A turbocharger 1 includes a compressor housing 2 and a bearing housing 3. The compressor housing 2 has a shroud surface 221 and a diffuser surface 222. The bearing housing 3 has an opposite surface 311 facing the diffuser surface 222. An adhesion preventin...

A method for signaling a failure condition of a bearing of a turbocharger that includes a sensor configured for sensing information on off-axis rotor motion. The method entails receiving a stream of information from the sensor, decomposing the stream of in...

An object of the invention is to provide a motor rotor structure for an electric turbo charger which can be manufactured at a low cost while ensuring the assembly quality of a motor rotor for an electric turbo charger by fixedly fitting, over a shaft, a ro...

A supercharging system (11) for a gas turbine system (13) is provided the supercharging system having a fan (41) mechanically coupled to the turbine shaft (27) of the turbine system. A bypass subsystem (59) is provided or optionally conveying a portion of ...

An exemplary semi-floating bearing for a turbocharger has a central axis defining a cylindrical coordinate system with an axial direction, a radial direction and an angular direction; a turbine end (108); a compressor end (104); journal surfaces (112,114) ...

A turbocharger for internal combustion engines, having a heat shield (360) disposed between a turbine housing (110') and center housing (340) of the turbocharger for shielding the center housing (340) from exhaust gases passing through the turbine. The hea...