VNT™ DAVNT – Double Axle VNT Turbocharger
Garrett’s latest generation of Variable Geometry Turbo DAVNT (Double Axle VNT) offers robust and high performance-boosting solutions enabling fuel efficiency improvement, emission reduction, and further enhanced engine braking capabilities.
Balancing power & efficiency at every speed
Garrett’s latest generation Variable Geometry Turbo DAVNT (Double Axle VNT) turbocharger is valued in Commercial Vehicles for its ability to increase fuel efficiency as well as engine power density while meeting emissions through Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) control.
Engine Range
Variable Geometry Turbo DAVNT (Double Axle VNT) turbos, available in different sizes, are especially suited to diesel engines with displacements from 2.5L to 15L – from small delivery vans to large highway trucks and off-highway equipment.
Commercial Vehicle DAVNT (Double Axle VNT)
Turbocharger Key Features
The Variable Geometry (VNT) Turbo mechanism in DAVNT, just as in their passenger vehicle counterparts, regulates the exhaust gas flow in direct response to the engine requirements through a row of movable vanes positioned around the inlet of the turbine wheel. These turbine nozzle vanes are supported by two axles for enhanced reliability and durability – above 1.2 million km life cycles. Garrett’s patented pressure balance channels exhaust gas to both sides of the vanes – thereby preventing strong axial loading and reducing friction and wear while enhancing controllability at the same time.
Balancing power & efficiency at every speed
Commercial Vehicle Double Axle VNT Turbochargers Benefits
DAVNT VNT turbos enable independent control of air-fuel ratio and EGR rates, helping Commercial Vehicle manufacturers meet emissions targets in NOx and particulates without compromising on performance and fuel efficiency.
Evolution
The technology was first launched in 2000 on DDC Series 50 engine that was equipped on the NABI bus. Since then, hundreds of thousands of Variable Geometry DAVNT (Double Axle VNT) turbos are in operation around the world – both on and off-highway – from small 3.0L Isuzu vans to 5.2L and 8L Hino or Volvo trucks and heavy-duty 13L Iveco vehicles, for example. In off-highway, this technology has been adopted by John Deere for a wide range of applications of their Tier4 9L engine.
In 2010, Garrett launched second-generation DAVNT (Double Axle VNT), featuring cambered vanes and an improved turbine wheel design that improved fuel consumption while enhancing low-speed torque and maximum power capability. In the same year, Garrett launched a DAVNT application for US medium-duty trucks incorporating the ball bearing technology, an innovative bearing technology that further improved both fuel consumption and engine response.
Future Trends
In 2014, Garrett launched the third generation, featuring compound cambered Vanes, fully thermos-decoupled design allowing the Nozzle assembly to expand and contract freely radially and axially as well improved aerodynamic performance for higher fuel efficiency. This latest generation allows improved performance, braking capability, and durability.
Moving forward, Garrett engineers continue their focus on extracting gains in fuel efficiency, power density, and reliability through improvements in aerodynamics and kinematics as well as greater adoption of ball bearing technology. With engine downsizing becoming more commonplace as commercial vehicle engine makers pursue reduced fuel consumption, VNT turbochargers will be deployed more frequently, in both mono or TwoStage configurations, to facilitate increased engine power density without compromising transient response and driveability.
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