Turbocharger containment shield
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsSteven P. Martin, Christopher O. Meade, Syed M. Shahed
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Abstract
A turbocharger includes a compressor housing and a turbine housing wherein at least one of the compressor housing and the turbine housing includes an anti-ballistic material such as, for example, aramid fibers, S glass fibers and/or carbon fibers. A turbocharger system optionally includes a temperature controller that controls temperature in instances where operational temperatures may be detrimental to the performance characteristics of anti-ballistic material. Various other exemplary devices, methods, systems, etc., are also disclosed.
Claims8
A turbocharger comprising:
- a compressor housing;
- and
- a turbine housing;
- wherein at least one of the compressor housing and the turbine housing comprises aramid fibers.
A turbocharger comprising:
- a compressor housing;
- and
- a turbine housing;
- wherein at least one of the compressor housing and the turbine housing comprises aramid fibers, and
- wherein at least one of the compressor housing and the turbine housing comprises fibers selected from a group consisting of S glass fibers and carbon fibers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.