Compressor Wheel balance

Turbo-Expert has one of the most modern, precise and accurate machines in the world for independently balancing the Compressor Wheel, the Turbine Wheel and the Shaft and Wheel, and finally the two parts assembled together because this is one of the most important steps in the process of recycling and assembling the turbocharger and without such equipment, a turbo service cannot guarantee a 100% perfect repair - that's why we never stop investing in being the Best and being able to offer you only the highest possible quality, products and services without analogues.

The compressor wheel is perhaps the most commonly discussed component in a turbo. This is perhaps because it is the easiest to understand and because it is the focus of attention because it compresses/thickens and forces the intake air. The compressor wheel of a turbocharger is called a radial compressor because it takes in fresh air and accelerates it radially, or rotates it 90 degrees, unlike the axial compressors used in jet engines, which accelerate the air in the same direction they are already going.

The compressor wheel is balanced in two planes: the front/nose and the rear. Because the wheels in a turbocharger rotate at such high speeds, balance is critical to the proper operation and life of not only the compressor wheel but also the turbocharger as a whole. The compressor wheel is set up on specially designed balancing machines and both planes of balance are defined and balanced. A balance specification is determined by the manufacturer based on the size of the turbo and the intended operating speed. Typically, the balance specification is kept to within hundredths of a square centimeter. For extremely high speed applications, the rotor assembly can be dynamically balanced by aligning all the rotating components and indexing them, then balancing them as an assembly.