Patent ID: 9624779
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B23P,F01D,F05D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method for forming a thermal management article comprising the steps of: providing a substrate, wherein the substrate includes a surface, and wherein the surface includes at least one groove formed therein, the at least one groove including a groove geometry; forming at least one duct adapted to be inserted into the at least one groove, forming the at least one duct including forming the at least one duct to have a duct geometry, wherein the at least one duct includes: then inserting the at least one duct into the at least one groove and attaching the at least one duct to the at least one groove, wherein the bottom portion of the outer surface of the at least one duct is within the at least one groove and the top portion of the outer surface of the at least one duct is substantially flush with the surface of the substrate.