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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Erik Henry Hermann, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Randall Alan Stec, Canton, MI (US);
Douglas White, Canton, MI (US);
Jacqueline Tomlin, Redford, MI (US);
William C. Ronzi, Troy, MI (US);
Roger Khami, Troy, MI (US);
Robert Bruce Bonhard, Milford, MI (US);
Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An inlet duct, an induction system, and a system are disclosed for directing an inlet flow into an inlet compressor for use in an internal combustion engine. An example inlet duct may include one or more relief features disposed on an inner surface of the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be made integral with the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be disposed to protrude into the inlet flow to cause the inlet flow to swirl before reaching the inlet compressor.