FLOW CONDITIONING DEVICE HAVING INTEGRATED FLOW CONDITIONING ELEMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20220099114A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-31

    申请号:US17038501

    申请日:2020-09-30

    Abstract: A flow conditioning device includes a body portion having first and second ends and an interior surface defining a channel extending from the first end to the second end, and one or more flow conditioning elements disposed within the channel. Each of the one or more flow conditioning elements is integrally formed with the interior surface of the body portion, and may be a respective flow straightening tube, a flow straightening vane, a hole array plate, a turning vane, a swirling vane, a helical ridge formed along a respective longitudinal segment of the interior surface, or another configuration. The body portion and the one or more flow conditioning elements may be formed by an additive manufacturing process, and may optionally be made of the same material.

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