Balanced mixed flow turbine wheel
AssigneeBorgWarner Inc.
InventorLauro Takabatake
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Abstract
A mixed flow turbine wheel (1) for a turbocharger includes a hub (6) extending axially between a nose (10) and a partial back wall (9) defining an axis of rotation in the axial direction. The partial back wall (9) extends circumferentially from the hub (6) to an outer peripheral edge (11). A plurality of turbine blades (7) are coupled to the hub (6) and extended beyond the peripheral edge (11). The blades (7) are spaced circumferentially about the hub (6) at equal intervals around the axis of rotation. At least one scallop cut (5) is formed in the peripheral edge (11) at the partial back wall (9) for balancing the turbine wheel (1) about the axis rotation.
Claims9
A mixed flow turbine wheel for a turbocharger comprising:
- a hub extending in an axial direction between a nose and a partial back wall, said partial back wall including a peripheral edge at its circumference, wherein said hub defines an axis of rotation extending in said axial direction;
- a plurality of turbine blades, which extend beyond said peripheral edge of said partial back wall are coupled to said hub and disposed in a circumferential direction generally at equal intervals around said axis of rotation, wherein the mixed flow turbine wheel is constructed and arranged to allow for a fluid flow in an axial and a radial direction through the mixed flow turbine wheel;
- wherein each turbine blade of the plurality of turbine blade includes a tip that extends beyond the peripheral edge of the partial back wall, and
- at least one scallop cut formed in said peripheral edge of said partial back wall for balancing said turbine wheel, wherein said at least one scallop cut is asymmetrically positioned along said peripheral edge and wherein at least a portion of the scallop cut extends all the way through the partial back wall, and wherein the at least one scallop cut is not balanced by a similar at least one scallop cut on the opposite side of the wheel.
A method of balancing a turbine wheel comprising:
- providing a turbine wheel comprising a plurality of turbine blades and a back wall with a peripheral edge at its circumference;
- making one or more scallop cuts in the peripheral edge of the back wall of the turbine wheel between adjacent turbine blades on a peripheral side of a hub of the turbine wheel, wherein at least a portion of the scallop cut extends all the way through the back wall, wherein each turbine blade of the plurality of turbine blade includes a tip that extends beyond the peripheral edge of the back wall, and wherein the at least one scallop cut is not balanced by a similar at least one scallop cut on the opposite side of the wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.