Auburn Hills’ BorgWarner Delivers Twin Scroll Turbochargers to Germany’s BMW Group

BorgWarner in Auburn Hills is delivering its twin scroll turbochargers to the BMW Group for BMW’s new 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder gasoline engine. Used across a wide range of BMW passenger cars, the engine has two performance options – medium and high – and delivers 250-280 kW of power and 500-550 Nm of torque.
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BorgWarner is delivering its twin scroll turbocharger (pictured) to the BMW Group for BMW’s new 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder gasoline engine. // Photo courtesy of BorgWarner

BorgWarner in Auburn Hills is delivering its twin scroll turbochargers to the BMW Group for BMW’s new 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder gasoline engine. Used across a wide range of BMW passenger cars, the engine has two performance options – medium and high – and delivers 250-280 kW of power and 500-550 Nm of torque.

“Twin scroll technology produces results similar to twin turbo applications but in a smaller package with reduced weight and cost,” says Joe Fadool, president and general manager of BorgWarner emissions, thermal, and turbo systems.

“We are delighted to have worked with BMW to develop and deliver these latest designs, which use advanced high-temperature alloys and casting technologies that allow our customer to develop a low-emissions engine that combines comfortable driving with excellent performance and an agile response at low engine speeds. With this project successfully completed, a large number of BMW passenger cars are expected to be equipped with BorgWarner turbochargers into the future.”

On a BorgWarner twin scroll turbocharger for a six-cylinder engine, the ducts serve three cylinders at a time and are separated in both the exhaust manifold and turbocharger, preventing pulsating exhaust gases from interfering with each other as they are directed through two separate spiral chambers, or scrolls, in the turbocharger.

Two nozzles – one smaller and sharper for better low-end response and the other larger and less angled for high output requirements, are directed at the turbine. Compared with a single scroll turbocharger, a twin scroll design recovers more energy from the exhaust gases, minimizes parasitic back losses, and improves responsiveness at low engine speeds.

BorgWarner’s use of high-temperature-resistant materials enables elevated combustion temperatures to be used. This results in a superior fuel-air combustion conversion and cleaner exhaust gases that support BMW’s high-efficiency emission control system.

With manufacturing and technical facilities in 67 locations across 19 countries, BorgWarner offers solutions for combustion, hybrid, and electric vehicles. It employs about 29,000 people worldwide.