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Development of Next Generation Variable Geometry Turbocharger for Commercial Vehicles
Technical Paper
2021-01-0643
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Recent advancements in internal combustion engine due to stricter emission regulations require the turbocharger to function with a higher efficiency over the entire operation range. Furthermore, the need for higher boosting pressure requires the extension of rotation speed margin forcing the inclusion of resonance speeds for high order vibration modes, posing a threat on the reliability of the turbine.
This paper introduces new variable geometry nozzle vanes and turbine rotor designed based on the understanding and control of tip leakage flows, utilizing both low and high fidelity CFD simulations. Low fidelity single passage steady state simulations were used for vane profile tuning and high fidelity full-scale unsteady simulations for evaluating stator-rotor interactions respectively. The new vane design is comprised of a three-dimensional stacking in the span wise direction which has been found effective in reducing the nozzle tip leakage loss. The weakening of streamline secondary vortices, formed by the interaction of main flow and vane clearance flow, also contributes in improving the rotor blade surface pressure distribution. It resulted in safe operation of turbine rotor at higher vibration modes (Mode 2 and 3).
Improvements in efficiency and vibration response were confirmed on gas stand and tip timing tests. In addition to ensuring its reliability at high vibration modes, the new design achieved an increase of 2 to 7% in efficiency at engine rated power and torque points respectively.
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Gupta, B., Hoshi, T., Ogawa, S., Osako, M. et al., "Development of Next Generation Variable Geometry Turbocharger for Commercial Vehicles," SAE Technical Paper 2021-01-0643, 2021, https://doi.org/10.4271/2021-01-0643.Data Sets - Support Documents
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