Holset Engineering Company, Limited

David L Antcliffe

Pierre Bernard French

Arshad Karim

Gerald L Donnellan

A method of reducing high cycle fatigue of a turbocharger fitted to an internal combustion engine in which fuel supply to the engine is controlled by an electronic engine management unit (ECU) in accordance with a fuel map of fuel values required to meet different engine operating conditions. The method comprises varying the fuel value F associated with a particular engine operating condition to thereby prevent the turbocharger running at the same constant speed each time said particular engine operating condition arises.

Method of reducing high cycle fatigue of turbochargers

The disclosure illustrates an exhaust brake valve positioned between a divided section exhaust manifold of an internal combustion engine and the divided flow entry to a turbine wheel of a turbocharger used in conjunction with the engine. The valve comprises a closure member displaceable between two positions, the second of which provides separate but free flow from the exhaust manifold sections and the corresponding divided flow entry of the turbine. The closure member, when displaced to the first position, blocks flow to the turbine, but at the same time interconnects the sections of the exhaust manifold. In this condition the engine acts like a compressor working against a blockage to provide a retarding effect, but the manifold interconnection minimizes peak pressure pulses to prevent engine valve bounce.

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Dalton, United Kingdom

David L Antcliffe