Patent Publication Number: US-11383326-B2

Title: Heat exchanger and method for manufacturing same

Description:
This is a National Phase Application in the United States of International Patent Application No. PCT/JP2018/020293 filed May 28, 2018, which claims priority on Japanese Patent Application No. 2017/107635, filed May 31, 2017. The entire disclosures of the above patent applications are hereby incorporated by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a heat exchanger for cooling heat from a higher-temperature fluid, with a lower-temperature fluid. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     A heat exchanger is used in a rocket engine, for example. The rocket engine includes a combustor and a nozzle. The combustor internally includes a combustion chamber that combusts fuel and thereby generates a combustion gas. The nozzle jets, to an outside, the combustion gas generated in the combustion chamber, and thereby generates thrust of the rocket. 
     The combustor of the rocket engine is configured as a heat exchanger so as not to be damaged by heat of the combustion gas. In other words, cooling flow paths are formed in the combustor in which a cooling medium for cooling heat from the combustion gas flows through the cooling flow paths. Such a combustor of the rocket engine is described in PTL 1, for example. 
     In PTL 1, a combustor includes an inner cylinder surrounding a combustion chamber and formed of copper, an outer layer formed on an outer circumferential surface of the inner cylinder, and an LMD layer formed on an outer circumferential surface of the outer layer. On the outer circumferential surface of the inner cylinder, a plurality of grooves extending in an axial direction of the inner cylinder are formed at intervals in a circumferential direction thereof. These grooves become the above-described cooling flow paths by being covered with the outer layer. The outer layer includes a copper layer formed on the outer circumferential surface of the inner cylinder, and a nickel layer formed on the copper layer. The LMD layer is formed on the nickel layer by laser metal deposition (LMD: laser metal-powder building-up welding) treatment. In the LMD treatment, powder of a nickel-based alloy is melted by laser light and is bonded to the nickel layer. Thereby, the LMD layer made of the nickel-based alloy is formed. The LMD layer is provided for suppressing deformation of the inner cylinder and the outer layer. 
     As described in PTL 1, copper has high reflectivity of laser light, and thus, it is considered to be difficult to perform the LMD treatment directly on a copper layer. For this reason, in PTL 1, without performing the LMD treatment directly on the copper layer, as described above, the nickel layer having reflectivity of laser light lower than that of the copper layer is provided, and the LMD treatment is performed on the nickel layer. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     PTL 1: Japanese Patent No. 5823069 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     However, when a combustor of a rocket engine is constituted by a heat transfer body (e.g., a structure including the above-mentioned inner cylinder and outer layer) that is made of copper, and by an LMD layer that reinforces the heat transfer body, it is desired to omit a step of providing the above-described nickel layer, in order to reduce the cost. 
     Further, even in the case of a combustor other than that of a rocket engine, when the combustor for cooling, with a lower-temperature fluid, heat from a higher-temperature fluid is constituted by a heat transfer body that is made of copper and an LMD layer that reinforces the heat transfer body, it is desired to omit a step of providing a nickel layer as described above between the heat transfer body and the LMD layer. 
     Solution to Problem 
     In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique of eliminating necessity of forming, between a LMD layer and a heat transfer body, a layer (e.g., a nickel layer) of a material whose reflectivity of laser light is lower than that of copper when the LMD layer is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the heat transfer body made of copper in a heat exchanger for cooling heat from a higher-temperature fluid, with a lower-temperature fluid. 
     Solution to Problem 
     In order to solve the above-described object, a method according to the present invention is a method for manufacturing a heat exchanger for cooling heat from a higher-temperature fluid, with a lower-temperature fluid whose temperature is lower than that of the higher-temperature fluid, the method including: 
     (A) preparing a heat transfer body that forms an inner space where one of the higher-temperature fluid and the lower-temperature fluid is to exist, wherein the heat transfer body is a constituent element of the heat exchanger and is formed, as a wall surrounding the inner space, of a material including pure copper or a copper alloy, and in the wall, a flow path through which the other of the higher-temperature fluid and the lower-temperature fluid is made to flow is formed; and 
     (B) forming an LMD layer directly on an outer circumferential surface of the heat transfer body by laser metal deposition (LMD: laser metal-powder building-up welding) treatment, 
     wherein the LMD treatment includes: supplying a metal material to a supply position on the outer circumferential surface of the heat transfer body; and irradiating the supply position with laser light, and thereby, the LMD treatment melts both the metal material and the outer circumferential surface formed of the material including the pure copper or the copper alloy, and forms the LMD layer of the metal material, and 
     the method includes setting an energy density of the laser light to be a height that melts both the metal material and the outer circumferential surface. 
     A heat exchanger according to the present invention is a heat exchanger for cooling heat from a higher-temperature fluid, with a lower-temperature fluid whose temperature is lower than that of the higher-temperature fluid, 
     wherein the heat exchanger includes a heat transfer body that forms an inner space for existence of one of the higher-temperature fluid and the lower-temperature fluid, 
     the heat transfer body is formed, as a wall surrounding the inner space, of a material including pure copper or a copper alloy, and in the wall, a flow path through which the other of the higher-temperature fluid and the lower-temperature fluid is made to flow is formed, and 
     the heat exchanger includes a laser metal deposition (LMD: laser metal-powder building-up welding) layer formed directly on an outer circumferential surface of the heat transfer body. 
     Advantageous Effect of Invention 
     According to the present invention, in the LMD treatment, an energy density of the laser light is set to be a height that melts both the metal material of the LMD layer and a material of the heat transfer body including pure copper or a copper alloy. Thereby, the LMD layer can be formed directly on the outer circumferential surface of the material including pure copper or a copper alloy in the heat transfer body such that a bond strength between the heat transfer body and the LMD layer is sufficiently high. Therefore, it is possible to omit a step of forming, on the outer circumferential surface of the heat transfer body, a layer of a material whose reflectivity of laser light is lower than that of the material including pure copper or a copper alloy. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1A  illustrates a structure of a heat exchanger according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 1B  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line  1 B- 1 B in  FIG. 1A . 
         FIG. 2  is a flowchart illustrating a method for manufacturing the heat exchanger according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIGS. 3A to 3D  are illustrations of the method for manufacturing the heat exchanger according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIGS. 4A to 4C  are illustrations of a positional relation between adjacent beads in LMD treatment. 
         FIG. 5  is a view taken along the line V-V in  FIG. 4A , and illustrates a positional relation between a preceding bead and a next bead. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     An embodiment of the present invention is described based on the drawings. Note that the parts common to the respective drawings are denoted by the same reference symbols, and the overlapping description is omitted. 
     (Structure of Heat Exchanger) 
       FIG. 1A  illustrates a structure of a heat exchanger  10  according to an embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 1B  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line  1 B- 1 B in  FIG. 1A . Note that  FIG. 1A  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line  1 A- 1 A in  FIG. 1B . The heat exchanger  10  is used for cooling heat from a higher-temperature fluid, with a lower-temperature fluid whose temperature is lower than that of the higher-temperature fluid. The heat exchanger  10  includes a heat transfer body  3  and a laser metal deposition (LMD: laser metal-powder building-up welding) layer  5 . 
     The heat transfer body  3  includes an inner space  7  in which one of the higher-temperature fluid and the lower-temperature fluid exists. For example, the higher-temperature fluid is generated or flows in the inner space  7 . The higher-temperature fluid is a gas such as a combustion gas or steam, for example, but may be a liquid. The heat transfer body  3  is formed as a wall surrounding the inner space  7 , and a flow path  9  is formed in the wall. The heat transfer body  3  may be formed in a cylindrical shape including the inner space  7  as illustrated in  FIG. 1A  and  FIG. 1B . The heat transfer body  3  is entirely formed of pure copper or a copper alloy (a copper alloy including copper as a main component). Accordingly, an outer circumferential surface  3   a  of the heat transfer body  3  is also formed of a material including pure copper or a copper alloy. In the following, “copper material” means a material including pure copper or a copper alloy. The material (i.e., “copper material” in the following) including pure copper or a copper alloy may be pure copper or a copper alloy. 
     In the example of  FIG. 1A , the heat exchanger  10  forms a combustor  10   a  of a rocket engine. However, the heat exchanger  10  may be used as another heat exchanger used in the industry. For example, the heat exchanger  10  may be used as a steam generator or a condenser, or may be used in a ship or a car. 
     When the heat exchanger  10  forms the combustor  10   a  of the rocket engine, the heat transfer body  3  is cylindrical, and the inner space  7  of the heat transfer body  3  includes a combustion chamber  7   a  of the combustor  10   a  of the rocket engine. The combustion chamber  7   a  is a space area where a liquid fuel or a solid fuel is combusted, and a combustion gas is thereby generated as the above-described higher-temperature fluid. The rocket engine includes a nozzle  10   b  in addition to the combustor  10   a.    
     The nozzle  10   b  jets the combustion gas generated in the combustion chamber  7   a  to an outside, and thereby generates a thrust of the rocket. In  FIG. 1A , the heat exchanger  10  forms not only the combustor  10   a  but also the nozzle  10   b  of the rocket engine. In other words, in  FIG. 1A , the combustor  10   a  and the nozzle  10   b  are integrally formed. However, the combustor  10   a  and the nozzle may be separately manufactured and then coupled to each other. In other words, the heat exchanger  10  forms the combustor  10   a , but does not need to form the nozzle. Note that in  FIG. 1A , the inner space  7  of the heat transfer body  3  includes the combustion chamber  7   a  and the flow path  7   b  of the nozzle  10   b  into which the combustion gas flows from the combustion chamber  7   a.    
     In the flow path  9 , the other of the higher-temperature fluid and the lower-temperature fluid flows. The flow path  9  extends in a direction along an axis C and an inner circumferential surface  3   b  of the heat transfer body  3  in the example of  FIG. 1A , and a plurality of the flow paths  9  are formed at intervals in the circumferential direction. In  FIG. 1A , the flow path  9  may be a flow path in which a liquid fuel flows from the right side to the left side in this drawing. In this case, after flowing through the flow paths  9 , the liquid fuel is introduced into the combustion chamber  7   a  (by an un-illustrated pipe for example), is combusted, and is thereby turned into a combustion gas. The combustion gas exchanges heat with the liquid fuel flowing through the flow paths  9 . This heat exchange raises a temperature of the liquid fuel, and thus, the liquid fuel is introduced into the combustion chamber  7   a  in an easily combustible state. 
     The LMD layer  5  is formed directly on the outer circumferential surface  3   a  of the heat transfer body  3  by LMD treatment. The LMD layer  5  has a function of suppressing deformation of the heat transfer body  3  due to one or both of heat and pressure of the higher-temperature fluid. In other words, the LMD layer  5  has a strength higher than that of the copper material forming the heat transfer body  3 . In addition, the LMD layer  5  may further have a function of suppressing deformation of the heat transfer body  3  due to pressure of the cooling medium (lower-temperature fluid) flowing through the flow paths  9 . The LMD layer  5  is formed of a metal material that achieves such functions. The metal material may be a nickel-based alloy including nickel as a main component. For example, the metal material may be Inconel (registered trademark). 
     A tensile strength at the bonded portion between the heat transfer body  3  and the LMD layer  5  is larger than that of the heat transfer body  3  itself (i.e., the copper material itself forming the heat transfer body  3 ). 
     When the metal material forming the LMD layer  5  is a nickel-based alloy, a density of nickel is uniform throughout the entire LMD layer  5  in one example. 
     Meanwhile, it is assumed that a low-reflectivity layer (e.g., pure nickel) having reflectivity of a laser light lower than that of the outer circumferential surface  3   a  of the heat transfer body  3  is formed on the outer circumferential surface  3   a  of the heat transfer body  3  so as to be thin as in PTL 1, and on an outer circumferential surface of this layer, an LMD layer of a nickel-based alloy including a predetermined weight percentage of nickel is formed. In this case, when the low-reflectivity layer is melted and integrated with the LMD layer by heat of laser light at the time of LMD treatment, the low-reflectivity layer and the nickel-based alloy have densities of nickel that are different from each other, and for this reason, a density of nickel differs between a portion of the low-reflectivity layer and a portion of the nickel-based alloy. Thus, in the LMD layer including the low-reflectivity layer and the nickel-based alloy, a density of nickel that is near the outer circumferential surface  3   a  and that is in the LMD layer formed in accordance with PTL 1 differs from that in the case of the LMD layer  5  formed directly on the outer circumferential surface  3   a  in the present embodiment. According to the present embodiment, the first LMD sublayer  5   a  described below is mixed with the copper material of the outer circumferential surface  3   a , but an outer circumferential portion of the first LMD sublayer  5   a  is not mixed with the copper material of the outer circumferential surface  3   a , is a portion of the below-described metal material (e.g., Inconel (registered trademark)), and has a density of a main component (e.g., nickel) of the metal material that is substantially the same as a density of the second LMD sublayer  5   b  described below. In other words, according to the present embodiment, in the LMD layer  5 , a density of the main component (e.g., nickel) of the metal material is uniform throughout the entire LMD layer  5  except for the portion mixed with the copper material of the outer circumferential surface  3   a.    
     (Method for Manufacturing Heat Exchanger) 
       FIG. 2  is a flowchart illustrating a method for manufacturing the heat exchanger  10  according to the embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 3A  to  FIG. 3D  are illustrations of this manufacturing method. The method for manufacturing the heat exchanger  10  includes a step S 1  and a step S 2 . 
     At the step S 1 , the above-described heat transfer body  3  is prepared. For example, the heat transfer body  3  illustrated in  FIG. 3A  is prepared. 
     The heat transfer body  3  prepared at the step S 1  may include an inner cylinder formed of the copper material and including an outer circumferential surface in which a plurality of grooves are formed. The heat transfer body  3  may include an outer layer of the copper material formed on the outer circumferential surface of the inner cylinder. In this case, a plurality of the grooves constitutes the flow paths  9  by being covered with the outer layer. Note that the inner cylinder may be formed by machining a forged material, and the outer layer of the copper material may be formed by electroforming or another method. 
     Alternatively, the heat transfer body  3  prepared at the step S 1  may be integrally formed such that the flow paths  9  are formed in a wall thereof. In this case, the heat transfer body  3  may be formed by a three-dimensional (3D) printer, for example. In this case, the heat transfer body  3  may be formed entirely of a material having the same physical properties (e.g., a strength, thermal conductivity, a dielectric constant, and the like). In other words, the heat transfer body  3  may have the same physical properties throughout entirety thereof. 
     At the step S 2 , the LMD layer  5  is formed directly on the outer circumferential surface  3   a  of the heat transfer body  3  prepared at the step S 1 . The LMD layer  5  is formed by LMD treatment. The step S 2  is performed by an LMD device  11 . The configuration of the LMD device  11  may be the same as that of the LMD device described in PTL 1 except for energy of output laser light. 
     In this LMD treatment, as illustrated in  FIG. 3B , the LMD device  11  supplies a powdered metal material (metal powder) to a supply position on the outer circumferential surface  3   a  of the heat transfer body  3 , and this supply position is irradiated with the laser light. Thereby, both the outer circumferential surface  3   a  of the heat transfer body  3  and the metal material are melted, and the LMD layer  5  (in  FIG. 3B , the first LMD sublayer  5   a  described below) of the metal material is formed so as to be bonded to the outer circumferential surface  3   a . At this time, an energy density of the laser light at the supply position on the outer circumferential surface  3   a  is set to be a height that melts both the outer circumferential surface  3   a  of the heat transfer body  3  and the metal material. In the present embodiment, the metal material used at the step S 2  may be a nickel-based alloy. Hereinafter, a supply position means a position to which the metal material is supplied and that is irradiated with the laser. 
     Further, the LMD device  11  supplies an inert gas (e.g., an argon gas) so as to surround the supply position of the outer circumferential surface  3   a , and thereby shields the supply position from the surrounding air by the inert gas, preventing oxidation of the outer circumferential surface  3   a  and the metal material at the supply position. 
     In the LMD treatment at the step S 2 , the LMD layer  5  is formed in a target area (e.g., the entire outer circumferential surface  3   a ) on the outer circumferential surface  3   a  by shifting the supply position. In other words, while the supply position is shifted, the LMD layer  5  is formed throughout the target area by supplying the metal material to the supply position and irradiating the supply position with the laser light. A direction (hereinafter, also referred to simply as the shifting direction) of this shifting is the circumferential direction of the heat transfer body  3  (e.g., a helical direction around the axis C of the heat transfer body  3 ) in the example of  FIG. 3B , but may be a direction along the axis C of the heat transfer body  3 . When the shifting direction is the circumferential direction of the heat transfer body  3 , the LMD device  11  is gradually moved in a direction along the axis C of the heat transfer body  3  while a holding device  13  (illustrated by the one dotted chain line in  FIG. 3B ) holds the heat transfer body  3 , and rotates the heat transfer body  3  around the axis C. When the shifting direction is the direction along the axis C, for example, the LMD device  11  is moved from one axial-direction end to the other axial-direction end of the heat transfer body  3 , and then, is slightly moved in the circumferential direction of the heat transfer body  3 , and is moved from the other axial-direction end to the one axial-direction end of the heat transfer body  3 , and such operation is repeated. 
     The step S 2  includes steps S 21  to S 24 . 
     At the step S 21 , as illustrated in  FIG. 3B , the LMD device  11  supplies the metal material to the supply position on the outer circumferential surface  3   a  of the heat transfer body  3 , and irradiates this supply position with the laser light. Thereby, both the outer circumferential surface  3   a  and the metal material are melted, and the first LMD sublayer  5   a  of the metal material bonded to the outer circumferential surface  3   a  is formed. In other words, by shifting the supply position, the first LMD sublayer  5   a  is formed throughout the target area. Note that an outer circumferential portion of the first LMD sublayer  5   a  is not mixed with the copper material of the outer circumferential surface  3   a . In other words, a metal material (powder) is put into a pond of the melted heat transfer body  3 , and this metal material is also melted and mixed with the pond, but a layer of only the metal material is formed at a portion on an outer side of this mixed portion. 
     At the step S 22 , output energy (energy per unit time (e.g., unit is watt)) of the laser light used in the LMD treatment is reduced. As a result, at the next steps S 23  and S 24 , the energy density of the laser light at the supply position becomes lower than that in the case of the above-described step S 21  (e.g., becomes equal to or lower than half of the energy density in the case of the step S 21 ). In other words, at the steps S 23  and S 24 , it is sufficient to melt the outer circumferential surfaces of the first and second LMD sublayers  5   a  and  5   b  whose reflectivity of laser light is lower than that of the outer circumferential surface  3   a  of the heat transfer body  3 , and for this reason, the energy density of laser light is reduced. 
     Note that the energy density at the supply position may be reduced at the step S 22  by expanding a spot diameter of the laser light at the supply position, in addition to or instead of reducing the output energy of the laser light. 
     At the step S 23 , as illustrated in  FIG. 3C , the LMD device  11  supplies the metal material to the supply position on the outer circumferential surface of the first LMD sublayer  5   a , and irradiates this supply position with the laser light. Thereby, both this outer circumferential surface and the metal material are melted, and the second LMD sublayer  5   b  of the metal material bonded to this outer circumferential surface is formed. In other words, by shifting the supply position, the second LMD sublayer  5   b  is formed throughout the target area. 
     At the step S 24 , the LMD device  11  supplies the metal material to the supply position on an outer circumferential surface of the second LMD sublayer  5   b , and irradiates this supply position with the laser light. Thereby, both this outer circumferential surface and the metal material are melted, and a third LMD sublayer  5   c  of the metal material bonded to this outer circumferential surface is formed. In other words, by shifting this supply position, as illustrated in  FIG. 3D , the third LMD sublayer  5   c  is formed in the target area. 
     In the present embodiment, as long as deformation of the heat transfer body  3  can be suppressed as described above, the number of LMD sublayers constituting the LMD layer  5  is not limited to three of the first to third LMD sublayers  5   a  to  5   c , and may be one, two, or four or more. Further, the metal materials for forming respective LMD sublayers (the LMD sublayers  5   a  to  5   c  in the above description) may be the same. 
     &lt;Positional Relation Between Adjacent Beads in LMD Treatment&gt; 
       FIG. 4A  is a partial enlarged view of  FIG. 3B . By shifting the supply position as described above, as illustrated in  FIG. 4A  and  FIG. 5 , beads B, B 1  and B 2  that are weld metals of the metal material are formed so as to extend along a line in the shifting direction (the circumferential direction in  FIG. 3B  and  FIG. 4A ), and the LMD layer  5  is formed by the beads B, B 1 , and B 2 .  FIG. 4A  illustrates a state where after the respective beads B are formed, the preceding bead B 1  and the next bead B 2  are formed in this order. Note that the respective beads B, B 1 , and B 2  may form one bead that extends continuously (e.g., helically).  FIG. 4B  is a diagram corresponding to  FIG. 4A , and illustrates a state where the preceding bead B 1  is formed, but the next bead B 2  is not formed yet. 
       FIG. 5  corresponds to a view taken in the direction of the V-V arrow in  FIG. 4A , and is a diagram in which the preceding bead B 1  and the next bead B 2  in  FIG. 4A  are expanded in the shifting direction. The hatched portion in  FIG. 5  indicates a laser light spot that is an irradiation area of the laser light to the supply position. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 4A  and  FIG. 5 , when the next bead B 2  adjacent to the already-formed preceding bead B 1  in the direction along the outer circumferential surface  3   a  is formed, the next bead B 2  is formed such that the preceding bead B 1  is partially covered with the next bead B 2 . In this manner, a part of an outer surface of the preceding bead B 1  (e.g., one fourth or more and two thirds or less, one third or more and two thirds or less, or one third or more and half or less of the outer surface) is covered with the next bead B 2 . In other words, a part of the outer surface of the preceding bead B 1  (e.g., one fourth or more and two thirds or less, one third or more and two thirds or less, or one third or more and half or less of the outer surface) is irradiated with the laser light for forming the next bead B 2  and is melted, and the preceding bead B 1  and the next bead B 2  are bonded to (integrated with) each other. When the next bead B 2  is formed, the next bead B 2  becomes the preceding bead, and on this preceding bead B 2 , a next bead is formed in the same manner as described above. This is repeated from the start time to the end time of the step S 2 . 
     Thereby, oxides can be prevented from remaining between the first bead B 1  and the next bead B 2 . The beads B, B 1  and B 2  are made to be outside the area of the above-described inert gas, and then contact with air, thereby causing oxides to be formed on outer surfaces of the beads B, B 1  and B 2 . In  FIG. 4A  and  FIG. 4B , the oxides are illustrated by the broken lines. The oxide at a portion that is included in the outer surface of the preceding bead B 1  and that is covered with the next bead B 2  is melted by heat of the laser light at the time of forming the next bead B 2 , and is thereby fused into the LMD layer  5  or is repositioned on an outer surface of the LMD layer  5  (the outer surface of the sublayer  5   a ,  5   b  or  5   c  formed by this bead). As a result, the oxides are prevented from remaining between the beads adjacent to each other, and cracks due to the oxides are prevented from occurring. For example, in  FIG. 4A  and  FIG. 4B , the oxides illustrated by the broken lines do not exist between the beads B, B 1 , and B 2  adjacent to each other. 
     Meanwhile, as illustrated in  FIG. 4C , when the preceding bead is not partially covered with the next bead, oxides illustrated by the broken lines in this drawing tends to remain between beads B adjacent to each other. 
     Note that the boundaries between the beads B, B 1 , and B 2  adjacent to each other are depicted in  FIG. 4A  to  FIG. 4C  for the purpose of clarification, but no boundaries exist between the beads adjacent to each other in reality, and the beads are fused with and integrated with each other. Further, as illustrated in  FIG. 5 , a width of the bead is determined by the spot diameter of the laser light at the supply position, and the laser light for forming the next bead B 2  is applied to substantially the same position as a formation location of this bead B 2 . The oxide on the outer circumferential surface of the first LMD sublayer  5   a  at a stage where formation of the first LMD sublayer  5   a  is finished is melted by the laser light at the time of forming the second LMD sublayer  5   b , and is thereby fused into the LMD layer  5  or repositioned on the outer surface of the LMD layer  5 . 
     &lt;Energy Density of Laser Light&gt; 
     The following table 1 represents experimental data indicating conditions and results regarding the step S 21  in the above-described manufacturing method. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 UNIT 
                 VALUE 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 LASER 
                 W/ 
                 417 
                 424 
                 439 
                 453 
                 467 
                 481 
                 495 
               
               
                 DENSITY 
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                 MATERIAL 
                 W/ 
                 359 
                 365 
                 378 
                 390 
                 402 
                 414 
                 426 
               
               
                 INCIDENT 
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                 ENERGY 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 BONDED 
                   
                 UNFIT 
                 ALLOWED 
                 ALLOWED 
                 ALLOWED 
                 FINE 
                 FINE 
                 OPTIMUM 
               
               
                 STATE 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The respective terms in the table 1 are as follows. The term “LASER DENSITY” is an energy density of the laser light at the supply position. The term “MATERIAL INCIDENT ENERGY” is output energy of the laser light per unit mass of the metal material (nickel-based alloy) supplied to the supply position per unit time. 
     The term “BONDED STATE” means a bonded state between the LMD layer  5  formed at the above-described step S 21  and the outer circumferential surface  3   a  of the heat transfer body  3 . Concerning the bonded state, the term “UNFIT” indicates that a degree of penetration of the LMD layer  5  into the heat transfer body  3  is shallow, and in the LMD layer  5 , partial peeling occurs due to internal stress. The term “ALLOWED” indicates that a degree of penetration of the LMD layer  5  into the heat transfer body  3  is shallow, but a bond strength between the outer circumferential surface  3   a  and the LMD layer  5  can be expected to be appropriate. The term “FINE” indicates that a degree of penetration of the LMD layer  5  into the heat transfer body  3  is appropriate, and a bond strength between the outer circumferential surface  3   a  and the LMD layer  5  can be expected to be sufficient. The term “OPTIMUM” indicates that it has been confirmed that a degree of penetration of the LMD layer  5  into the heat transfer body  3  is sufficient, and a tensile strength of the bonded portion between the outer circumferential surface  3   a  and the LMD layer  5  is higher than a tensile strength of the copper material (in this example, a copper alloy) itself of the heat transfer body  3 . 
     Considering the experimental data in the table 1, an energy density of the laser light applied to the supply position on the outer circumferential surface  3   a  of the heat transfer body  3  at the above-described step S 21  may be, at the supply position, equal to or larger than 420 W/mm 2  (e.g., equal to or larger than 424 W/mm 2 ), equal to or larger than 460 W/mm 2  (e.g., equal to or larger than 467 W/mm 2 ), or equal to or larger than 490 W/mm 2  (e.g., equal to or larger than 495 W/mm 2 ). The upper limit of the energy density may be approximately 500 W/mm 2  or 600 W/mm 2 , but is not limited thereto. 
     Further, considering the experimental data in the table 1, output energy of the laser light per unit mass of the metal material (nickel-based alloy) supplied to the supply position per unit time at the above-described step S 21  is equal to or larger than 360 W/(g/min) (e.g., equal to or larger than 365 W/(g/min)), equal to or larger than 400 W/(g/min) (e.g., equal to or larger than 402 W/(g/min)), or equal to or larger than 420 W/(g/min) (e.g., equal to or larger than 426 W/(g/min)). However, as long as the metal material can be sufficiently melted, the output energy of the laser light is not limited to these ranges, and can be set appropriately. 
     The following table 2 represents experimental data indicating conditions and a result regarding the steps S 23  and S 24  in the above-described manufacturing method. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
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                 LASER DENSITY 
                 W/mm 2   
                 176 
               
               
                   
                 MATERIAL INCIDENT ENERGY 
                 W/(g/min) 
                 140 
               
               
                   
                 BONDED STATE 
                   
                 FINE 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the table 2, the term “FINE” in the “BONDED STATE” indicates that the second and third LMD sublayer  5   b  and  5   c  are satisfactorily bonded integrally to the lower-side LMD sublayers  5   a  and  5   b . Each of the terms in the table 2 is the same as that in the table 1. 
     Considering the experimental data in the table 2, a energy density of the laser light applied to the supply position at the above-described steps S 23  and S 24  is equal to or larger than 175 W/mm 2  (e.g., equal to or larger than 176 W/mm 2 ) at the supply position in one example, but is not limited to this as long as the metal material can be melted and bonded integrally to the lower-side LMD sublayers. 
     Further, considering the experimental data in the table 2, output energy of the laser light per unit mass of the metal material (nickel-based alloy) supplied to the supply position per unit time at the above-described steps S 23  and S 24  may be equal to or larger than 140 W(g/min). However, as long as the metal material can be sufficiently melted, energy of the laser light is not limited to this range, and can be set appropriately. 
     (Advantageous Effect of the Embodiment) 
     In the LMD treatment, an energy density of the laser light is set to be a height that can melt both the copper material forming the outer circumferential surface  3   a  of the heat transfer body  3  and the metal material of the LMD layer  5 . Thereby, the LMD layer  5  can be formed directly on the outer circumferential surface  3   a  of the copper material in the heat transfer body  3 , in a state where a bond strength between the heat transfer body  3  and the LMD layer  5  is sufficiently high. For this reason, it is possible to omit a step of forming, on the outer circumferential surface  3   a  of the heat transfer body  3 , a layer of a material whose reflectivity of the laser light is lower than that of the copper material. 
     As described above, the next bead B 2  is formed such that the preceding bead B 1  is partially covered with the next bead B 2 , and thus, oxides that are included in oxides generated on the outer surface of the preceding bead B 1  and that are positioned between the preceding bead B 1  and the next bead B 2  can be melted by the laser light at the time of forming the next bead B 2 , and be thereby fused into the LMD layer  5  or be repositioned on the outer surface of the LMD layer  5  (sublayer  5   a ,  5   b  or  5   c  formed by the bead). As a result, the oxides can be prevented from remaining between the preceding bead B 1  and the next bead B 2 , and cracks due to the oxides can be prevented from occurring in the LMD layer  5 . 
     When the second and third LMD sublayers  5   b  and  5   c  are formed, laser light having a high energy density for melting the copper material is not necessary. Accordingly, when the second and third LMD sublayers  5   b  and  5   c  are formed, an energy density of the laser light can be made lower than that in the case where the first LMD sublayer  5   a  is formed. 
     The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and needless to say, various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. 
     REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 
     
         
           3  Heat transfer body 
           3   a  Outer circumferential surface 
           3   b  Inner circumferential surface 
           5  LMD layer 
           5   a  First LMD sublayer 
           5   b  Second LMD sublayer 
           5   c  Third LMD sublayer 
           7  Inner space 
           7   a  Combustion chamber 
           7   b  Nozzle flow path 
           9  Flow path 
           10  Heat exchanger 
           10   a  Combustor 
           10   b  Nozzle 
           11  LMD device 
           13  Holding device 
         B Bead 
         B 1  Preceding bead 
         B 2  Next bead 
         C Axis