Honeywell International Inc.

Maitreya Madhyastha

Steven Don Arnold

Costas Vogiatzis

Shankar Mukherjee

Zandrie J Wiesma

Marion Janik

Exemplary turbine blade outer edges, exemplary vane inner edges, exemplary systems and exemplary methods are disclosed that help to reduce noise in variable geometry turbines and optionally other turbines wherein a turbine blade interacts with an object. Other exemplary turbine-related technologies are also disclosed.

Vane and/or blade for noise control

A turbocharger including center housing with a thermally decoupling flange is provided. The flange, which extends generally radially outward from a body of the center housing, has a connection portion that can be used to mount the center housing to a turbine housing of the turbocharger. A curved portion of the flange is disposed between the connection portion and the housing body and provides a thermal decouple for reducing the thermal gradient in the connection portion. The curved portion can also increase the flexibility of the flange to reduce the stresses therein that result from temperature variations in the center housing.

Method for manufacturing a turbocharger assembly having a thermally decoupled flange

Thermally decoupled flange for mounting to a turbine housing

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Redondo Beach, CA, United States of America

Maitreya Madhyastha