Patent ID: 11940232
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A heat exchanger comprising:
a monolithic body comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate arranged parallel to and spaced from the first substrate, thereby defining a first fluid flow path;
a third substrate arranged parallel to and spaced from the second substrate opposite the first substrate, thereby defining a second fluid flow path;
a plurality of partial height fins extending from one of the second substrate and the third substrate toward the other of the second substrate or the third substrate, wherein a terminal edge of each partial height fin is at least partially spaced from the other of the second substrate or the third substrate, wherein the plurality of partial height fins is connected to an opposite substrate from which the plurality of partial height fins extends via a plurality of breakable connecting feet, wherein the plurality of breakable connecting feet break away from the opposite substrate in response to operation of the heat exchanger, wherein the plurality of partial height fins are in continuous contact with the substrate from which the plurality of partial height fins extend along a first end and in intermittent contact via the plurality of breakable connecting feet at the opposite substrate; and
a rib extending along the opposite substrate and connecting one or more breakable connecting feet to the opposite substrate.