B23K1/0014

Honeycomb body and method for producing the honeycomb body

A honeycomb body for exhaust gas aftertreatment includes a plurality of interconnected metal foils stacked on one another. The honeycomb body has a central first flow channel running in the axial direction of the honeycomb body, as an inflow section, and has a plurality of second flow channels between in each case two mutually adjacent metal foils. The first flow channel is in fluid communication with the second flow channels. The second flow channels formed between two mutually adjacent metal foils run in a straight line and parallel to one another along a radial direction of the honeycomb body.

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CELLULAR STRUCTURE

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a cellular structure comprising the following steps: a) providing a plurality of metal sheets (126) each having, in a first direction, undulations formed by a succession of vertex areas (28) alternately arranged with junction areas (30); b) juxtaposing the sheets (126) so as to form cells; c) placing a first (26a) end of each sheet (126) in contact with a support plate; d) arranging a soldering element between the support plate (34) and the first ends (26a) of the sheets (126) and heating the assembly in a furnace.

According to the invention, the method consists, prior to step d), in adding a means for blocking the diffusion of solder from said first ends (26a) of the sheets (126) to the second free ends (26b) of the sheets (126).

Methods of forming a thermal storage unit

A two-phase heat transfer system includes an evaporator unit configured to receive heat from a source, a liquid line fluidly connected to the evaporator unit, a vapor line fluidly connected to the evaporator unit, and a condenser. The condensing unit includes a thermal capacitance device and a condenser integrated with the thermal capacitance device. Methods of forming a thermal storage unit include preparing a honeycomb core to receive a phase change material, metallurgically bonding end pieces to the core, to thermally link the end pieces to the core, and bonding the end pieces together to form a seal for holding the phase change material within the core.

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PARTS ASSEMBLY FOR A NACELLE OF AN AIRCRAFT TURBOJET ENGINE

A device and a method of assembly by brazing or diffusion-welding under a gaseous pressure is provided to make structures for a nacelle of an aircraft turbojet engine such as an inner fixed structure. Sealing of the assembly space inside which the parts to assemble are disposed is provided by tie members exerting a mechanical pressure on mold elements. The tie members include jaws made of a first material and a holding element made of a second material. The first material has a thermal expansion coefficient higher than that of the second material.

HOLLOW PIPE-SANDWICHING METAL PLATE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF
20180328037 · 2018-11-15 ·

Disclosed are a hollow pipe-sandwiching metal plate and applications thereof. The hollow pipe-sandwiching metal plate comprises a first panel, a second panel, and multiple hollow pipes between the first panel and the second panel; gaps are arranged among the hollow pipes, and the hollow pipes are connected to the first panel and the second panel by brazing. The present disclosure further includes the applications of the hollow pipe-sandwiching metal plate. The hollow pipe-sandwiching metal plate has advantages, such as light weight, high strength, low stress, high temperature resistance, pressure bearing, thermal insulation and vibration isolation. The metal plate will not deform due to thermal difference, thereby providing permanent service life of the metal plate.

High corrosion-resistant aluminum alloy brazing sheet and channel forming component for vehicular heat exchanger using same

An aluminum alloy brazing sheet having high corrosion resistance is provided, which develops the sacrificial anticorrosion effect in both surfaces of the sheet, which has the brazing function in one of both the surfaces, and which prevents the occurrence of preferential corrosion. A channel forming component for a vehicular heat exchanger is also provided by utilizing the aluminum alloy brazing sheet. An aluminum alloy brazing sheet having high corrosion resistance includes an aluminum alloy core, a filler material clad on one surface of the core, and a sacrificial anode material clad on the other surface of the core, wherein the filler material, the sacrificial anode material, and the core have respective predetermined alloy compositions. A channel forming component for a vehicular heat exchanger is manufactured using the aluminum alloy brazing sheet having high corrosion resistance.

CONDUCTIVE HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE
20180280872 · 2018-10-04 · ·

A conductive honeycomb structure, comprising: a columnar ceramic honeycomb structure portion comprising an outer peripheral side wall and partition walls each disposed inside the outer peripheral side wall and defining a plurality of cells penetrating from one bottom surface to another bottom surface to form flow paths; a pair of electrode layers disposed on an outer surface of the outer peripheral side wall across a central axis of the honeycomb structure portion; and a pair of metal terminals joined to the respective electrode layers via one or more welded portions, wherein each of the one or more welded portions comprises a welded area of from 2 to 50 mm.sup.2.

Method for manufacturing a structural and/or acoustic panel for a nacelle of an aircraft propulsion unit, and corresponding device

A method and a device for manufacturing a structural and/or acoustic panel for a nacelle of an aircraft propulsion assembly involves heating, by producing electromagnetic radiation, at least one skin of the structural and/or acoustic panel in such a way as to assemble this skin with a cellular structure of the structural and/or acoustic panel, by diffusion brazing or welding. This heating device can also be used to shape the skin to the cellular structure prior to assembly.

COMPLIANT PIN FIN HEAT SINK AND METHODS
20180240735 · 2018-08-23 ·

A heat sink includes a plurality of layers being disposed substantially parallel with a surface of a heat source. The layers include a plurality of pin portions spaced apart from each other in a planar arrangement wherein the pin portions of the layers are stacked and bonded to form pin fins extending in a transverse direction relative to the heat source to sink heat. A compliant layer is disposed between the pin fins and a mechanical load. The compliant layer provides compliance such that the pin fins accommodate dimensional differences when interfacing with the heat source.

Braze gel, brazing process, and brazing article
10024185 · 2018-07-17 · ·

A braze gel includes a braze powder, a braze binder, and a viscosity reducer. The braze gel has a gel viscosity sufficiently low to permit dip coating of a component with the braze gel to apply a braze coating of the braze gel to the component. A brazing process includes applying the braze gel to a portion of a component. The brazing process also includes drying the braze gel to form a braze coating on the component to form a braze-coated component. A brazing article includes a component and a braze coating over a portion of the component. The component may have structural features having a spacing of less than about 5 mm and a depth of at least about 1 mm, which may be honeycomb cells. The component may be a turbine component.