Piston with insulating air gap formed by additive manufacturing
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a piston, comprising: a skirt having an upper body portion; and a crown formed on the upper body portion by an additive manufacturing process, the crown including at least one air gap formed and positioned to reduce heat transfer from combustion to at least one cooling gallery formed in the piston.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (United States); Scania CV AB, Södertälje (Sweden)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1986651
- Patent Number(s):
- 11459977
- Application Number:
- 17/405,504
- Assignee:
- Cummins Inc. (Columbus, IN); Scania CV AB (Södertälje, SE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0007281
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 08/18/2021
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Kelleher, Jordan E., Kocher, Lyle E., Doig, Dwight A., and Boas, Brett A. Piston with insulating air gap formed by additive manufacturing. United States: N. p., 2022.
Web.
Kelleher, Jordan E., Kocher, Lyle E., Doig, Dwight A., & Boas, Brett A. Piston with insulating air gap formed by additive manufacturing. United States.
Kelleher, Jordan E., Kocher, Lyle E., Doig, Dwight A., and Boas, Brett A. Tue .
"Piston with insulating air gap formed by additive manufacturing". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1986651.
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title = {Piston with insulating air gap formed by additive manufacturing},
author = {Kelleher, Jordan E. and Kocher, Lyle E. and Doig, Dwight A. and Boas, Brett A.},
abstractNote = {The present disclosure provides a piston, comprising: a skirt having an upper body portion; and a crown formed on the upper body portion by an additive manufacturing process, the crown including at least one air gap formed and positioned to reduce heat transfer from combustion to at least one cooling gallery formed in the piston.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {2022},
month = {10}
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