Abstract: The invention relates to a flap arrangement for a turbine of a turbocharger, in particular for a wastegate valve of the turbine, having a spindle for mounting the flap arrangement in a rotatable manner in a turbine housing, having a lever arm, wherein the lever arm is coupled to the spindle, and having a flap disk, wherein the flap disk is coupled to the lever arm. At least part of the lever arm is configured elastically such that applying a closing force to the flap arrangement, when the flap disk is in contact with a flap seat in the turbine housing, provides for relative movement of the flap disk in relation to the spindle, in order to compensate for thermal deformation of the turbine housing and/or wear.

Abstract: An exhaust gas turbocharger may include a turbine and a compressor for compression of charge air for an internal combustion engine, and a controllable actuator and a component mechanically adjustable via the actuator. The compressor may include a compressor casing through which charge air is flowable. A holding device may be integrally disposed on the compressor casing. The actuator may be coupled to the holding device, and may be secured to the compressor casing via the holding device. The holding device may have at least one integrally formed protective contour that may extend around the actuator in certain regions at a separation distance from the actuator, and may enclose the actuator in certain regions, such that the actuator is shielded in certain regions from external influences via the at least one protective contour.

Abstract: A determination is made whether or not the condition that the amount V of condensed water remaining in an intake passage has exceeded a predetermined upper limit has been met, based on an input parameter associated with the amount V. If, during an engine operation in an unsupercharged mode, a determination is made that the condition has been met, a condensed water discharging operation of a supercharger is performed such that the condensed water remaining is discharged to a cylinder of the engine through operation of the supercharger.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine has first and second combustion chambers, first and second exhaust gas line elements, and an exhaust gas turbocharger which has a first flood, a second flood, and a third flood. A bypass device has a bypass line that can be flowed through by exhaust gas from the first and second exhaust gas line elements and via the bypass line a turbine wheel is bypassed by a first part of the exhaust gas from the first and second exhaust gas line elements. A valve device includes a first valve element, via which an amount of the exhaust gas flowing through the bypass line and bypassing the turbine wheel from the first and second exhaust gas line elements is settable. A third exhaust gas line element opens out into the third flood.

Abstract: A shroud configured to be disposed around an impeller of a centrifugal compressor, the shroud has a wall extending around a central axis of the centrifugal compressor, the wall having an inner face oriented toward a gaspath and an outer face oriented away from the gaspath, a slot extending all around the central axis and from the inner face to the outer face of the wall, bridges secured to the wall, the bridges circumferentially distributed around the central axis and spanning across the slot, the bridges extending from roots to tips, the tips of the bridges circumferentially offset from the roots relative to the central axis.

Abstract: When an acceptance unit accepts an advance notice, a control unit, controls inflow amount of the air, an air fuel ratio derived from an injection amount of a fuel, and an advance of an ignition timing of an ignition device to temporarily increase a power that can be supplied by a generator. The control unit is determines whether a margin of an opening of a throttle is not less than a predetermined threshold. If the margin of the opening of the throttle is less than the predetermined threshold, the control unit inhibits a temporarily increase of the power. If the margin of the opening of the throttle is not less than the predetermined threshold, the control unit permits the temporarily increase of the power.

Abstract: Control of a turbocharger of a power system is disclosed. A controller may receive a desired value for a parameter of an engine. The controller may receive an operating value of the parameter. The controller may set, based on the desired value and the operating value, a position of an intake throttle valve of the engine to control air flow through a turbocharger of the engine.

Abstract: A turbocharger is provided and includes a compressor housing and a recirculation slit and a recirculation passage provided at an inlet of the compressor housing to enable air flowing into the compressor to be recirculated. A gas supply part supplies blow-by gas towards the inlet of the compressor housing to allow blow-by gas to be joined with air recirculated through the recirculation slit and the recirculation passage and to guide recirculating air towards a compressor wheel.

Abstract: A compound engine system includes a rotary engine with rotating chambers, a compressor section in successive communication with the rotating chambers, and a turbine section in successive communication with the rotating chambers. The turbine section has an output shaft. The output shaft and the engine shaft are drivingly engaged to each other and wherein the turbine section has a power output corresponding to from 20% to 35% of a total power output of the compound engine system. A method of compounding power in a compound engine system is also discussed.

Abstract: A method of operating an engine assembly receiving fuel, including admitting atmospheric air at a temperature T1 through an inlet of a compressor having a pressure ratio of PRGT, compressing the air in the compressor, cooling the compressed air from the compressor through an intercooler to cool the air from a temperature TBIC to a temperature TAIC, delivering the cooled compressed air from the intercooler to an inlet of an intermittent internal combustion engine having an effective volumetric compression ratio rVC, and further compressing the air in the intermittent internal combustion engine before igniting the fuel, where ( PR GT ) a ? ( r VC ) b ? ( T AIC T BIC ) ? ( T 1 T A ) < 1. An engine assembly is also discussed.

Abstract: Methods and systems for maintaining a temperature of catalyst above a threshold temperature during vehicle braking and coasting is described. In one example, engine pumping work may be increased without increasing flow of cool fresh air through the engine's exhaust system to provide a desired level of engine braking. The net air flow through the engine may be reduced via activating a decompression actuator.

Abstract: A generator system may include a compressor and an electric motor. The compressor includes an impeller, and the compressor provides a quantity of air flowing toward an intake of an engine through rotation of the impeller. The electric motor is mechanically linked to the compressor and rotates the impeller to force the quantity of air flowing toward the intake of the engine. The generator system may include a charge air cooler to receive the quantity of air flowing toward the intake of the engine and increase an air charge density of the quantity of air. The generator system may include an exhaust portion to expel exhaust from the engine such that the quantity of air provided by the compressor does not include exhaust expelled by the exhaust portion. The generator system may include an air valve configured to regulate the quantity of air flowing toward the intake of the engine.

Abstract: A turbine for a turbocharger includes: a turbine impeller coupled to a compressor impeller via a rotational shaft; a turbine casing disposed so as to cover the turbine impeller, the turbine casing including a scroll flow passage and a scroll outlet portion disposed on an inner side, in a radial direction, of the scroll flow passage, for guiding exhaust gas from the scroll flow passage to the turbine impeller; and a back-surface side member disposed so as to face a back surface of the turbine impeller. The back-surface side member includes a protruding portion disposed on an impeller facing surface which faces the back surface of the turbine impeller, the protruding portion protruding toward the back surface and extending in a circumferential direction.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine having two “banks” of cylinders, the “banks” being defined by cross-connection to different turbochargers. The exhaust from one bank of cylinders goes to a first turbocharger, and the exhaust from the other bank of cylinders goes to a second turbocharger. However, the compressed air delivered from the turbochargers is cross-connected to the cylinder banks. This allows a cylinder bank to be boosted with a turbocharger whose compressed air output does not necessarily match the exhaust energy of that cylinder bank.

Abstract: A composite power generating device of the present invention includes an engine (110), a first flow line (121), a turbocharger (130), a second flow line (122), a third flow line (123), a compressor (211), a first medium line (221), a medium turbine (212), a second medium line (222), a working medium cooler (213), a recuperator (215), a power generating unit (214), a cross-line (233), a first heat exchanger (251), a second heat exchanger (252), and a third heat exchanger (253).

Abstract: A compressor housing accommodating a compressor wheel for compressing intake air supplied to an engine has therein an outer cooling passage extending along a circumferential direction on an outer circumferential side of a scroll passage of a spiral shape through which the intake air compressed by the compressor wheel flows, and an inner cooling passage extending along the circumferential direction on an inner circumferential side of the scroll passage. The inner cooling passage is separated from the outer cooling passage by a separation wall extending along the circumferential direction.

Abstract: A control valve of a multi-supercharger system is provided. The control valve includes a first spool rotatably fitted in a valve body and a second spool fitted in the valve body to be coaxially rotatable together with the first spool. A disk member is installed in the valve body to partition a first chamber, in which the first spool is disposed, and a second chamber, in which the second spool is disposed, from each other. A portion of the disk member includes a communication sector, through which the first chamber and the second chamber communicate with each other. A first inlet and a first outlet are disposed in the valve body and a second inlet and a second outlet are disposed in the valve body. A first valve aperture is formed in the first spool for allowing the first spool to communicate with the communication sector.

Abstract: A turbocharger for an engine includes a housing, a shaft, a turbine wheel mounted to the shaft for rotation therewith, a compressor wheel mounted to the shaft for rotation therewith, and a bearing cartridge rotatably supporting the shaft relative to the housing. The housing is positioned axially between the turbine and compressor wheels. The bearing cartridge includes an inner ring mounted to the shaft, an outer ring disposed between the inner ring and the housing and movable relative to the housing, and a first and a second plurality of roller elements axially spaced apart from one another and disposed radially between the inner and outer rings to rotatably support the inner ring relative to the outer ring. A radial gap (RD) is defined between the outer ring (134) and the housing (126). Lubricant flows into the radial gap and radially separates the outer ring from the housing during operation of the turbocharger.

Abstract: A method for controlling an internal combustion engine system including a particulate filter includes receiving a desired output for an internal combustion engine and receiving sensor information including information indicative of a quantity of soot in the particulate filter. The method includes calculating a plurality of sets of engine performance values based on respective sets of candidate control points, each set of engine performance values including a soot change rate at which the quantity of soot changes over time and determining whether the soot change rate satisfies a soot change rate limit that requires an increase in the quantity of soot in the particulate filter. The method also includes controlling the internal combustion engine based on a set of candidate control points that satisfies the soot change rate limit.

Abstract: A seal apparatus for a casing of a turbomachine. The seal apparatus may include an annular body having first and second annular body portions and an appendage. The second annular body portion may extend axially from the first annular body portion and may have an outer annular surface radially offset from an outer annular surface of the first annular body portion. The appendage may extend axially from the first annular body portion and may have an outer annular surface and an inner annular surface. The inner annular surface of the appendage and the outer annular surface of the second annular body portion may define an annular cavity therebetween, and at least a portion of the appendage may be configured to be displaced radially outward in order to maintain contact with first and second inner cylindrical surfaces of the casing during radial expansion of the casing.