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Granted Patent B2
US 10,704,726 · App. 16/169,986 · Granted Jul 7, 2020

Curved flow channel with built-in lattice structure

Inventors: Po-Shen Lin (Taoyuan, TW); Chih-Peng Chen (Taoyuan, TW); Kuo-Kuang Jen (Taoyuan, TW); Yu-Ching Tseng (Keelung, TW)
Assignee: National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology
F16L43/00F15D1/0085F15D1/04F15D1/06F16L9/006F17D1/08F17D1/20B33Y80/00
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Patent No.
US 10,704,726
App. No.
16/169,986
Granted
Jul 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The curved flow channel with built-in lattice structure provided by the present application is configured with the lattice structure disposed at the outer inside wall of the curved section away from a center of curvature of the curved section. Through geometry and distribution design of the lattice structure, flow rate and flow direction of fluid impacting the lattice structure can be altered, which achieves the purpose of flow rate redistribution in the curved flow channel and produces a downstream flow field with uniform distribution.

Claims (28)

1. A curved flow channel with built-in lattice structure, the curved flow channel comprising:

a curved section;

a lattice structure disposed inside the curved section and at an outer inside wall of the curved section away from a center of curvature of the curved section, a cross-sectional area of the lattice structure being equal to or less than a half of a cross-sectional area of the curved section of the curved flow channel, wherein the lattice structure comprises a plurality of unit lattices, and each of the plurality of unit lattices is shaped as a cubic lattice.

2. The curved flow channel of claim 1 , wherein the lattice structure is integrated with the curved flow channel via additive manufacturing.

3. The curved flow channel of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of unit lattices are arranged in a uniform distribution.

4. The curved flow channel of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of unit lattices are arranged in a non-uniform distribution.

5. A curved flow channel with built-in lattice structure, the curved flow channel comprising:

a curved section;

a lattice structure disposed inside the curved section and at an outer inside wall of the curved section away from a center of curvature of the curved section, a cross-sectional area of the lattice structure being equal to or less than a half of a cross-sectional area of the curved section of the curved flow channel, wherein the lattice structure comprises a plurality of unit lattices, and each of the plurality of unit lattices is shaped as a face-centered cubic lattice.

6. The curved flow channel of claim 5 , wherein the lattice structure is integrated with the curved flow channel via additive manufacturing.

7. The curved flow channel of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of unit lattices are arranged in a uniform distribution.

8. The curved flow channel of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of unit lattices are arranged in a non-uniform distribution.

9. A curved flow channel with built-in lattice structure, the curved flow channel comprising:

a curved section;

a lattice structure disposed inside the curved section and at an outer inside wall of the curved section away from a center of curvature of the curved section, a cross-sectional area of the lattice structure being equal to or less than a half of a cross-sectional area of the curved section of the curved flow channel, wherein the lattice structure comprises a plurality of unit lattices, and each of the plurality of unit lattices is shaped as a body-centered cubic lattice.

10. The curved flow channel of claim 9 , wherein the lattice structure is integrated with the curved flow channel via additive manufacturing.

11. The curved flow channel of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of unit lattices are arranged in a uniform distribution.

12. The curved flow channel of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of unit lattices are arranged in a non-uniform distribution.

13. A curved flow channel with built-in lattice structure, the curved flow channel comprising:

a curved section;

a lattice structure disposed inside the curved section and at an outer inside wall of the curved section away from a center of curvature of the curved section, a cross-sectional area of the lattice structure being equal to or less than a half of a cross-sectional area of the curved section of the curved flow channel, wherein the lattice structure comprises a plurality of unit lattices, and each of the plurality of unit lattices is shaped as a cross-shaped cubic lattice.

14. The curved flow channel of claim 13 , wherein the lattice structure is integrated with the curved flow channel via additive manufacturing.

15. The curved flow channel of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of unit lattices are arranged in a uniform distribution.

16. The curved flow channel of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of unit lattices are arranged in a non-uniform distribution.

17. A curved flow channel with built-in lattice structure, the curved flow channel comprising:

a curved section;

a lattice structure disposed inside the curved section and at an outer inside wall of the curved section away from a center of curvature of the curved section, a cross-sectional area of the lattice structure being equal to or less than a half of a cross-sectional area of the curved section of the curved flow channel, wherein the lattice structure comprises a plurality of unit lattices, and the plurality of unit lattices are arranged in a non-uniform distribution.

18. The curved flow channel of claim 17 , wherein the lattice structure is integrated with the curved flow channel via additive manufacturing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2018
From: LIN, PO-SHEN; CHEN, CHIH-PENG; JEN, KUO-KUANG; TSENG, YU-CHING
To: NATIONAL CHUNG-SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 047303/0632 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 106144318 A · Dec 18, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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