US 12,449,207 B2
Multifurcating heat exchanger with independent baffles
William Dwight Gerstler, Niskayuna, NY (US); Daniel Jason Erno, Clifton Park, NY (US); and Elizabeth Diane Turner, Hamilton, NY (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/534,941.
Application 18/534,941 is a continuation of application No. 16/827,312, filed on Mar. 23, 2020, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2024/0125556 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. F28D 7/16 (2006.01); F28F 7/02 (2006.01); F28F 9/22 (2006.01)
CPC F28D 7/1661 (2013.01) [F28F 7/02 (2013.01); F28F 9/22 (2013.01); F28F 2009/222 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heat exchanger, comprising:
a core comprising a plurality of unit cells coupled together, each unit cell having an interior volume and an exterior surface, wherein, collectively, the interior volume of the plurality of unit cells define a first passageway for a flow of a first fluid, and the exterior surface of the plurality of unit cells define a second passageway for a flow of a second fluid, with the first passageway and second passageway being fluidly separated; and
at least one baffle comprising a solid wall physically separate from the unit cells, the at least one baffle being disposed in one of the first passageway or the second passageway, the at least one baffle extending continuously between the interior volume of or along the exterior surface of two or more unit cells of the plurality of unit cells, the at least one baffle being configured to route the flow of the first fluid independently from the flow of the second fluid.