Abstract: An impeller of a centrifugal compressor includes: a hub; and at least one blade disposed on a hub surface of the hub. A hub-side end of a trailing edge of the at least one blade is located radially outward of an outer peripheral portion of the hub, and is located on either of a first line extending radially outward from the hub surface of the hub or a second line extending radially outward from a back surface of the hub.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wastegate actuator mechanism comprising an elongated link plate and a pin which are rotatable relative to each other. The wastegate actuator mechanism further comprises a sliding assembly including a bushing fixedly connected to the link plate and a sleeve fixedly connected to the pin. Assembly of the wastegate actuator mechanism involves pressing the bushing into the eye of the link plate and allowing material of the link plate to deform and to be received in recessed portions of the bushing in the process and/or arranging the sleeve on the pin and allowing material of the pin to deform and to be received in recessed portions of the sleeve in a process of forming an end section of enlarged diameter on the pin.

Abstract: A centrifugal compressor includes: an impeller; an inlet pipe portion forming an intake passage to introduce air to the impeller; and a throttle mechanism capable of reducing a flow passage area of the intake passage upstream of the impeller. The throttle mechanism includes an annular portion configured to move between a first position and a second position upstream of the first position in an axial direction of the impeller, and a strut supporting the annular portion. The strut extends toward at least one of an outer side in a radial direction of the impeller or a downstream side in the axial direction of the impeller with an increase in distance from the annular portion.

Abstract: A turbocharger includes a rolling bearing including at least one rolling element for rotatably supporting a rotational shaft, a bearing support cylinder located on a radially outer side relative to the rolling bearing, for supporting the rolling bearing, and a housing located on the radially outer side relative to the bearing support cylinder, for covering a circumference of the bearing support cylinder. Between an outer circumferential surface of the bearing support cylinder and an inner circumferential surface of the housing, a gap for forming an oil film by inflow of lubricant oil is provided. At least one of the outer circumferential surface of the bearing support cylinder and the inner circumferential surface of the housing includes an oil film holding portion for suppressing outflow of the lubricant oil from the gap.

Abstract: A nozzle device according to some embodiments includes an annular nozzle plate, an annular nozzle mount defining a nozzle flow passage between the nozzle mount and one surface of the nozzle plate, at least one nozzle support coupling the nozzle plate and the nozzle mount, and fixed to at least the nozzle plate by caulking, and at least one nozzle vane supported between the nozzle plate and the nozzle mount. The nozzle plate has a through hole into which an end portion of the at least one nozzle support is inserted.

Abstract: On an inner circumferential surface (25a) of a housing (25) opposed to an outer circumferential surface (37a, 37b) of an outer ring, toward a front side in a rotation direction (B) of a rotation shaft (21), a first groove (41H, 41I) is formed as a groove portion for guiding an oil (39) in a direction toward a first oil supply hole (41D, 41E).

Abstract: An internal combustion engine with a turbocharger according to an embodiment includes a cylinder block internally including a plurality of cylinders, a cylinder head disposed on top of the cylinder block, and internally including a plurality of exhaust flow passages through which exhaust air discharged from each of the plurality of cylinders flows, and the turbocharger including a rotational shaft, a turbine wheel, and a compressor wheel, the turbine wheel being disposed at one end of the rotational shaft, the compressor wheel being disposed at the other end of the rotational shaft. At least the turbine wheel of the turbocharger is arranged inside the cylinder head.

Abstract: An impeller of a centrifugal compressor according to the present disclosure includes: a hub; a plurality of full blades disposed on a peripheral surface of the hub at intervals in a circumferential direction; and a plurality of splitter blades each of which is disposed between adjacent full blades of the plurality of full blades on the peripheral surface of the hub. When a blade height ratio which is a ratio of a blade height (Hf) of each full blade to a blade height (Hs) of each splitter blade on a meridional plane of the impeller is defined as Hs/Hf, the blade height ratio satisfies Hs/Hf<1 at least at a leading edge of each splitter blade.

Abstract: A method for producing a TiAl alloy member includes a molding step (S10) of laminating a solidified body obtained by melting and solidifying or sintering powder of a TiAl alloy by irradiation of the powder with a beam, to mold a laminated body; and a heat treatment step (S12) of heating the laminated body at a setting temperature that is equal to or higher than a temperature at which a phase transformation to an ? phase is initiated, to produce a TiAl alloy member. By the method for producing a TiAl alloy member, the TiAl alloy member can be easily molded with a decrease in high temperature properties suppressed.

Abstract: A scroll casing for a centrifugal compressor satisfies a relationship of Tb/Ta?1.0 in a range of an angular position around a scroll center of the scroll passage from 180 degrees to 360 degrees, where Ta is a passage width of the diffuser passage along an axial direction of the centrifugal compressor, Tb is a shortest distance from a start position which is a connection position with a hub-side passage surface of the diffuser passage on an inner peripheral surface of a scroll portion forming the scroll passage to a virtual arc that touches an end position which is a position opposite to the start position on the inner peripheral surface, and the angular position is defined so that the angle gradually increases from a merging position between a scroll start and a scroll end of the scroll passage of 60 degrees to the downstream side of the scroll passage.

Abstract: A compressor housing internally forms: an inlet passage with an inflow port formed in a shroud surface; an outlet passage with an outflow port formed in an introduction surface formed on a front side of a shroud surface; and a recirculation passage connecting the inlet passage and the outlet passage. An intake air introduction portion of the compressor housing has: a front-side surface defining a front side in the outlet passage; a rear-side surface defining a rear side in the outlet passage; and a front-side introduction surface formed on the front side relative to the outflow port on the introduction surface. Each of the front-side surface, the rear-side surface, and the front-side introduction surface is inclined to the rear side from an outer side toward an inner side in a radial direction, the rear-side surface includes a convex curved portion, and the front-side introduction surface includes an introduction surface-side convex curved portion.

Abstract: A bearing device according to an embodiment is a bearing device for rotatably supporting a rotational shaft, the device including at least one rolling bearing which includes an inner race fixed to the rotational shaft, a rolling element, and an outer race for rotatably holding the rolling element with the inner race, and a casing for housing the rolling bearing, the casing including a plurality of first oil supply holes formed at intervals in a circumferential direction for supplying lubricant oil to a first gap between the rolling bearing and an inner circumferential surface of the casing. Each of the plurality of first oil supply holes satisfies: ?·d1·?1<?·d12/4,??(a) where d1 is a diameter of an outlet opening of the first oil supply hole, and ?1 is a space of the first gap.

Abstract: The present invention suppresses leakage of combustion gas from a contact surface. A cylinder head (20) is attached to a cylinder block. The surface (26) of the side of the cylinder head (20) that is attached to the cylinder block includes a first region (AH1) and a second region (AH2) that has higher hardness than the first region (AH1).

Abstract: A mixed-flow turbine wheel includes: a plurality of rotor blades disposed on a circumferential surface of the hub at intervals in a circumferential direction and configured such that each of the plurality of rotor blades has a leading edge which includes, in a meridional view, an oblique edge portion where a distance between the leading edge and an axis of the rotational shaft decreases from a tip side toward a hub side, and a sensor detection surface having a flat shape and being applied with a marking which is detectable by an optical sensor device.

Abstract: A turbine includes: a rotatable impeller with a hub provided with a plurality of rotor blades; and a tubular member in which a diffuser located downstream of the impeller is formed. On an inner surface of the tubular member, a plurality of projections projecting radially inward of the tubular member are formed at positions closer to an inlet end of the tubular member than an outlet end of the tubular member. The plurality of projections are arranged in a circumferential direction of the inner surface so as to leave a space between adjacent projections.

Abstract: A rotary electrical machine includes a housing which includes a flow passage portion in which a refrigerant flow passage through which a refrigerant flows is formed and which houses a rotor and a stator. The refrigerant flow passage includes a first flow passage of which a length from the inlet to the outlet in the circumferential direction is a predetermined length, and a second flow passage of which a length from the inlet to the outlet in the circumferential direction is shorter than that of the first flow passage. The second flow passage is provided with a partition wall portion between the inner peripheral wall and the outer peripheral wall in the radial direction. A slit penetrating the partition wall portion in the circumferential direction is formed in the partition wall portion. A width of the slit is smaller than a width of the first flow passage.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a gas engine and a ship provided with the same, the gas engine making it is possible to ensure a distance that enables fuel and an oxidizing agent to mix, and to evenly mix the oxidizing agent and the fuel even if the flow rate of gas traveling towards intake pipes varies. A gas engine (1) comprises: an intake passage (10) through which a gas flows; a plurality of intake pipes (12A, 12B) where the intake passage (10) branches apart at a branching section (14) that is downstream in the gas flow direction, the intake pipes opening to a cylinder (16) at the downstream end; and a fuel injection means (31) that injects fuel into the intake passage (10). The fuel injection means (31) is provided upstream of the branching section (14) in the gas flow direction, and injects varying quantities of fuel into the plurality of intake pipes (12A, 12B).

Abstract: Provided are a variable geometry turbine and a supercharger including the same that can change flow rate characteristics of a turbine in accordance with engine output with simple structure and can adjust the flow angle of a fluid flowing into a turbine impeller to any angle in the circumferential direction of the turbine impeller. The variable geometry turbine (10) includes a turbine impeller (12) configured to rotate about an axis line, a turbine housing (30) configured to accommodate the turbine impeller (12) and form a throat passage (32) and a scroll flow channel (34) on the outer circumferential side of the turbine impeller (12), the scroll flow channel (34) communicating with the throat passage (32), and a width changing mechanism in which a width change portion (52) that changes a passage width of the throat passage (32) along the circumferential direction of the turbine impeller (12) is movable in the width direction of the passage width.

Abstract: A forced induction device (100) includes: a rotor (1) which includes a turbine side shaft portion (11), a compressor side shaft portion (12), and a connection shaft portion (13) connecting these to each other; a turbine side bearing (5) which supports the turbine side shaft portion (11); and a compressor side bearing (6) which supports the compressor side shaft portion (12). A rigidity of the connection shaft portion (13) is lower than that of the turbine side shaft portion (11) and the compressor side shaft portion (12) so that a node in a mode shape at each critical speed involving with an operating rotational speed region of the rotor (1) is located between the turbine side bearing (5) and the compressor side bearing (6).

Abstract: A rotary electrical machine includes a rotor, a stator, and a housing having a flow passage section. The flow passage section has an inner circumferential wall that makes contact with an outer circumferential surface of the stator, an outer circumferential wall arranged on the outside of the inner circumferential wall in the radial direction, and a partition wall section, which is provided in a portion in the circumferential direction, and connects the inner circumferential wall and the outer circumferential wall in the radial direction. The stator has a yoke section extending in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of teeth extending radially inward from the yoke section. The yoke section has a first portion connected to each of the teeth, and a second portion arranged between two first portions adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. The partition wall section faces the second portion in the radial direction.