A duct for a turbine engine, such as a gas turbine engine, can be utilized to carry a fluid from one portion of the engine to another. The duct can include a metallic tubular element having one of a varying wall thickness, a varying cross section, or a tight bend. Such a duct can be formed utilizing additive manufacturing or metal deposition on an additively manufactured mandrel.
Turbine engine duct
2021-03-16
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | F16L PIPES , Rohre / B22F Verarbeiten von Metallpulver , WORKING METALLIC POWDER / B23P Sonstige Metallbearbeitung , OTHER WORKING OF METAL / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / F02C Gasturbinenanlagen , GAS-TURBINE PLANTS / F28D Wärmetauscher, soweit in keiner anderen Unterklasse vorgesehen, in denen die Wärmetauschmittel nicht in direkte Berührung miteinander kommen , HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT / F28F Einzelheiten von Wärmetauschern oder Wärmeübertragungsvorrichtungen für allgemeine Verwendung , DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE OR HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION |