EP2918790A1 - Compressor housing - Google Patents
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- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
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- 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
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- 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
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
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- the invention relates to a compressor housing, a turbocharger comprising such a compressor housing, the use of such a turbocharger and a method of manufacturing such a compressor housing.
- a turbocharger compressor comprising a plastic compressor housing is known from US2010/0232955 .
- This compressor is a radial or centrifugal compressor.
- the plastic compressor housing forms at least a part of a compressor wheel compartment for a compressor wheel, a spiral shaped compressor passage, and a diffuser.
- the diffuser's function is to slow down the high-velocity air, with minimal losses, so that both pressure and temperature rise.
- the spiral shaped compressor passage collects the air and slows it down further before it reaches the compressor passage outlet.
- the start of a loop of the spiral shaped compressor passage does not provide an endless fluid communication path with an end of the loop.
- the closed end of the spiral shaped compressor passage is a dead end which provides a one-way air flow between the closed end and the outlet.
- the dead end located at the start of the passage prevents air to enter directly in a wider diverged part of the passage located close to the outlet of the passage. In this way the air collected in the passage near the closed end is forced to flow towards the outlet through the loop defined by the spiral shaped passage.
- the compressor housing is preferably manufactured from plastic or aluminum.
- An advantage of plastic is that the plastic compressor passage with the closed end can be manufactured cost efficiently. Further, it is possible in a cost effective way to include in the manufacturing process different functions in the plastic compressor housing. In other words, it is relatively easy to provide openings for positioning reinforcing elements and/or a screw thread or other connecting shapes in the plastic design for connecting the compressor housing for example to a center hub rotating assembly of a turbocharger. Further, it is possible to reduce the amount of plastic material to be used by providing hollow spaces or thinner parts in less strength-critical areas of the compressor housing. In the strength critical areas of the plastic compressor housing, plastic supporting ribs or the like can be provided.
- plastic has a relatively low thermal conductivity, i.e. plastic is a thermal insulator.
- the insulating plastic walls of a diffuser and the spiral shaped compressor passage provide a good insulating shield to protect the air being compressed inside the compressor against the external heat produced by external components such as for example the combustion engine.
- the shielding effect has the result that the air temperature inside the compressor is less heated by external influences such that in relative terms compared to aluminum more compression with the compressor can be achieved.
- the compressor housing is made as one-piece compressor housing.
- the one-piece compressor housing is made without joining steps, such that the inner walls of the diffuser and/or the spiral shaped compressor passage do not have any joining seams.
- a seam-free compressor housing optimizes air flow and further increases the performance of the compressor housing.
- the housing comprises a hollow space between the compressor wheel compartment and the spiral shaped compressor passage.
- This hollow space or spaces reduce the weight and material to be used for manufacturing the compressor housing.
- the hollow space or spaces can be in fluid connection with the diffuser channel and the compressor compartment for recirculating air. It is also possible that the hollow space(s) is in fluid connection with different parts of the compressor compartment for recirculating air only in the compressor compartment.
- These fluid connections for recirculating air widen the compressor performance map by moving the surge line to the left in the compressor performance map by allowing a small amount of airflow to bleed off the low-velocity portion of the wheel and recirculate, to ward off blade stall.
- An advantage of a compressor housing made from plastic is that these fluid connections can be established in an uncomplicated manner and in a cost-effective way.
- FIG. 1 shows a section of a turbocharger 10 according to the present invention.
- Turbochargers 10 have become more and more popular for use in connection with passenger car engines, because the use of a turbocharger 10 permits selection of a smaller engine that develops the same amount of horsepower.
- Using a smaller and a lower mass engine together with a turbocharger 10 has the desired effect of decreasing the overall weight of the car, decreasing fuel consumption and reducing the overall emissions of the engine, which contributes to a cleaner environment.
- the turbocharger 10 includes a turbine 3 operatively connected to the engine exhaust manifold (not shown), a centrifugal compressor 1 operatively connected to the engine air intake manifold (not shown), and a center hub rotating assembly 5 housing a shaft 7 that connects the compressor wheel 9 with the turbine wheel 11.
- the turbine wheel 11 is driven to rotate by the exhaust gas flowing in the exhaust manifold. Rotation of the turbine wheel 11 causes by means of the shaft 7 rotation of the compressor wheel 9. As the compressor wheel 9 rotates in the compressor housing 15, it increases the air mass flow rate, airflow density and air pressure delivered to the engine cylinders (not shown).
- the compressor housing 15 is shown in greater detail in figure 2 .
- the compressor housing 15 is adapted to receive air from an air intake 17 and distribute the air to a compressor wheel 9 rotatable disposed around an axial axis 19 within the compressor housing 15 and coupled to an end of the shaft 7.
- the compressor housing 15 provides a compressor wheel compartment 21 for the compressor wheel 9, a spiral shaped compressor passage 23, and a diffuser 25 interposed between the compressor wheel 9 and the spiral shaped compressor passage 23.
- the spiral shaped compressor passage 23 is formed along an outer region and radially remote from the compressor wheel 9.
- the diffuser 25 has inner walls 26, 28 defining a diffuser channel 30, an inlet 31 in fluid communication with the compressor wheel compartment 21 for radially receiving high-velocity fresh air axially drawn in by means of the compressor wheel 9 and an outlet 33 in fluid communication with the spiral shaped compressor passage 23.
- the distance between the inlet 31 of the diffuser channel 30 and the radially most remote compressor wheel tip 39 is smaller than 10 mm.
- the distance d between the opposing inner walls 26, 28 in the middle section of the diffuser is about 4 mm. As shown in figures 1 and 2 the distance between the opposing inner walls 26, 28 near the inlet 31 and/or near the outlet 33 may be somewhat larger than the distance d. The maximum distance is smaller than 2 times the distance d.
- the inner walls 26, 28 of the diffuser channel are curved providing an arched designed diffuser channel 30 between the inlet and the outlet for deflecting air tangentially and/or axially in the diffusor channel between the inlet and the outlet.
- the compressor housing 15 shown in figures 1 and 2 is made as one-piece compressor housing 15. Such a one-piece compressor housing 15 has no joining seams, which has a beneficial effect on the air flowing through the seam-free diffuser 25 and seam-free spiral shaped compressor passage 23.
- Compressor 15 can be manufactured by additive manufacturing such as laser sintering and/or by subtractive manufacturing. It is also possible to use lost core technology to manufacture the compressor housing 15.
- the compressor housing 15 comprises a center axis 41, which as shown in figures 1 and 2 coincides in an assembled compressor 1 with the axial axis 19 of the compressor wheel 9.
- the distance A1 measured only in a axial direction parallel to the axial axis 19 between the center 45 of the spiral shaped compressor passage 23 and the center 47 of the diffuser inlet 31 is about two times the distance A2 measured in the axial direction only between the center 45 of the spiral shaped compressor passage 23 and the inner wall 49 of the spiral shaped compressor passage 23.
- the position to measure these distances is preferably where the diameter of the passage reaches or has reached its maximum diameter.
- a preferred area is about 270°-360° measured from the start of the passage.
- the maximum distance A1 is preferably sixth times the distance A2.
- FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of a loop of a spiral shaped compressor passage 23 of a compressor housing 15 according to the present invention.
- the spiral shaped compressor passage 23 comprises a passage outlet 51 for supplying compressed air to at least one cylinder (not shown) for combustion.
- the passage 23 diverges in the direction of the outlet 51, such that the cross sectional area of the passage 23 smoothly increases between the start 52 of the loop of the spiral shaped compressor passage 23 and the outlet 51.
- An end 53 of the spiral shaped compressor passage 23 opposing the outlet 51 is closed. This end 53 also defines the start 52 of the loop of the spiral shaped compressor passage 23.
- FIG. 5 shows a schematic view of a spiral shaped compressor passage 223 of a conventional compressor housing.
- the spiral shaped compressor passage 223 comprises a joint 260 where the loop start 252 of the spiral shaped compressor passage 223 meets the loop end 263 of the spiral shaped compressor passage 223.
- the loop start 252 and the loop end 263 are in direct fluid communication with each other such that the air collected in the passage 223 near the loop start 252 may flow directly into the loop end 263 or vice versa.
- Figure 5 shows the direct air flow from the loop start 252 towards the loop end 263 as indicated by the arrows B without flowing through the loop.
- the main air flow is indicated by arrows A in figure 5 .
- the spiral shaped compressor passage 23 ( figure 3 ) does not provide an endless fluid communication path (such as in figure 5 ) between the start 52 of the loop and the wider diverged part Z of the spiral shaped compressor passage located closer to the outlet 51.
- the closed end 53 of the spiral shaped compressor passage is a dead end which provides a one-way air flow indicated in figure 3 by the arrows inside the spiral shaped compressor passage 23 between the closed end 53 and the outlet 51.
- FIG 4 a section of another embodiment of a compressor housing 115 according to the present invention is shown.
- the compressor housing 115 is made of four components 2, 4, 6, 8 defining the compressor wheel compartment 121, the passage 123, the diffuser 125, and the air intake 117.
- the components 2, 4, 6, 8 are made from plastic.
- the plastic components 2, 4, 6, 8 can be joined together by means of hot gas welding.
- the advantage of hot gas welding two plastic components is high-quality seams. Such high-quality seams reduce the impact of a seam to the air flow.
- Other joining techniques like ultrasonic welding or adhering can also be used to join the components.
- the position of a seam can be chosen such that the influence of the seam of the air flow is negligible.
- component 8 can be manufactured from a plastic type having a lower quality than the plastic type of the other components 2, 4, 6.
- the compressor housing 115 comprises a hollow space 122 between the compressor wheel compartment 121 and the spiral shaped compressor passage 123.
- the dimensions of the spiral-shaped hollow space 122 change over 360 degrees and preferably these dimensions change inversely proportional with the dimensions of the spiral shaped compressor passage 123.
- the hollow space may comprise various compartments or multiple spaces separated by reinforcing ribs or the like. This hollow space 122 reduces the weight and material to be used for manufacturing the compressor housing 115.
- the hollow space 122 can be in fluid connection (not shown) with the diffuser channel 125 and the compressor compartment 121 for recirculating air. It is also possible that the hollow space 122 is in fluid connection (not shown) with different parts of the compressor compartment 121 only for recirculating air.
- the plastic compressor housing 15 is preferably manufactured of polyphenylene sulfide.
- the compressor housing according to the present invention can also be made from suitable thermosetting polymers such as for example phenol formaldehyde resin or suitable high temperature thermoplastic polymers such as for example polyphenylene sulfide.
- suitable thermosetting polymers such as for example phenol formaldehyde resin or suitable high temperature thermoplastic polymers such as for example polyphenylene sulfide.
- closed end 53 is located against the outer wall of the spiral shaped compressor passage 23.
- the plastic turbocharger compressor housing 115 can be manufactured by injection molding and assembling e.g. welding and/or screwing.
- the compressor housing according to the present invention can also be used in an electrically driven or supported flow compressor or a secondary air charger.
- the inner walls of the arched diffuser channel have a radius of curvature over more than 75% of the complete distance between diffuser inlet and diffuser outlet.
- the centers of the at least two radii of curvature are located on one side of the diffuser only.
- the diffuser defines a smooth arched flow path without any opposing bents, such as a first bend having a radius of curvature on a first side of the diffuser and a second bend having a radius of curvature on a second opposing side of the diffuser.
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- The invention relates to a compressor housing, a turbocharger comprising such a compressor housing, the use of such a turbocharger and a method of manufacturing such a compressor housing.
- A turbocharger compressor comprising a plastic compressor housing is known from
US2010/0232955 . This compressor is a radial or centrifugal compressor. The plastic compressor housing forms at least a part of a compressor wheel compartment for a compressor wheel, a spiral shaped compressor passage, and a diffuser. With the rotational speed of the compressor wheel, fresh air is drawn in axially, wherein the fresh air is accelerated by means of the wheel to high velocity and then expelled in a radial direction. The diffuser's function is to slow down the high-velocity air, with minimal losses, so that both pressure and temperature rise. The spiral shaped compressor passage collects the air and slows it down further before it reaches the compressor passage outlet. - In conventional compressors there are pressure losses inside the spiral shaped compressor passage of the compressor housing which have a negative influence on the overall performance of a compressor.
- Hence, it is an object of the present invention to provide a compressor housing improving the performance of a compressor.
- This object is achieved by a compressor housing according to claim 1.
- In the compressor housing according to claim 1 the start of a loop of the spiral shaped compressor passage does not provide an endless fluid communication path with an end of the loop. The closed end of the spiral shaped compressor passage is a dead end which provides a one-way air flow between the closed end and the outlet. The dead end located at the start of the passage prevents air to enter directly in a wider diverged part of the passage located close to the outlet of the passage. In this way the air collected in the passage near the closed end is forced to flow towards the outlet through the loop defined by the spiral shaped passage. By providing a closed end or a closed scroll, the airflow in the wider diverged part of the passage close to the outlet is undisturbed, i.e. the turbulence is minimal such that airflow and compression of the air towards the outlet of the passage are optimized. Further, problems like flow separation and flow recirculation as shown in
figure 5 at the joint (260) where the loop start (252) meets the loop end (263) of a conventional passage no longer exist in the compressor housing according to claim 1. Without the pressure losses caused by flow separation and/or flow recirculation the performance of the compressor housing can be drastically increased. - The compressor housing is preferably manufactured from plastic or aluminum. An advantage of plastic is that the plastic compressor passage with the closed end can be manufactured cost efficiently. Further, it is possible in a cost effective way to include in the manufacturing process different functions in the plastic compressor housing. In other words, it is relatively easy to provide openings for positioning reinforcing elements and/or a screw thread or other connecting shapes in the plastic design for connecting the compressor housing for example to a center hub rotating assembly of a turbocharger. Further, it is possible to reduce the amount of plastic material to be used by providing hollow spaces or thinner parts in less strength-critical areas of the compressor housing. In the strength critical areas of the plastic compressor housing, plastic supporting ribs or the like can be provided.
- In addition, plastic has a relatively low thermal conductivity, i.e. plastic is a thermal insulator. The insulating plastic walls of a diffuser and the spiral shaped compressor passage provide a good insulating shield to protect the air being compressed inside the compressor against the external heat produced by external components such as for example the combustion engine. The shielding effect has the result that the air temperature inside the compressor is less heated by external influences such that in relative terms compared to aluminum more compression with the compressor can be achieved.
- In an embodiment, the compressor housing is made as one-piece compressor housing. The one-piece compressor housing is made without joining steps, such that the inner walls of the diffuser and/or the spiral shaped compressor passage do not have any joining seams. A seam-free compressor housing optimizes air flow and further increases the performance of the compressor housing.
- In a further embodiment, the housing comprises a hollow space between the compressor wheel compartment and the spiral shaped compressor passage. This hollow space or spaces reduce the weight and material to be used for manufacturing the compressor housing. The hollow space or spaces can be in fluid connection with the diffuser channel and the compressor compartment for recirculating air. It is also possible that the hollow space(s) is in fluid connection with different parts of the compressor compartment for recirculating air only in the compressor compartment. These fluid connections for recirculating air widen the compressor performance map by moving the surge line to the left in the compressor performance map by allowing a small amount of airflow to bleed off the low-velocity portion of the wheel and recirculate, to ward off blade stall. An advantage of a compressor housing made from plastic is that these fluid connections can be established in an uncomplicated manner and in a cost-effective way.
- To explain the invention in more detail, exemplary embodiments thereof will hereinafter be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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Figure 1 shows a section of a turbocharger according to the present invention; -
Figure 2 shows a section of a compressor having a compressor housing according to the present invention; -
Figure 3 shows a schematic view of a part of a compressor housing according to the present invention; -
Figure 4 shows a section of another embodiment of a compressor housing according to the present invention; -
Figure 5 shows a schematic view of a part of a conventional compressor housing. - In this description, identical or corresponding parts have identical of corresponding reference numerals.
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Figure 1 shows a section of aturbocharger 10 according to the present invention. Turbochargers 10 have become more and more popular for use in connection with passenger car engines, because the use of aturbocharger 10 permits selection of a smaller engine that develops the same amount of horsepower. Using a smaller and a lower mass engine together with aturbocharger 10 has the desired effect of decreasing the overall weight of the car, decreasing fuel consumption and reducing the overall emissions of the engine, which contributes to a cleaner environment. - The
turbocharger 10 includes aturbine 3 operatively connected to the engine exhaust manifold (not shown), a centrifugal compressor 1 operatively connected to the engine air intake manifold (not shown), and a centerhub rotating assembly 5 housing ashaft 7 that connects thecompressor wheel 9 with theturbine wheel 11. - The
turbine wheel 11 is driven to rotate by the exhaust gas flowing in the exhaust manifold. Rotation of theturbine wheel 11 causes by means of theshaft 7 rotation of thecompressor wheel 9. As thecompressor wheel 9 rotates in thecompressor housing 15, it increases the air mass flow rate, airflow density and air pressure delivered to the engine cylinders (not shown). - The
compressor housing 15 is shown in greater detail infigure 2 . Thecompressor housing 15 is adapted to receive air from anair intake 17 and distribute the air to acompressor wheel 9 rotatable disposed around anaxial axis 19 within thecompressor housing 15 and coupled to an end of theshaft 7. Thecompressor housing 15 provides acompressor wheel compartment 21 for thecompressor wheel 9, a spiralshaped compressor passage 23, and adiffuser 25 interposed between thecompressor wheel 9 and the spiral shapedcompressor passage 23. The spiral shapedcompressor passage 23 is formed along an outer region and radially remote from thecompressor wheel 9. - The
diffuser 25 hasinner walls diffuser channel 30, aninlet 31 in fluid communication with thecompressor wheel compartment 21 for radially receiving high-velocity fresh air axially drawn in by means of thecompressor wheel 9 and anoutlet 33 in fluid communication with the spiral shapedcompressor passage 23. The distance between theinlet 31 of thediffuser channel 30 and the radially most remotecompressor wheel tip 39 is smaller than 10 mm. In addition, the distance d between the opposinginner walls figures 1 and2 the distance between the opposinginner walls inlet 31 and/or near theoutlet 33 may be somewhat larger than the distance d. The maximum distance is smaller than 2 times the distance d. - The
inner walls diffuser channel 30 between the inlet and the outlet for deflecting air tangentially and/or axially in the diffusor channel between the inlet and the outlet. By using the thermal insulating properties of plastic and the optimized airflow by means of the arched design of the diffuser channel 30 a significant increase of the compressor performance is achieved. By means of the arched design of the diffuser it is also possible without increasing the outer dimensions of the compressor housing to provide a longer diffuser channel. The longer diffuser channel improves the compressor performance further. It is also possible to provide a more compact compressor housing by means of anarched diffuser 25. With thearched diffuser 25 thepassage 23 can be moved closer to thecompressor wheel 9 thereby providing a reduction in the outer dimensions of thecompressor housing 15. - The
compressor housing 15 shown infigures 1 and2 is made as one-piece compressor housing 15. Such a one-piece compressor housing 15 has no joining seams, which has a beneficial effect on the air flowing through the seam-free diffuser 25 and seam-free spiral shapedcompressor passage 23.Compressor 15 can be manufactured by additive manufacturing such as laser sintering and/or by subtractive manufacturing. It is also possible to use lost core technology to manufacture thecompressor housing 15. - The
compressor housing 15 comprises acenter axis 41, which as shown infigures 1 and2 coincides in an assembled compressor 1 with theaxial axis 19 of thecompressor wheel 9. - The distance A1 measured only in a axial direction parallel to the
axial axis 19 between thecenter 45 of the spiral shapedcompressor passage 23 and thecenter 47 of thediffuser inlet 31 is about two times the distance A2 measured in the axial direction only between thecenter 45 of the spiral shapedcompressor passage 23 and theinner wall 49 of the spiral shapedcompressor passage 23. The position to measure these distances is preferably where the diameter of the passage reaches or has reached its maximum diameter. A preferred area is about 270°-360° measured from the start of the passage. In this preferred area of the spiral shapedcompressor passage 23 the maximum distance A1 is preferably sixth times the distance A2. By means of such a design it is possible to achieve more performance within a restricted radial volume. -
Figure 3 shows a schematic view of a loop of a spiral shapedcompressor passage 23 of acompressor housing 15 according to the present invention. The spiral shapedcompressor passage 23 comprises apassage outlet 51 for supplying compressed air to at least one cylinder (not shown) for combustion. Thepassage 23 diverges in the direction of theoutlet 51, such that the cross sectional area of thepassage 23 smoothly increases between thestart 52 of the loop of the spiral shapedcompressor passage 23 and theoutlet 51. Anend 53 of the spiral shapedcompressor passage 23 opposing theoutlet 51 is closed. Thisend 53 also defines thestart 52 of the loop of the spiral shapedcompressor passage 23. By providing a closed ordead end 53 in thepassage 23 at the start of the spiral shapedcompressor passage 23 airflow and compression of the air in thepassage 23 towards theoutlet 5 are further optimized. The closed end is located at a distance smaller than 3 cm of the outer wall of the spiral shaped compressor passage.Figure 5 shows a schematic view of a spiral shapedcompressor passage 223 of a conventional compressor housing. The spiral shapedcompressor passage 223 comprises a joint 260 where the loop start 252 of the spiral shapedcompressor passage 223 meets the loop end 263 of the spiral shapedcompressor passage 223. Theloop start 252 and the loop end 263 are in direct fluid communication with each other such that the air collected in thepassage 223 near the loop start 252 may flow directly into the loop end 263 or vice versa.Figure 5 shows the direct air flow from the loop start 252 towards the loop end 263 as indicated by the arrows B without flowing through the loop. This direct flow indicated by the arrows B infigure 5 collides with the main air flow towards theoutlet 251, wherein the disturbed airflow is indicated by the arrows C, C' such that the resultant flow towards theoutlet 251 is disturbed. The main air flow is indicated by arrows A infigure 5 . The spiral shaped compressor passage 23 (figure 3 ) does not provide an endless fluid communication path (such as infigure 5 ) between thestart 52 of the loop and the wider diverged part Z of the spiral shaped compressor passage located closer to theoutlet 51. Theclosed end 53 of the spiral shaped compressor passage is a dead end which provides a one-way air flow indicated infigure 3 by the arrows inside the spiral shapedcompressor passage 23 between theclosed end 53 and theoutlet 51. In this way the air collected in the passage near the closed end is forced to flow through the single loop defined by the spiral shaped passage towards the outlet. By providing a closed end or a closed scroll, the airflow in the wider diverged part Z of the passage near the closed end and close to the outlet is not disturbed such that turbulence in the wider diverged part Z can be minimized i.e. airflow and compression of the air are optimized in thecompressor passage 23 offigure 3 . Further, problems like flow separation as shown infigure 5 and flow recirculation at the joint 260 where theloop start 252 meets the loop end 263 no longer exist in the spiral shapedcompressor passage 23. - In
figure 4 a section of another embodiment of acompressor housing 115 according to the present invention is shown. Thecompressor housing 115 is made of fourcomponents compressor wheel compartment 121, thepassage 123, thediffuser 125, and theair intake 117. Preferably thecomponents plastic components component 8 can be manufactured from a plastic type having a lower quality than the plastic type of theother components - Though not shown, it is preferred to provide a
housing 115 in which thecomponents passage 23 is seam-free. It is also possible to reduce thenumber components - The
compressor housing 115 comprises ahollow space 122 between thecompressor wheel compartment 121 and the spiral shapedcompressor passage 123. The dimensions of the spiral-shapedhollow space 122 change over 360 degrees and preferably these dimensions change inversely proportional with the dimensions of the spiral shapedcompressor passage 123. The hollow space may comprise various compartments or multiple spaces separated by reinforcing ribs or the like. Thishollow space 122 reduces the weight and material to be used for manufacturing thecompressor housing 115. - The
hollow space 122 can be in fluid connection (not shown) with thediffuser channel 125 and thecompressor compartment 121 for recirculating air. It is also possible that thehollow space 122 is in fluid connection (not shown) with different parts of thecompressor compartment 121 only for recirculating air. - The
plastic compressor housing 15 is preferably manufactured of polyphenylene sulfide. - The compressor housing according to the present invention can also be made from suitable thermosetting polymers such as for example phenol formaldehyde resin or suitable high temperature thermoplastic polymers such as for example polyphenylene sulfide.
- It is possible that the
closed end 53 is located against the outer wall of the spiral shapedcompressor passage 23. - The plastic
turbocharger compressor housing 115 can be manufactured by injection molding and assembling e.g. welding and/or screwing. - The compressor housing according to the present invention can also be used in an electrically driven or supported flow compressor or a secondary air charger.
- The inner walls of the arched diffuser channel have a radius of curvature over more than 75% of the complete distance between diffuser inlet and diffuser outlet. In a diffuser channel having at least two radii of curvature, the centers of the at least two radii of curvature are located on one side of the diffuser only. In this way the diffuser defines a smooth arched flow path without any opposing bents, such as a first bend having a radius of curvature on a first side of the diffuser and a second bend having a radius of curvature on a second opposing side of the diffuser. By providing the centers of the at least two radii of curvature on one side of the diffuser only an optimal air flow is provided through the diffuser to the spiral shaped compressor passage increasing the performance of the compressor.
- The following numbered paragraphs recite items of the invention:
- 1. A compressor housing manufactured of plastic material, wherein the housing comprises:
- at least a part of a compressor wheel compartment for a compressor wheel,
- a spiral shaped compressor passage, and
- a diffuser having inner walls defining a diffuser channel, an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is in fluid communication with the compressor wheel compartment for receiving high-velocity fresh air axially drawn in by means of the compressor wheel and the outlet is in fluid communication with the spiral shaped compressor passage, wherein the plastic inner walls of the diffuser channel have an arched design between the inlet and the outlet for deflecting air tangentially and/or axially in the diffusor channel between the inlet and the outlet.
- 2. The compressor housing according to item 1, wherein the compressor housing is made as one-piece plastic compressor housing.
- 3. The compressor housing according to
item 1 or 2, wherein the distance between the opposing inner walls is constant over more than 25% of the length of the diffuser channel. - 4. The compressor housing according to any one of the items 1-3, wherein the arched design of the diffuser channel is defined by one radius of curvature or by at least two radii of curvature, wherein in the arched design with at least two radii of curvature the centers of the radii of curvature are located on one side of the diffuser.
- 5. The compressor housing according to any one of the items 1-4, wherein the spiral shaped compressor passage comprises an outlet for supplying compressed air to at least one cylinder for combustion, wherein an end of the spiral shaped compressor passage opposing the outlet is closed.
- 6. The compressor housing according to
claim 5, wherein the closed end is located against the outer wall of the spiral shaped compressor passage. - 7. The compressor housing according to
item 5, wherein the closed end is located at a distance smaller than 3 cm of the outer wall of the spiral shaped compressor passage. - 8. The compressor housing according to any one of the items 1-7, wherein the housing comprises a hollow space between the compressor wheel compartment and the spiral shaped compressor passage.
- 9. The compressor housing according to
item 8, wherein the hollow space is in fluid connection with the diffuser and the compressor wheel compartment for recirculating air. - 10. The compressor housing according to
item - 11. The compressor housing according to any one of the items 1-10, wherein the distance measured in an axial direction parallel to the axial axis of the compressor wheel between the center of the spiral shaped compressor passage and the center of the diffuser inlet is at least one and a half times, preferably at least two times the distance measured in the axial direction between the center of the spiral shaped compressor passage and the inner wall of the spiral shaped compressor passage.
- 12. The compressor housing according to any one of the items 1-11 wherein the shortest distance between the diffusor outlet and the center axis of the compressor wheel housing is equal or larger than the shortest distance between the center of the spiral shaped compressor passage and the center axis of the compressor wheel housing.
- 13. Turbocharger comprising a radial compressor with a compressor housing according to any one of the items 1-12.
- 14. Use of a turbocharger according to item 13 in an engine.
- 15. Method for manufacturing a plastic compressor housing according to any one of the preceding items 1-12 by injection molding and/or assembling by for example welding and/or screwing.
Claims (9)
- A compressor housing (15) forming at least a part of a compressor wheel compartment (21) for a compressor wheel (9), and a spiral shaped compressor passage (23) which comprises an outlet (51) for supplying compressed air to at least one cylinder for combustion, wherein a start of a loop of the spiral shaped compressor passage is formed by a closed end such that the air collected in the spiral shaped compressor passage near the closed end is forced to flow through the loop of the spiral shaped passage towards the outlet.
- The compressor housing (15) according to claim 1, wherein the closed end is located against an outer wall of the spiral shaped compressor passage.
- The compressor housing (15) according to claim 1, wherein the closed end is located at a distance smaller than 3 cm of an outer wall of the spiral shaped compressor passage.
- The compressor housing (15) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the compressor housing comprises a diffuser (25).
- The compressor housing (15) according to claim 4, wherein the diffuser has:- inner walls (26,28) defining a diffuser channel (30),- a diffuser inlet (31), and- a diffuser outlet (33),wherein the diffuser inlet is in fluid communication with the compressor wheel compartment for receiving high-velocity fresh air axially drawn in by means of the compressor wheel and the diffuser outlet is in fluid communication with the spiral shaped compressor passage.
- The compressor housing (15) according to claim 5, wherein the inner walls of the diffuser channel have an arched design between the inlet and the outlet for deflecting air tangentially and/or axially in the diffusor channel between the diffusor inlet and the diffusor outlet.
- Turbocharger (10) comprising a radial compressor with a compressor housing (15) according to any one of the preceding claims.
- Use of a turbocharger (10) according to claim 7 in an engine.
- Method for manufacturing a compressor housing according to any one of the preceding claims 1-6 by injection molding and/or assembling by for example welding and/or screwing.
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