FLOW CONDITIONING DEVICE HAVING INTEGRATED FLOW CONDITIONING ELEMENTS

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17038501

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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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GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCP O BOX 300 MAIL CODE 482-C23-B21 DETROIT MI 48265-3000

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Caples, David C Huntington Woods, US 7 7
Cunningham, Andrew T Royal Oak, US 3 0
Curtis, Thomas Royal Oak, US 6 5
Harris, Jeffrey Detroit, US 34 870
Steffes, Zachary P West Bloomfield, US 8 3
Wang, Qigui Rochester Hills, US 159 404

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