Abstract: In an exhaust gas turbocharger including a compressor wheel, the compressor wheel is cooled by at least one nozzle which is arranged in close axial proximity to the axis of rotation of the compressor wheel for spraying the backside of the compressor wheel near the center thereof with coolant whereby the coolant, utilizing the centrifugal forces of the rotating compressor wheel, is completely distributed over the entire wheel back surfaces.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 4, 2004
Date of Patent:
March 14, 2006
Assignee:
DaimleChrysler AG
Inventors:
Siegfried Sumser, Helmut Finger, Eduard Heinz, Lionel Le Clech, Wolfram Schmid