Patent · US Expired

Flow translocator

US6615872B2 · kind B2 · utility

15Cited by

31References

5Claims

0Family size

Assignee

General Motors LLC · US

Inventors

Steven G. Goebel · Victor, US
Steven D. Burch · Honeoye Falls, US
Thomas P. Migliore · Rochester, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 3, 2001
Grant date	Sep 9, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 26, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF28D2021/0052
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A flow translocator disposed within a conduit for transferring and separating laminar fluid flow during translocation of the fluid core to the outer perimeter of the conduit and the outer perimeter flow to the center of the conduit. The flow translocator includes a disk disposed transverse the length of a conduit and having an outer profile conforming to the inner profile of a conduit to form a sealed fit. Arrays of slots extend about the disk for simultaneously directing the fluid core to the inner profile of a conduit and the outer perimeter flow toward the fluid core. The slots are staggered to maintain separation of the fluid core and the outer perimeter fluid during translocation.

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