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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2015
Applicants:
Alex Pinera, Jupiter, FL (US);
Timothy J Miller, Jupiter, FL (US);
Inventors:
Alex Pinera, Jupiter, FL (US);
Timothy J Miller, Jupiter, FL (US);
Assignee:
FLORIDA TURBINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC, Jupiter, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/22 (2006.01); F02B 37/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/22 (2013.01); F02B 37/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, the turbocharger being supported by hydrostatic bearings in both a radial and an axial direction by a compressed air supplied from a compressor of the turbocharger and boosted in pressure by a separate boost pump to a high enough pressure to support the rotor of the turbocharger. The turbocharger hydrostatic bearings are damped using wire mesh or dispersed friction dampers.