Patent ID: 9587632
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: F03G

Claim:
1. A thermally-controlled component, comprising: a plurality of thermally-responsive features; and at least one protrusion located on and extending from at least one of the plurality of thermally-responsive features as a discontinuous top layer; wherein the thermally-responsive features and the protrusion are configured to modify a flow path along the thermally-controlled component to control temperature variation of the thermally-controlled component; wherein a first deployment length of at least one first thermally-responsive feature of the thermally-responsive features differs from a second deployment length of at least one second thermally-responsive feature of the thermally-responsive features along the flow path; and wherein the thermally-responsive features deploy from or retract toward a surface of the thermally-controlled component in response to a predetermined temperature change.