Turbocharger housing

Abstract

A turbocharger housing is split lengthwise and has two housing halves, which in the assembled state sectionally form a bearing housing, a turbine housing, and a compressor housing. The turbocharger housing contains at least one fluid chamber, which is arranged in the bearing housing and/or in the turbine housing and/or in the compressor housing of at least one of the two housing halves. The fluid chamber contains a plurality of raised webs, which are disposed to influence the fluid flow.

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         7 . A turbocharger housing, comprising:
 at least one portion being divided in a longitudinal direction into two housing halves, said two housing halves in an assembled state in portions form a bearing housing, a turbine housing and a compressor housing; and   at least one fluid chamber for receiving a cooling medium and disposed in at least one of said bearing housing, said turbine housing or said compressor housing of at least one of said two housing halves, said fluid chamber having a plurality of raised webs, for forming flows of the cooling medium running in various directions.   
     
     
         8 . The turbocharger housing according to  claim 7 , wherein at least one of said raised webs has a height being equal to a height of said fluid chamber at a point where said one raised web is situated. 
     
     
         9 . The turbocharger housing according to  claim 7 , wherein at least one of said raised webs has a height being less than a height of said fluid chamber at a point where said one raised web is situated. 
     
     
         10 . The turbocharger housing according to  claim 7 , further comprising connections, via said connections the cooling medium can be delivered to and led off from said fluid chamber. 
     
     
         11 . The turbocharger housing according to  claim 7 , further comprising a gasket disposed between said two housing halves, said gasket in an area where said fluid chamber extends over both of said two housing halves has at least one cutout formed therein, via which the cooling medium is able to flow from a first of said two housing halves into a second of said two housing halves. 
     
     
         12 . The turbocharger housing according to  claim 11 , wherein said cutout is one of a plurality of cutouts formed in said gasket. 
     
     
         13 . The turbocharger housing according to  claim 12 , wherein said cutouts have are selected from the group consisting of bore holes and punched holes.