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US 10,865,701 B2Granted
Cooled turbocharger compressor
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsLiangjun Hu, Jianwen James Yi
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a compressor coolant chamber. In one example, a system comprising dividing the coolant chamber into two portions, a first portion adapted to couple to a second portion and shape a coolant chamber therebetween.
Claims18
A system comprising:
- a compressor comprising a cooling element divided into a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is a solid continuous cap free of passages and the second portion comprises a coolant chamber comprising a plurality of fins,
- wherein the first portion is a back plate first portion and the second portion is a back plate second portion, further comprising a compressor housing first portion and a compressor housing second portion, and wherein the cooling element is a first cooling element, the compressor further comprising a second cooling element, wherein the first cooling element corresponds to the back plate first and second portions and the second cooling element corresponds to the compressor housing first and second portions.
A compressor comprising:
- a coolant chamber shaped via a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is a solid continuous piece that seals the coolant chamber and comprises no passages, and the second portion comprises a plurality of fins extending into a volume of the coolant chamber,
- wherein the coolant chamber is a first coolant chamber, further comprising a second coolant chamber, and wherein the first coolant chamber is arranged in a back plate downstream of a compressor blade and the second coolant chamber is arranged in a compressor housing upstream of the compressor blade relative to a direction of intake air flow.
A system comprising:
- a turbine and a compressor arranged along a common shaft, the compressor comprising a back plate arranged between the compressor and the turbine, the back plate comprising a first back plate portion and a second back plate portion adapted to physically couple and shape a first coolant chamber formed therebetween, wherein the first back plate portion is a solid continuous piece free of passages, and the compressor further comprising a compressor housing, the compressor housing comprising a first housing portion and a second housing portion adapted to physically couple and shape a second coolant chamber formed therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.