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US 10,760,437 B2Granted
Turbocharger with ported turbine shroud
AssigneeGarrett Transportation I Inc.
InventorsWilliam Joseph Smith, Ashraf Mohamed, Derek Cooper
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Abstract
A turbocharger includes a turbine housing that defines a flow passage for a fluid. The turbine housing includes a turbine shroud member. The turbocharger also includes a turbine wheel supported for rotation within the turbine housing relative to the turbine shroud member. The turbine wheel is configured to rotate as the fluid flows through the flow passage. Moreover, the turbocharger includes a port extending through the turbine shroud member. The port is configured to receive a portion of the fluid flowing through the flow passage.
Claims11
A turbine section of a turbocharger comprising:
- a unitary turbine housing defining a flow passage for a fluid, the turbine housing including an outer wall and a turbine shroud member, the outer wall at least partly defining a volute portion of the flow passage;
- a turbine wheel supported for rotation within the turbine housing relative to the turbine shroud member, the turbine wheel configured to rotate as the fluid flows through the flow passage;
- the turbine shroud member including a port extending therethrough, the port separating an inner annular portion of the shroud member from an outer annular portion of the shroud member, the port including an inlet configured to receive a portion of the fluid flowing through the flow passage;
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- the turbine shroud member including a strut that extends across the port between the inner annular portion and the outer annular portion, the strut being fixedly attached to the inner annular portion and the outer annular portion.
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