Composite spray bars

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11187153-B2
Application number	US-201916352290-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2019
Priority date	Sep 25, 2018
Publication date	Nov 30, 2021
Grant date	Nov 30, 2021

Abstract

The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a fuel delivery component, including a substantially rigid, unitary structure formed as a single piece of material, and at least a first seamless lumen defined by the unitary structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fuel delivery component, comprising:
a substantially rigid, unitary structure formed as a single piece of material;
at least a first seamless lumen defined by the unitary structure; and
at least one seamless fluid outlet defined by the unitary structure, wherein the fluid outlet defines a seamless outlet lumen in fluid communication with the first seamless lumen.

2. The fuel delivery component of claim 1 , wherein the unitary structure defines the first seamless lumen to have a lengthwise radius of curvature.

3. The fuel delivery component of claim 1 , wherein the unitary structure defines the first seamless lumen to have a lengthwise varying cross-sectional area.

4. The fuel delivery component of claim 1 , further comprising a second seamless lumen defined by the unitary structure, wherein the second seamless lumen is defined substantially parallel to the first seamless lumen.

5. The fuel delivery component of claim 1 , further comprising a second seamless lumen defined by the unitary structure, wherein the first seamless lumen and the second seamless lumen are defined substantially helical relative to each other.

6. The fuel delivery component of claim 1 , further comprising a second seamless lumen defined by the unitary structure and disposed within the first seamless lumen.

7. The fuel delivery component of claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of support structures defined by the unitary structure along the lengths of the first seamless lumen and the second seamless lumen, and configured to position the first seamless lumen relative to the second seamless lumen.

8. The fuel delivery component of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of support structures are discontinuous along the lengths of the first seamless lumen and the second seamless lumen.

9. The fuel delivery component of claim 1 , further comprising a second seamless lumen and a third seamless lumen defined by the unitary structure and arranged as a non-intersecting weave with the first seamless lumen.

10. The fuel delivery component of claim 1 , wherein the first seamless lumen forms a seamless loop.

11. The fuel delivery component of claim 1 , wherein the seamless fluid outlet is configured at a fluid spray nozzle comprising a throat having a first cross-sectional area and comprising at least one of (1) a convergence taper defined between the seamless lumen and the throat and having a second cross-section that is larger than the first cross-section, and (2) a divergence taper defined between the throat and an outer face of the fluid outlet and having a third cross-section that is larger than the first cross-section.

12. The fuel delivery component of claim 1 , further comprising one or more fluid connectors defined by the unitary structure, wherein each of the fluid connectors comprises a fluid fitting configured to couple the fluid connector to an external fluid conduit and defines a seamless connecting lumen in fluid communication with the first seamless lumen.

13. A fuel delivery component, comprising:
a substantially rigid, unitary structure formed as a single piece of material;
at least a first seamless lumen defined by the unitary structure;
a second seamless lumen defined by the unitary structure; and
a third seamless lumen defined by the unitary structure;
wherein the second seamless lumen and the third seamless lumen are arranged as a non-intersecting weave with the first seamless lumen.

14. A fuel delivery component, comprising:
a substantially rigid, unitary structure formed as a single piece of material;
at least a first seamless lumen defined by the unitary structure; and
a second seamless lumen defined by the unitary structure and disposed at least partly within the first lumen.

15. A fuel delivery component, comprising:
a substantially rigid, unitary structure formed as a single piece of material;
at least a first seamless lumen defined by the unitary structure; and
one or more fluid connectors defined by the unitary structure, wherein each of the fluid connectors comprises a fluid fitting configured to couple the fluid connector to an external fluid conduit and defines a seamless connecting lumen in fluid communication with the seamless lumen.

Assignees

• Woodward Inc

Inventors

• Broome Mark Allen
• Rutan Seth E
• Goeddeke Mark G

Classifications

• F05D2220/323

  for aircraft propulsion, e.g. jet engines · CPC title

• B33Y80/00

  Products made by additive manufacturing · CPC title

• B33Y10/00

  Processes of additive manufacturing · CPC title

• F05D2250/25

  helical · CPC title

• B05B1/205

  characterised by the longitudinal shape of the elongated body · CPC title