摘要 |
A turbocharger has a main housing (12) with a throughbore in which a tubular bearing carrier (40) is mounted. A main shaft (14) having a turbine (18) at one end and a compressor (16) at its other end extends through the bearing carrier (40) and is rotatably mounted to the housing by two spaced bearing assemblies (48, 50). A lubrication system (80, 82) supplies lubricant to an annular chamber (54) for hydrostatically damping the shaft vibrations and the discharge of the lubricant from the chamber is employed to lubricate the bearing assemblies (48, 50). <IMAGE> |