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Gas turbine engine vapor cooled centrifugal impeller
09790859 · 2017-10-17 · ·

A gas turbine engine radial impeller includes first and second impeller portions that are secured to one another along a neutral bending plane of the radial impeller. A vapor cooling cavity is provided between the first and second impeller portions. The neutral bending plane is arranged in the vapor cooling cavity.

TURBOCHARGER COMPRESSOR WHEELS HAVING A BI-LAYERED COATING AND METHODS FOR MANUFACUTRING THE SAME

A compressor wheel for a turbocharger includes a hub portion defining a rotational axis and a plurality of blades extending radially outward from the hub portion. Each blade of the plurality of blades includes a leading edge, the leading edges of each blade of the plurality of blades forming an inducer portion of the compressor wheel. Each blade of the plurality of blades further includes a trailing edge, the trailing edges of each blade of the plurality of blades forming an exducer portion of the compressor wheel. The inducer portion is positioned longitudinally forward from the exducer portion along a rotational axis with respect to a flow of air along the compressor wheel. The hub portion and the plurality of blades include a substrate metal. The substrate metal of the hub portion and the plurality of blades has coated directly thereon a first coating layer including electroless nickel-phosphorous. The first coating layer has coated directly thereon a second coating layer including hard chrome. The second coating layer has a thickness that is greatest at the inducer portion, with the thickness of the second coating layer decreasing rearward towards the exducer portion such that the thickness of the second coating layer is about zero microns at or longitudinally forward of the trailing edges of each blade of the plurality of blades.

Continuous variable trim compressor

A continuous variable trim compressor includes: a plurality of rotary vanes provided in a passage of air flowing toward a compressor wheel; and a rotating device configured to rotate the plurality of rotary vanes simultaneously, wherein as the plurality of rotary vanes is rotated simultaneously by the rotating device, a cross-sectional area of the passage of air flowing toward the compressor wheel is variable.

Turbocharger compressor wheels having a bi-layered coating and methods for manufacturing the same

A compressor wheel for a turbocharger includes a hub portion defining a rotational axis and a plurality of blades extending radially outward from the hub portion. Each blade of the plurality of blades includes a leading edge, the leading edges of each blade of the plurality of blades forming an inducer portion of the compressor wheel. Each blade of the plurality of blades further includes a trailing edge, the trailing edges of each blade of the plurality of blades forming an exducer portion of the compressor wheel. The inducer portion is positioned longitudinally forward from the exducer portion along a rotational axis with respect to a flow of air along the compressor wheel. The hub portion and the plurality of blades include a substrate metal. The substrate metal of the hub portion and the plurality of blades has coated directly thereon a first coating layer including electroless nickel-phosphorous. The first coating layer has coated directly thereon a second coating layer including hard chrome. The second coating layer has a thickness that is greatest at the inducer portion, with the thickness of the second coating layer decreasing rearward towards the exducer portion such that the thickness of the second coating layer is about zero microns at or longitudinally forward of the trailing edges of each blade of the plurality of blades.

CONTINUOUS VARIABLE TRIM COMPRESSOR
20210310499 · 2021-10-07 ·

A continuous variable trim compressor includes: a plurality of rotary vanes provided in a passage of air flowing toward a compressor wheel; and a rotating device configured to rotate the plurality of rotary vanes simultaneously, wherein as the plurality of rotary vanes is rotated simultaneously by the rotating device, a cross-sectional area of the passage of air flowing toward the compressor wheel is variable.

High stiffness turbomachine impeller, turbomachine including said impeller and method of manufacturing
11041503 · 2021-06-22 · ·

A turbomachine impeller is disclosed, which includes: a hub having a rotation axis; a shroud; a plurality of blades between the hub and the shroud; and a plurality of flow vanes, each flow vane being defined between the hub, the shroud and neighboring blades, each flow vane having a flow vane inlet and a flow vane outlet. Each flow vane extends radially inwardly from the flow vane inlet towards a radially innermost flow vane section, and from the radially innermost flow vane section to a flow vane outlet.

Compressor having a dual-impeller
11885349 · 2024-01-30 · ·

A compressor for an aircraft engine, has: a dual-impeller having: a first impeller having a first inlet and a first outlet located radially outwardly of the first inlet, and a second impeller rotatable with the first impeller, the second impeller having a second inlet and a second outlet located radially outwardly of the second inlet, the first inlet and the second inlet facing opposite axial directions; and first conduits having first conduit inlets and first conduit outlets, the first conduit inlets fluidly connected to the first outlet of the first impeller, the first conduit outlets fluidly connected to the second inlet of the second impeller; and second conduits having second conduits inlets fluidly connected to the second outlet of the second impeller, a second conduit of the second conduits disposed circumferentially between two adjacent first conduits of the first conduits.

COMPRESSOR HAVING A DUAL-IMPELLER
20240060506 · 2024-02-22 ·

A compressor for an aircraft engine, has: a dual-impeller having: a first impeller having a first inlet and a first outlet located radially outwardly of the first inlet, and a second impeller rotatable with the first impeller, the second impeller having a second inlet and a second outlet located radially outwardly of the second inlet, the first inlet and the second inlet facing opposite axial directions; and first conduits having first conduit inlets and first conduit outlets, the first conduit inlets fluidly connected to the first outlet of the first impeller, the first conduit outlets fluidly connected to the second inlet of the second impeller; and second conduits having second conduits inlets fluidly connected to the second outlet of the second impeller, a second conduit of the second conduits disposed circumferentially between two adjacent first conduits of the first conduits.

TWO-PIECE IMPELLER MADE OF MULTIPLE MATERIALS
20240117745 · 2024-04-11 ·

An impeller includes a metallic inducer portion and a polymeric exducer portion connected to the metallic inducer portion. The metallic inducer portion includes an inducer hub, inducer blades attached to the inducer hub, and an inducer coupling on an end of the inducer hub. The polymeric exducer portion includes an exducer hub, exducer blades attached to the exducer hub, and an exducer coupling on an end of the exducer hub. The exducer coupling connects to the inducer coupling.

Turbocharger compressor assembly with vaned divider

A compressor assembly of a turbocharger can include a compressor housing that includes a compressor wheel space and a diffuser section that extends from the compressor wheel space to at least one volute; a dual-faced compressor wheel disposed at least in part in the compressor wheel space where the dual-faced compressor wheel includes a first compressor wheel face and a second compressor wheel face oriented back-to-back; and a diffuser section divider disposed at least in part in the diffuser section where the diffuser section divider includes a first side that defines in part a first diffuser that includes a first set of vanes associated with the first compressor wheel face and a second side that defines in part a second diffuser that includes a second set of vanes associated with the second compressor wheel face.