Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inlet swirl control for turbochargers
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Application No.: US14078407Application Date: 2013-11-12
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Publication No.: US09850809B2Publication Date: 2017-12-26
- Inventor: Erik Henry Hermann , Randall Alan Stec , Douglas White , Jacqueline Tomlin , William C. Ronzi , Roger Khami , Robert Bruce Bonhard , Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: McCoy Russell LLP
- Agent Greg Brown
- Main IPC: F02B37/00
- IPC: F02B37/00 ; F04D29/44 ; F02M29/06 ; F02M35/10 ; F02B37/16 ; F02B37/18

Abstract:
An inlet duct, an induction system, and a system are disclosed for directing an inlet flow into an inlet compressor for use in an internal combustion engine. An example inlet duct may include one or more relief features disposed on an inner surface of the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be made integral with the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be disposed to protrude into the inlet flow to cause the inlet flow to swirl before reaching the inlet compressor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140140870A1 INLET SWIRL CONTROL FOR TURBOCHARGERS Public/Granted day:2014-05-22
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