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Turbocharger turbine wheel

US11885238B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 3, 2021
Grant dateJan 30, 2024
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Expiry dateDec 3, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF05D2250/713
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A turbocharger turbine wheel can include a hub that includes a rotational axis, a backdisk and a nose, where the rotational axis defines an axial coordinate (z) in a cylindrical coordinate system that includes a radial coordinate (r) and an azimuthal coordinate (Θ) in a direction of intended rotation about the rotational axis; and blades that extend outwardly from the hub, where each of the blades includes a hub profile, a shroud edge, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side, and a suction side, where the hub profile includes a global maximum radius and a global minimum radius, and where, between the global maximum radius and the global minimum radius, in an axial direction from the backdisk to the nose, the hub profile includes a local minimum radius at a first axial coordinate position and a local maximum radius at a second axial coordinate position.

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