Patent ID: 11933554
Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A heat exchanger, comprising:
a body defining a flow channel; and
a pin extending along a pin axis and across the flow channel in a direction perpendicular to a flow direction, the pin including an at least partially non-cylindrical shape, wherein the pin includes a hollow tubular trunk portion and a plurality of hollow tubular branches extending away from the hollow tubular trunk portion of the pin, wherein the pin includes a plurality of pins, wherein the plurality of pins includes pins of different shape, wherein the hollow tubular trunk portion and/or one or more of the hollow tubular branches includes one or more holes defined therethrough to allow a flow to flow through the hollow tubular trunk and/or the one or more hollow tubular branches in the flow direction, perpendicular to the pin axis.