Engine system, turbocharger assembly, and turbocharger housing
AssigneeCummins Inc.
InventorsKieran J. Richards, Jacques L. Vincent, Edward D. Koeberlein, Callum Munro
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Abstract
A turbocharger housing includes a first fluid passage and a second fluid passage. The first fluid passage includes an exhaust gas inlet, a volute, and an exhaust gas outlet. The volute extends from the exhaust gas inlet in a circumferential direction relative to a central axis of the exhaust gas outlet. The second fluid passage extends parallel to the first fluid passage between the exhaust gas inlet and the exhaust gas outlet. The second fluid passage includes an outlet opening that is offset from the exhaust gas outlet.
Claims21
A turbocharger housing, comprising:
- a first fluid passage having an exhaust gas inlet, a volute, and an exhaust gas outlet, the volute extending from the exhaust gas inlet in a circumferential direction relative to a central axis of the exhaust gas outlet;
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- a second fluid passage extending parallel to the first fluid passage between the exhaust gas inlet and the exhaust gas outlet, the second fluid passage having an outlet opening that is offset from the exhaust gas outlet.
A turbocharger housing, comprising:
- an outlet flange comprising:
- an exhaust gas outlet;
- a fluid outlet;
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- a plurality of fastener openings, the fluid outlet radially offset from both the exhaust gas outlet and the plurality of fastener openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.