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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2011
Applicants:
Harold Huimin Sun, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Jizhong Zhang, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Liangjun HU, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Dave R. Hanna, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Harold Huimin Sun, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Jizhong Zhang, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Liangjun Hu, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Dave R. Hanna, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 23/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/56 (2006.01); F02B 37/24 (2006.01); F01D 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/24 (2013.01); F01D 17/167 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01); F05D 2230/90 (2013.01); F05D 2240/12 (2013.01); F05D 2300/20 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various systems and methods are described for a variable geometry turbine. In one example, a turbine nozzle comprises a central axis and a nozzle vane. The nozzle vane includes a stationary vane and a sliding vane. The sliding vane is positioned to slide in a direction substantially tangent to an inner circumference of the turbine nozzle and in contact with the stationary vane.