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Method for improving thermal shock resistance of honeycombed structures formed from joined cellular segments
Assignee: Corning Glass Works
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Filing: 1980-11-10
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Granted: 1982-06-22
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Expires: 2000-11-10
Abstract
Abstract A method of improving the thermal shock resistance of a honeycombed structure through which fluids flow and formed by joining a plurality of cellular segments to one another along their peripheral walls, by providing discontinuities through the joints formed between the adjoining segments in the direction of the fluid flow through the structure so as to lessen temperature differences occurring in the joint area, to provide the structure with greater flexibility and to act as crack arrestors lessening the transmission of stresses between adjoining segments and through the joints. In two preferred embodiments, the invention is practiced in forming a heat recovery wheel by joining a plurality of cellular segments to one another with cement which is striped to the segments so as to form a plurality of hollow, straight walled, channels extending essentially axially through some or all of the joint areas of the resulting wheel.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert D. McBrayer
- 👤 Vimal K. Pujari
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 21:17
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F21/00; F28F21/04; F28D; F28D19/00; F28D19/04; F28D19/041; F28D19/042; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S165/00; Y10S165/009; Y10S165/013; Y10S165/016; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24149; Y10T428/24777; Y10T428/24793
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
In a method of making a honeycombed structure having a plurality of open-ended, hollow cells which allow the passage of fluids therethrough from a first to a second outer surface thereof, from a plurality of cellular segments each having a pair of opposing honeycombed surfaces formed from a plurality of open-ended, hollow cells extending therethrough and peripheral side walls therearound, comprising the steps of forming said cellular segments and joining a peripheral wall of each of said segments to a peripheral wall of another so as to form a joint therebetween, the improvement comprising the step of: creating a plurality of discontinuities between said first and second outer surfaces in said joints whereby fluids are allowed to flow through said first and second outer surfaces of said structure through the discontinuities of said joints.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
In a method of making a honeycombed structure having a plurality of open-ended, hollow cells which allow the passage of fluids therethrough from a first to a second outer surface thereof, from a plurality of cellular segments each having a pair of opposing honeycombed surfaces formed from a plurality of open-ended, hollow cells extending therethrough and peripheral side walls therearound, comprising the steps of forming said cellular segments and joining a peripheral wall of each of said segments to a peripheral wall of another so as to form a joint therebetween, the improvement comprising the step of: creating a plurality of discontinuities between said first and second outer surfaces in said joints whereby fluids are allowed to flow through said first and second outer surfaces of said structure through the discontinuities of said joints.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method described in claim 1 wherein the steps of joining and creating are combined in one operation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method described in claim 2 wherein said cellular segments are joined to one another with cement and the step of creating discontinuities comprises applying the cement discontinuously to said peripheral side walls being joined.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method described in claim 3 wherein the discontinuities are created by applying the cement so as to form even discontinuities of approximately even size along the length of one or more of said joints.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method described in claim 4 wherein the cement is also applied so as to be formed in even lengths between said evenly sized discontinuities.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method described in claim 5 wherein the cement is also applied so as to form essentially parallel, straight stripes separated by said discontinuities.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
11 words
The honeycombed structure produced by the method described in claims 1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A heat recovery wheel produced by the method described in claim 6 and formed from a material comprising a ceramic.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The heat recovery wheel described in claim 8 wherein said wheel is formed by a single layer of said cellular segments.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
96 words
A heat recovery wheel having a pair of opposing outer annular faces and a central axis therebetween, comprising: a plurality of cellular segments adjoining one another, each of said segments having a plurality of interconnected walls forming a plurality open-ended hollow cells extending between a pair of opposing honeycombed surfaces, and further having peripheral side walls as its remaining outer surfaces; a plurality of joints, each affixing one of said segments to another along said peripheral side walls; and one or more discontinuities extending through one or more of said joints to said outer annular faces.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
96 words
A heat recovery wheel having a pair of opposing outer annular faces and a central axis therebetween, comprising: a plurality of cellular segments adjoining one another, each of said segments having a plurality of interconnected walls forming a plurality open-ended hollow cells extending between a pair of opposing honeycombed surfaces, and further having peripheral side walls as its remaining outer surfaces; a plurality of joints, each affixing one of said segments to another along said peripheral side walls; and one or more discontinuities extending through one or more of said joints to said outer annular faces.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The wheel described in claim 10 wherein said discontinuities comprise essentially straight, parallel walled channels, each having a central longitudinal axis essentially parallel to said central axis of said wheel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The wheel described in claim 11 wherein said discontinuities are provided at evenly spaced intervals along said peripheral side walls of adjoining cellular segments.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The wheel described in claim 12 wherein said discontinuities are of even length along said peripheral side walls of said adjoining cellular segments.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The wheel described in claim 11 wherein said discontinuities are also of even length along said peripheral side walls of said adjoining cellular segments.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The wheel described in claim 10 wherein said discontinuities are present between all of said adjoining peripheral side walls.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
The wheel described in claim 10 wherein said joints are formed from cement.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
The wheel described in claim 10 wherein said cellular segments are formed from a material comprising a ceramic.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
The wheel described in claim 17 wherein said ceramic is a cordierite material containing at least two percent manganese oxide by weight.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
The wheel of claim 10 wherein said wheel is fabricated from ceramic, glass ceramic, glass, sintered metal, cermet or other ceramic based materials.
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