Tube assembly
US10480868B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23D2900/00016
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tube assembly that may be for a fuel nozzle of a fuel system of a gas turbine engine may have a first tube defining a first flowpath along a centerline, a second tube generally spaced radially outward from the first tube with a first void located between and defined by the first and second tubes, and a support structure located in the first void and extending between the first and second tubes. The support structure is constructed and arranged to minimize or eliminate thermal conduction between the tubes. The entire assembly may be additive manufactured as one unitary piece. One example of a method of operation may include designed-for breakage of the structural support due to thermal stresses thereby further minimizing thermal conduction between tubes.
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