokazu Ogura
Toshihisa Kurokawa
Takuto Tanaka