Automotive
Technical Paper

Design, Fabrication and Testing of an Experimental Alpha Silicon CarbideTurbocharger Rotor

810523

02/01/1981

Event
SAE International Congress and Exposition
Authors
Paul Rottenkolber Volkswagenwerk AG
Manfred Langer Volkswagenwerk AG
Roger S. Storm The Carborundum Co.
Frank Frechette The Carborundum Co.
Abstract
Content
A turbine wheel has been designed to investigate the application of ceramic materials to automotive turbochargers. Stress calculations for the ceramic rotor have been carried out. Sintered Alpha Silicon Carbide wheels have been fabricated by injection molding and preliminary testing has been completed.
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Topics
Molding
Ceramics
Turbochargers
Fabrication
Wheels
Powder metallurgy
Affiliated or Co-Author
Volkswagenwerk AG
The Carborundum Co.
Details
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/810523
Pages
16
Citation
Rottenkolber, P., Langer, M., Storm, R., and Frechette, F., "Design, Fabrication and Testing of an Experimental Alpha Silicon CarbideTurbocharger Rotor," SAE Technical Paper 810523, 1981, https://doi.org/10.4271/810523.
Additional Details
Publisher
SAE International
Published
Feb 1, 1981
Product Code
810523
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English