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Turbocharger
Abstract:
A turbocharger assembly can include a shaft having a rotational axis where the shaft includes a turbine wheel that includes a hub portion; a bearing that includes an outer race, an inner race operatively coupled to the shaft, and rolling elements disposed between the inner race and the outer race where an inner radius of the outer race and an outer radius of the inner race define a radial gap; and a lubricant slinger disposed axially between the inner race and the hub portion of the turbine wheel where the lubricant slinger includes a surface that faces and slopes away from the radial gap.
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