Borgwarner Inc.

Thomas Duecker-Schulz

Oliver Schumnig

Thomas Koerner

Robert Krewinkel

An exhaust-gas turbocharger () with a bearing housing (), a shaft () mounted in the bearing housing (), a turbine wheel () which is arranged on the shaft (), a compressor wheel () which is arranged on the shaft (), and a wheel side space () between a rear wall () of the turbine wheel () or compressor wheel () and an outer surface (), which faces toward the rear wall () of the bearing housing (). In the outer surface () of the bearing housing (), there is formed at least one groove () for disrupting the flow generated by the rotating rear wall ().

Exhaust-gas turbocharger

A hydrodynamic axial bearing is provided with segments arranged on a circular ring on axial bearings, wherein a plurality of pressure fields are built up. The length of the individual segments is defined in the circumferential direction, between a first edge and a second edge. The first edge delimits the wedge surface of the segments. In fast-rotating bearings, the ratio of segment width to segment length has a decisive influence on the attainable load-bearing capacity and resulting friction losses. The load-bearing capacity and friction losses are improved by increasing the segment length more intensely with increasing radius. The first edge does not run straight but rather has steps, is arcuate or has linear portions with different gradients.

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Munich, Georgia

Thomas Duecker-Schulz