Modine Manufacturing Company

James J Hennes

Steven Meshenky

Robert Barfknecht

Kenneth M Cornell

Peter C Kottal

LeRoy Goines

An improved combustion air charger, such as a turbocharger or a supercharger, includes a housing () having a rotary shaft () journalled therein. At least one compressor wheel () is located on the shaft (). The housing () includes an ambient inlet () as well as a compressed air outlet () and a heat exchanger () is located between at least one of the compressor wheels () and the outlet () and is arranged so that air flow through the heat exchanger () is generally in the radially inward direction.

Internally mounted radial flow intercooler for a combustion air changer

A compact rotary compressor unit within internal intercooling includes a rotary shaft () with at least one compressor wheel () mounted thereon for rotation therewith. The compressor wheel () has an inlet end () of relatively small diameter and a radial discharge end () of relatively large diameter. A nominally donut-shaped intercooling heat exchanger () is centered about the shaft () to receive compressed air from the compressor wheel and cool the same. Both the compressor wheel () and the heat exchanger () are confined in a housing ().

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Milwaukee, WI, United States of America

James J Hennes