Variable geometry turbine
US8992165B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/4932
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turbine wheel mounted within a housing rotating about a turbine axis; a gas flow control passage upstream of the turbine wheel between a radial first surface of a movable wall member and a facing wall of the housing, the movable wall member comprising second and third surfaces opposing the first surface. The movable wall member moves in an axial direction to vary the size of the gas flow control passage. A first gas region of the turbine, being upstream of the gas flow control passage, includes a portion of the gas flow control passage; a second gas region of the turbine downstream of the gas flow control passage containing the turbine wheel; and a third gas region of the turbine downstream of the turbine wheel. The first gas region comprises the first and second surfaces, and the second gas region or third gas region comprises the third surface.
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