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Apparatus and systems for a surface cooler having pliant fins

US10655540B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Jorge Alejandro Carretero Benignos · Schweinhub, DE
William Joseph Antel, Jr. · Freising, DE
William Dwight Gerstler · Niskayuna, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 2016
Grant date	May 19, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 21, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/60
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A surface cooler includes a conduit, a body having an external surface, and a plurality of fin members arranged in an array of fin members. The conduit defines an inlet, an outlet, and an internal flow path extending between the inlet and the outlet. The conduit is configured to channel a flow of fluid to be cooled from the inlet to said outlet. The conduit extends through the body. Each fin member of the array of fin members extends from the external surface of the body. Each fin member is fabricated from a thermally conductive, resilient, and pliable material.

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