Turbo Systems Switzerland Ltd.

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Andrea Vacca

Gerd Mundinger

Christian Kreienkamp

Matthias Richner

Antje Hertel

Matthias Jarusel

Marcel Joho

Andreas Schmid

Thomas Rechin

William Gizzi

Reiner Probst

Daniel Oeschger

Alessandro Sofia

Daniel Kästli

Markus Städeli

Matthias Schleer

Jürg Weber

A centering device () for centering a turbine housing () with respect to a central axis () of a radial turbine of a turbo system is described. The centering device () includes a ring-shaped body () having an outer diameter Dand an inner diameter D, wherein a ratio of D/Dis ≤2. Additionally, the centering device () includes two or more centering elements () provided on a side surface () of the ring-shaped body () for engaging with respective complementary centering elements () provided on a bearing housing (). The two or more centering elements () are configured for allowing a radial thermal expansion of the ring-shaped body () during engagement of the two or more centering elements () with the respective complementary centering elements (). Further, a turbo system, including such a centering device as well as a method of centering a turbine housing are described.

Centering device for centering a turbine housing, turbo system including the centering device, and method of centering a turbine housing

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Brittnau, Switzerland

Andrea Vacca