Additive manufactured non-round, septum tied, conformal high pressure tubing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10344678-B2
Application number	US-201515112468-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 20, 2015
Priority date	Jan 20, 2014
Publication date	Jul 9, 2019
Grant date	Jul 9, 2019

Abstract

A septum-tied tube pack is provided that includes a first outer wall formed by a multiple of first connected radiuses. A second outer wall is formed by a multiple of second connected radiuses. A first end radius connects the first outer wall and the second outer wall. A second end radius connects the first outer wall and the second outer wall. A multiple of septum elements extend between the first outer wall and the second outer wall. A gas turbine engine is also provided that includes an engine case structure and a fluid conduit mounted to the engine case structure. The fluid conduit includes a septum-tied tube pack section.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A septum-tied tube pack, comprising:
a first outer wall formed by a multiple of first connected radiuses;
a second outer wall formed by a multiple of second connected radiuses;
a first end radius that connects the first outer wall and the second outer wall;
a second end radius that connects the first outer wall and the second outer wall; and
a multiple of septum elements that extend between the first outer wall and the second outer wall
wherein the first outer wall, the second outer wall, the first end radius and the second end radius terminate with a transition section that forms a round interface section.

2. The septum-tied tube pack as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of the multiple of septum elements extend tangentially with respect to the multiple of first connected radiuses and the multiple of second connected radiuses.

3. The septum-tied tube pack as recited in claim 2 , wherein the multiple of septum elements are generally flat walls.

4. The septum-tied tube pack as recited in claim 3 , wherein each of the multiple of septum elements includes at least one opening therethrough.

5. The septum-tied tube pack as recited in claim 3 , wherein each of the multiple of septum elements is perforated.

6. The septum-tied tube pack as recited in claim 1 , wherein the multiple of septum elements are maintained in tension when the septum-tied tube pack is under a positive pressure loads.

7. The septum-tied tube pack as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first outer wall, the second outer wall, the first end radius, and the second end radius are maintained in tension when the septum-tied tube pack is under a positive pressure loads.

8. The septum-tied tube pack as recited in claim 1 , wherein the multiple of septum elements are maintained in compression when the septum-tied tube pack is under a negative pressure load.

9. The septum-tied tube pack as recited in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first end radius and the second end radius form an outer passage that is generally “D” shaped in cross-section.

10. The septum-tied tube pack as recited in claim 9 , wherein the outer passage forms a hemi-circle with a center located at a mid-point of an end septum element.

11. The septum-tied tube pack as recited in claim 10 , wherein the first outer wall, the second outer wall and the multiple of septum elements define at least one inner passage that is racetrack shaped in cross section.

12. The septum-tied tube pack as recited in claim 11 , further comprising an intermediate passage located between the outer passage and an adjacent inner passage, the intermediate passage defined between adjacent septum elements of the multiple of septum elements.

13. The septum-tied tube pack as recited in claim 12 ,
wherein the intermediate passage has a width between the adjacent septum elements which define the intermediate passage and the at least one inner passage has a width between adjacent septum elements of the multiple of septum elements which define the at least one inner passage, and
wherein the width of the intermediate passage is about one-half of the width of the at least one inner passage.

14. A gas turbine engine, comprising:
an engine case structure; and
a fluid conduit mounted to the engine case structure, the fluid conduit including a septum-tied tube pack section, the septum-tied tube pack section comprising:
a first outer wall formed by a multiple of first connected radiuses;
a second outer wall formed by a multiple of second connected radiuses;
a first end radius that connects the first outer wall and the second outer wall;
a second end radius that connects the first outer wall and the second outer wall; and
a multiple of septum elements that extend between the first outer wall and the second outer wall
wherein the first outer wall, the second outer wall, the first end radius and the second end radius terminate with a transition section that forms a round interface section.

15. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 14 , wherein the septum-tied tube pack section forms a tank.

16. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 14 , wherein the septum-tied tube pack section is located at a “pinch point”.

17. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 14 , wherein the septum-tied tube pack section is additive manufactured.

Assignees

• United Technologies Corp

Inventors

• Kironn Lexia
• Twelves Wendell V
• Butcher Evan
• Schirtzinger Gary
• Ott Joe

Classifications

• F17C2201/0152

  Lobes · CPC title

• F05D2250/75

  given by its similarity to a letter, e.g. T-shaped · CPC title

• F02C7/27 Primary

  Fluid drives (turbine starters F02C7/277) · CPC title

• F05D2230/31

  Layer deposition · CPC title

• F04D29/522

  especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps · CPC title