EP1922489A1 - Turbocharger with bearing housing having an aerodynamically enhanced compressor wheel pocket geometry - Google Patents

Turbocharger with bearing housing having an aerodynamically enhanced compressor wheel pocket geometry

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EP1922489A1
EP1922489A1 EP06813929A EP06813929A EP1922489A1 EP 1922489 A1 EP1922489 A1 EP 1922489A1 EP 06813929 A EP06813929 A EP 06813929A EP 06813929 A EP06813929 A EP 06813929A EP 1922489 A1 EP1922489 A1 EP 1922489A1
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compressor
housing
pocket
compressor wheel
turbine
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French (fr)
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Brock Fraser
Adam Reinke
Neal Narron
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BorgWarner Inc
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02C—GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F02C6/00—Plural gas-turbine plants; Combinations of gas-turbine plants with other apparatus; Adaptations of gas-turbine plants for special use
    • F02C6/04—Gas-turbine plants providing heated or pressurised working fluid for other apparatus, e.g. without mechanical power output
    • F02C6/10—Gas-turbine plants providing heated or pressurised working fluid for other apparatus, e.g. without mechanical power output supplying working fluid to a user, e.g. a chemical process, which returns working fluid to a turbine of the plant
    • F02C6/12—Turbochargers, i.e. plants for augmenting mechanical power output of internal-combustion piston engines by increase of charge pressure
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/08—Sealings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D25/00—Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, other groups
    • F01D25/18—Lubricating arrangements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D25/00—Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, other groups
    • F01D25/18—Lubricating arrangements
    • F01D25/183—Sealing means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D19/00—Axial-flow pumps
    • F04D19/02—Multi-stage pumps
    • F04D19/04—Multi-stage pumps specially adapted to the production of a high vacuum, e.g. molecular pumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D25/00—Pumping installations or systems
    • F04D25/02—Units comprising pumps and their driving means
    • F04D25/04—Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being fluid-driven
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/06—Lubrication
    • F04D29/063—Lubrication specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/08—Sealings
    • F04D29/083—Sealings especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/40—Casings; Connections of working fluid
    • F04D29/42—Casings; Connections of working fluid for radial or helico-centrifugal pumps
    • F04D29/4206—Casings; Connections of working fluid for radial or helico-centrifugal pumps especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2220/00—Application
    • F05D2220/40—Application in turbochargers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2240/00—Components
    • F05D2240/55—Seals
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2250/00—Geometry
    • F05D2250/30—Arrangement of components
    • F05D2250/31—Arrangement of components according to the direction of their main axis or their axis of rotation
    • F05D2250/314—Arrangement of components according to the direction of their main axis or their axis of rotation the axes being inclined in relation to each other
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2250/00—Geometry
    • F05D2250/70—Shape
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2250/00—Geometry
    • F05D2250/70—Shape
    • F05D2250/71—Shape curved

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to turbochargers and the prevention of oil leakage due to insufficient pressure balance across the compressor oil seal.
  • Turbochargers are a commonly used apparatus for increasing power density in engines.
  • Turbochargers are comprised of a turbine and a compressor.
  • the turbine has a turbine housing and a turbine wheel; the compressor has a compressor housing and a compressor wheel.
  • the compressor wheel and turbine wheel are both mounted on a common shaft.
  • Located between the turbine housing and the compressor housing is an intermediate housing, which both the turbine housing and the compressor housing are connected to.
  • the intermediate housing has a compressor wheel pocket; the compressor wheel resides partially in the compressor wheel pocket, and partially in the compressor housing.
  • the turbine wheel rotates from the flow of exhaust gas from the engine through the exhaust manifold and into the turbine housing. As the turbine wheel spins, the compressor wheel spins as well.
  • the intermediate housing also includes a set of bearings which are used to support the shaft.
  • the turbine wheel and compressor wheel are both mounted on the shaft, which rotates in the bearings.
  • the bearings are lubricated, and the intermediate housing also has a labyrinth seal which is used to prevent oil from leaking into the compressor housing.
  • the pressure imbalance results in a lack of pressure against the labyrinth seal and the oil it retains, which can lead to oil leaking into the compressor wheel pocket and into the compressor housing. Oil leaking onto the compressor wheel and compressor housing can cause fouling and problems with the air intake components leading to the engine.
  • the present invention is directed to the prevention of a pressure imbalance between the compressor wheel and the intermediate housing.
  • the present invention is a turbocharger unit having an aerodynamically enhanced pocket, comprising a turbine having a turbine housing and a turbine wheel connected to a shaft along with a compressor having a compressor housing and a compressor wheel mounted on the same shaft.
  • a seal is used for the prevention of oil from entering the compressor wheel pocket.
  • the compressor wheel pocket has an aerodynamically enhanced pocket for the improvement of pressure balance behind the compressor wheel, preventing the oil in the intermediate housing from entering the compressor housing.
  • the aerodynamically enhanced pocket is a spoon edge comprised of a rounded recess under a sharp edge at the end of said compressor wheel pocket.
  • the aerodynamically enhanced pocket is a knife edge comprised of an acute angle at the edge of said compressor wheel pocket.
  • Figure 1 is a sectional plan view of a turbocharger unit having an aerodynamically enhanced pocket, according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional plan view of an intermediate housing, partially broken away, having an aerodynamically enhanced pocket according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 3 is a greatly enlarged sectional plan view of an intermediate housing having an aerodynamically enhanced pocket according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional plan view of an intermediate housing, partially broken away, having an aerodynamically enhanced pocket according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the turbocharger unit 10 is comprised of a compressor 12 and a turbine 14.
  • the compressor 12 is comprised of a compressor housing 16, and a compressor wheel 18 held onto a shaft 20 by a retaining nut 22.
  • Turbine 14 is comprised of a turbine housing 24 and a turbine wheel 26 welded onto shaft 22.
  • In between and connected to the turbine housing 24 and the compressor housing 16 is an intermediate housing 28.
  • Located inside the intermediate housing 28 is a set of bearings 30 and a thrust bearing 32.
  • the bearings 30 and thrust bearing 32 receive oil from a series of fluid passages 33.
  • the series of fluid passages 33 are made up of an oil feed passage 34, a main oil passageway 36, a first angled passageway 38 and a second angled passageway 40.
  • the oil feed passage 34 feeds oil into a main oil passageway 36; the main oil passageway 36 delivers oil directly to the thrust bearing 32, and to a first angled passageway 38 as well as a second angled passageway 40.
  • the first angled passageway 38 and the second angled passageway 40 deliver oil to bearings 30. Oil is prevented from coming in contact with the compressor wheel 18 through the use of a seal, shown in Figure 1 as a labyrinth seal 42, and an oil shield 44.
  • the exhaust gas from the vehicle engine flows through the turbine -14, and spins the turbine wheel 26 at a high rotational speed. Spinning the turbine wheel 26 at high rotational speed causes the shaft 20 and the compressor wheel 18 to spin at the same speed as the turbine wheel 26.
  • the compressor wheel 18 compresses air in the compressor housing 16, and forces the compressed air into the intake manifold of the engine (not shown).
  • the bearings 30 are lubricated through oil flowing through the first angled passageway 38 and the second angled passageway 40.
  • a sharp edge 48 is shown in the Figures as part of a compressor wheel pocket 50 located in the intermediate housing 28.
  • the compressor wheel pocket 50 is shown as an aerodynamically enhanced pocket 52 having a spoon-shaped recess 54.
  • the spoon-shaped recess 54 includes the sharp edge 48 in the intermediate housing 28, and recesses in a round, spoon-shaped manner to form a rounded recess 56.
  • the spoon- shaped recess 54 reduces the pressure imbalance caused by the compressor wheel 18 when the turbocharger 10 is running at high oil flow conditions, for example, high engine speed, low engine load operating conditions.
  • the spoon-shaped recess 54 may be comprised of various radii to compensate for various ranges of pressure imbalance due the size of the intermediate housing 28, the size of the compressor wheel 18, and the volume of air flow through the compressor 12.
  • FIG. 4 A second embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figure 4.
  • the aerodynamically enhanced pocket 52 in the intermediate housing 28 is in the form of a knife-shaped recess 58 defined by the same sharp edge 48 as the spoon-shaped recess 54 of the intermediate housing 28, but then recesses into the housing to form an angled recess 60, set at an angle 62.
  • the knife-shaped recess 58 shown in Figure 4 reduces the pressure imbalance caused by the compressor wheel 18 when the turbocharger 10 is running at high oil flow conditions, for example, high engine speed, low engine load operating conditions.
  • the knife-shaped recess 58 may be comprised of various angles to compensate for various ranges of pressure imbalance due the size of the intermediate housing 28, the size of the compressor wheel 18, and the volume of air flow through the compressor 12.
  • both the spoon-shaped recess 54 and knife- shaped recess 58 define the sharp edge 48 in the intermediate housing 28.
  • the diameter of the sharp edge 48 is the same in both embodiments described herein.

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Abstract

A turbocharger unit (10) having an aerodynamically enhanced pocket (52), comprising a turbine (14) having a turbine housing (24) and a turbine wheel (26) connected to a shaft (20) along with a compressor (12) having a compressor housing (16) and a compressor wheel (18) mounted on the same shaft (20). There is an intermediate housing (28) disposed between the turbine housing (24) and the compressor housing (16), circumscribing the shaft (20), and having a compressor wheel pocket (50). There is a series of bearings (30) located in the intermediate housing (28) for supporting the shaft (20). There is also a series of fluid passages (33) located in the intermediate housing (28) which provide fluid to lubricate the bearings (30). A seal (42) is used for the prevention of oil from entering the compressor wheel pocket (50). The compressor wheel pocket (50) has an aerodynamically enhanced pocket (52) for the improvement of pressure balance behind the compressor wheel (18), preventing the oil in the intermediate housing (28) from entering the compressor housing (16).

Description

TURBOCHARGER WITH BEARING HOUSING HAVING AN AERODYNAMICALLY ENHANCED
COMPRESSOR WHEEL POCKET GEOMETRY
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Patent Application No.
11/242,344, filed October 3, 2005, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/716,016, filed September 9, 2005, the entire specification of which is expressly incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to turbochargers and the prevention of oil leakage due to insufficient pressure balance across the compressor oil seal.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Turbochargers are a commonly used apparatus for increasing power density in engines. Turbochargers are comprised of a turbine and a compressor. The turbine has a turbine housing and a turbine wheel; the compressor has a compressor housing and a compressor wheel. The compressor wheel and turbine wheel are both mounted on a common shaft. Located between the turbine housing and the compressor housing is an intermediate housing, which both the turbine housing and the compressor housing are connected to. The intermediate housing has a compressor wheel pocket; the compressor wheel resides partially in the compressor wheel pocket, and partially in the compressor housing. The turbine wheel rotates from the flow of exhaust gas from the engine through the exhaust manifold and into the turbine housing. As the turbine wheel spins, the compressor wheel spins as well. As the compressor wheel spins, fresh air is compressed and forced into the engine's intake manifold. As air flows through the compressor housing, under certain operating conditions, the compressor wheel is spinning at a high rotational speed, but the boost pressure is low. This can occur when the vehicle engine is running at high idle speed and can cause a pressure imbalance to occur on the side of the compressor wheel where the intermediate housing is located. This pressure imbalance occurs in the area between the compressor wheel and the intermediate housing.
The intermediate housing also includes a set of bearings which are used to support the shaft. The turbine wheel and compressor wheel are both mounted on the shaft, which rotates in the bearings. The bearings are lubricated, and the intermediate housing also has a labyrinth seal which is used to prevent oil from leaking into the compressor housing.
The pressure imbalance results in a lack of pressure against the labyrinth seal and the oil it retains, which can lead to oil leaking into the compressor wheel pocket and into the compressor housing. Oil leaking onto the compressor wheel and compressor housing can cause fouling and problems with the air intake components leading to the engine.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention is directed to the prevention of a pressure imbalance between the compressor wheel and the intermediate housing. The present invention is a turbocharger unit having an aerodynamically enhanced pocket, comprising a turbine having a turbine housing and a turbine wheel connected to a shaft along with a compressor having a compressor housing and a compressor wheel mounted on the same shaft. There is an intermediate housing disposed between the turbine housing and the compressor housing, circumscribing the shaft, and having a compressor wheel pocket. There is a series of bearings located in the intermediate housing for supporting the shaft. There is also a series of fluid passages located in the intermediate housing which provide fluid to lubricate the bearings. A seal is used for the prevention of oil from entering the compressor wheel pocket. The compressor wheel pocket has an aerodynamically enhanced pocket for the improvement of pressure balance behind the compressor wheel, preventing the oil in the intermediate housing from entering the compressor housing.
In a first embodiment, the aerodynamically enhanced pocket is a spoon edge comprised of a rounded recess under a sharp edge at the end of said compressor wheel pocket. In a second embodiment, the aerodynamically enhanced pocket is a knife edge comprised of an acute angle at the edge of said compressor wheel pocket.
Further areas of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description provided hereinafter. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the preferred embodiment of the invention, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description and the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a sectional plan view of a turbocharger unit having an aerodynamically enhanced pocket, according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional plan view of an intermediate housing, partially broken away, having an aerodynamically enhanced pocket according to a first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 is a greatly enlarged sectional plan view of an intermediate housing having an aerodynamically enhanced pocket according to a first embodiment of the present invention; and
Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional plan view of an intermediate housing, partially broken away, having an aerodynamically enhanced pocket according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The following description of the preferred embodiment(s) is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses.
Referring to Figures 1-3, a turbocharger unit incorporating a first embodiment is generally shown at 10. The turbocharger unit 10 is comprised of a compressor 12 and a turbine 14. The compressor 12 is comprised of a compressor housing 16, and a compressor wheel 18 held onto a shaft 20 by a retaining nut 22. Turbine 14 is comprised of a turbine housing 24 and a turbine wheel 26 welded onto shaft 22. In between and connected to the turbine housing 24 and the compressor housing 16 is an intermediate housing 28. Located inside the intermediate housing 28 is a set of bearings 30 and a thrust bearing 32. The bearings 30 and thrust bearing 32 receive oil from a series of fluid passages 33. The series of fluid passages 33 are made up of an oil feed passage 34, a main oil passageway 36, a first angled passageway 38 and a second angled passageway 40. The oil feed passage 34 feeds oil into a main oil passageway 36; the main oil passageway 36 delivers oil directly to the thrust bearing 32, and to a first angled passageway 38 as well as a second angled passageway 40. The first angled passageway 38 and the second angled passageway 40 deliver oil to bearings 30. Oil is prevented from coming in contact with the compressor wheel 18 through the use of a seal, shown in Figure 1 as a labyrinth seal 42, and an oil shield 44.
The various embodiments of the present invention will now be described. During normal operation, the exhaust gas from the vehicle engine flows through the turbine -14, and spins the turbine wheel 26 at a high rotational speed. Spinning the turbine wheel 26 at high rotational speed causes the shaft 20 and the compressor wheel 18 to spin at the same speed as the turbine wheel 26. The compressor wheel 18 compresses air in the compressor housing 16, and forces the compressed air into the intake manifold of the engine (not shown). The bearings 30 are lubricated through oil flowing through the first angled passageway 38 and the second angled passageway 40.
A sharp edge 48 is shown in the Figures as part of a compressor wheel pocket 50 located in the intermediate housing 28. In the first embodiment, the compressor wheel pocket 50 is shown as an aerodynamically enhanced pocket 52 having a spoon-shaped recess 54. The spoon-shaped recess 54 includes the sharp edge 48 in the intermediate housing 28, and recesses in a round, spoon-shaped manner to form a rounded recess 56. The spoon- shaped recess 54 reduces the pressure imbalance caused by the compressor wheel 18 when the turbocharger 10 is running at high oil flow conditions, for example, high engine speed, low engine load operating conditions. The spoon-shaped recess 54 may be comprised of various radii to compensate for various ranges of pressure imbalance due the size of the intermediate housing 28, the size of the compressor wheel 18, and the volume of air flow through the compressor 12.
A second embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figure 4. In this embodiment, the aerodynamically enhanced pocket 52 in the intermediate housing 28 is in the form of a knife-shaped recess 58 defined by the same sharp edge 48 as the spoon-shaped recess 54 of the intermediate housing 28, but then recesses into the housing to form an angled recess 60, set at an angle 62. The knife-shaped recess 58 shown in Figure 4 reduces the pressure imbalance caused by the compressor wheel 18 when the turbocharger 10 is running at high oil flow conditions, for example, high engine speed, low engine load operating conditions. The knife-shaped recess 58 may be comprised of various angles to compensate for various ranges of pressure imbalance due the size of the intermediate housing 28, the size of the compressor wheel 18, and the volume of air flow through the compressor 12.
It should be noted that both the spoon-shaped recess 54 and knife- shaped recess 58 define the sharp edge 48 in the intermediate housing 28. The diameter of the sharp edge 48 is the same in both embodiments described herein.
Reducing the adverse pressure balance between the intermediate housing 28 and the compressor wheel 18 increases the capability of the labyrinth seal 42 to retain oil within the intermediate housing 28 by eliminating any suction force created by compressor wheel 18 spinning at a high rotational speed, while the turbocharger 10 is not under load.
The description of the invention is merely exemplary in nature and, thus, variations that do not depart from the gist of the invention are intended to be within the scope of the invention. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

CLAIMS What is claimed is:
1. A turbocharger, comprising: a turbine having a turbine housing and a turbine wheel connected to a shaft; a compressor having a compressor housing and a compressor wheel mounted on said shaft; an intermediate housing disposed between said turbine housing and said compressor housing, circumscribing said shaft, having a compressor wheel pocket, said compressor wheel extending at least partially into said compressor wheel pocket; one or more bearings located in said intermediate housing, for supporting said shaft; one or more fluid passages located in said intermediate housing for allowing oil to lubricate said bearings; a seal for the prevention of said oil from entering said compressor housing; and an aerodynamically enhanced pocket in said compressor wheel pocket for the prevention of air pressure imbalance around said compressor wheel, and preventing said oil from leaking around said seal entering said compressor housing.
2. The turbocharger of claim 1 , wherein said aerodynamically enhanced pocket is a spoon-shaped recess.
3. The turbocharger of claim 2, wherein said spoon-shaped recess is comprised of a sharp edge and a rounded recess at the end of said compressor wheel pocket.
4. The turbocharger of claim 1 , wherein said aerodynamically enhanced pocket is a knife-shaped recess.
5. The turbocharger of claim 4, wherein said knife-shaped recess is comprised of a sharp edge having an angled recess at the edge of said compressor wheel pocket.
6. The turbocharger of claim 1 , wherein said seal is a labyrinth seal.
7. A turbocharger, comprising: a turbine having a turbine wheel and a turbine housing, said turbine wheel located in said turbine housing and mounted on a shaft; a compressor having a compressor wheel and a compressor housing, said compressor wheel mounted on said shaft and located in said compressor housing; an intermediate housing positioned between said turbine housing and said compressor housing; a compressor wheel pocket, having a sharp edge, operably associated with said intermediate housing for receiving a portion of said compressor wheel; and an aerodynamically enhanced pocket in said compressor wheel pocket for balancing the flow of air about said compressor wheel.
8. The turbocharger of claim 7, wherein said intermediate housing further comprises one or more bearings for supporting said shaft.
9. The turbocharger of claim 7, wherein said intermediate housing further comprises one or more fluid passages located in said intermediate housing for providing oil to lubricate said one or more bearings.
10. The turbocharger of claim 7, wherein said intermediate housing further comprises a seal operably associated with said series of fluid passages for preventing oil from entering said compressor housing.
11. The turbocharger of claim 10, wherein said seal is a labyrinth seal.
12. The turbocharger of claim 7, wherein said aerodynamically enhanced pocket is a spoon-shaped recess, said spoon shaped recess having a rounded recess and said sharp edge positioned in said compressor wheel pocket in proximity to said compressor wheel.
13. The turbocharger of claim 7, wherein said aerodynamically enhanced pocket is a knife-shaped recess comprised of said sharp edge and an angled recess, said sharp edge and said angled recess located in proximity to said compressor wheel.
14. A method for balancing air flow through a compressor housing in a turbocharger unit, comprising: providing a turbine having a turbine wheel and a turbine housing, said turbine wheel mounted on a shaft and surrounded by said turbine housing; providing a compressor having a compressor wheel and a compressor housing, said compressor wheel mounted on said shaft and surrounded by said compressor housing; providing an intermediate housing disposed between and connected to said turbine housing and said compressor housing, and a compressor wheel pocket disposed in said intermediate housing; and providing an aerodynamically enhanced pocket having a sharp edge, said aerodynamically enhanced pocket disposed within said compressor wheel pocket; and balancing the airflow around said compressor wheel by reducing the amount of turbulent airflow around said sharp edge with said aerodynamically enhanced pocket and positioning at least a portion of said compressor wheel in said aerodynamically enhanced pocket.
15. The method of claim 14, further providing at least one bearing located in said intermediate housing for supporting said shaft.
16. The method of claim 14, further providing one or more fluid passages located in said intermediate housing.
17. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of lubricating said at least one bearing with oil flowing through said one or more fluid passages.
18. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of preventing said oil from entering said compressor housing by providing a seal disposed within said intermediate housing.
19. The method of claim 18, further providing the step of preventing oil from leaking around said seal by balancing the airflow around said compressor wheel with said aerodynamically enhanced pocket.
20. The method of claim 14, further providing for said aerodynamically enhanced pocket to be comprised of a spoon-shaped recess.
21. The method of claim 20, further providing for said spoon-shaped recess to be comprised of said sharp edge and a rounded recess disposed within said compressor wheel pocket.
22. The method of claim 14, further providing for said aerodynamically enhanced pocket to be comprised of a knife-shaped recess.
23. The method of claim 22, further providing for said knife-shaped recess to be comprised of said sharp edge and an angled recess disposed within said compressor wheel pocket.
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