Variable area nozzle turbine
CA 1330708 C · Owner: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · Inventors: Hayama, Masato
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A radial turbine of a variable area nozzle type which is suitable for use as the exhaust turbine of a turbocharger for an automotive internal combustion engine requiring a quick response and a wide operating range. This turbine comprises at least two groups of variable area nozzles which may be, for instance defined by moveable vanes, and can be individually controlled for each group to vary their sizes. By opening the variable area nozzles of the first group while the variable area nozzles of the second group are kept closed, a sufficient supercharging effect can be obtained even when the fluid flow rate is small. By opening the variable area nozzles of both the groups the resistance to …
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- Granted July 19, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 19, 2011.
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