Apparatus and method for mounting and operating multile turbochargers in parallel
US5488827A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for establishing parallel flow to and from a plurality of turbochargers operating in parallel. The turbochargers are mounted on a manifold that has a high pressure chamber and a low pressure chamber. A plurality of turbines are mounted to the manifold so that each turbine inlet is in communication with the high pressure chamber and each turbine outlet is in communication with the low pressure chamber. Each turbine inlet is sized, shaped and positioned to accommodate a designed proportional mass flow rate to each corresponding turbine. A programmed logic controller and suitable control valve can be used to bypass a portion of the engine exhaust gas from the high pressure chamber directly to the low pressure chamber. The amount of bypassed engine exhaust gas can be controlled to vary the power output of turbines.
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