Fluidic valve water drain
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsKendall Roger Swenson, Anthony Holmes Furman, Peter Galie, Lukas Johnson
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Abstract
A turbocharger is disclosed that includes a compressor, a turbine connected to the compressor by a mechanical shaft, and a fluidic drain valve in flow communication with an air bleed port of the compressor and an exhaust plenum to drain water accumulated inside the turbocharger such that water accumulated in the exhaust plenum is drained during shutdown when no air from the bleed port flows through the fluidic drain valve.
Claims20
A turbocharger, comprising:
- a compressor having an air bleed port;
- a turbine connected to the compressor by a mechanical shaft;
- the turbine being disposed inside an exhaust plenum of the turbocharger;
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- a fluidic drain valve in flow communication with the air bleed port of the compressor and the exhaust plenum to drain water accumulated therein, wherein the fluidic drain valve is configured to passively drain the water accumulated in the exhaust plenum when no air from the bleed port flows through the fluidic drain valve.
The turbocharger according to 2, wherein the fluidic valve is an integral part of the turbocharger.
A turbocharger, comprising:
- a compressor having an air bleed port;
- a turbine connected to the compressor by a mechanical shaft, the turbine being disposed inside an exhaust plenum of the turbocharger;
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- a fluidic drain valve, comprising,
- a first body including a bore forming a flow passage, the first body having a first end portion in flow communication with the exhaust plenum,
- a second body including a bore forming a flow passage, the second body being disposed inside of the first hollow body in a second end portion thereof so as to form a flow passage there between, the second body having a first end portion protruding from a second end portion of the first body, the first end portion of the second body being in flow communication with the air bleed port of the compressor, and
- a drain in flow communication with the second portion of the first body, wherein the fluidic drain valve is configured to passively drain water from the exhaust plenum through the flow passage between the first and second bodies into the drain when no air from the bleed port flows through the second body and, the fluidic valve is configured to passively seal a flow of exhaust gases from the exhaust plenum into the drain when air from the bleed port flows through the second hollow body.
The turbocharger according to 12, wherein the fluidic valve is an integral part of the turbocharger.
A turbocharger, comprising:
- a compressor having an air bleed port;
- a turbine connected to the compressor by a mechanical shaft;
- the turbine being disposed inside an exhaust plenum of the turbocharger;
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- means for passively removing water accumulated in the exhaust plenum when the turbocharger is not in operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.