Charging the Internal Combustion Engine

• Main Authors: Hiereth, Hermann (Author), Prenninger, Peter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna, 2007.
• Series: Powertrain
• Subjects: Engineering.; Thermodynamics.; Mechanical engineering.; Automotive engineering.; Engines.; Machinery.; Engine Technology.; Automotive Engineering.; Mechanical Engineering.

Supercharging the reciprocating piston internal combustion engine is as old as the engine itself. Early on, it was used to improve the high-altitude performance of aircraft engines and later to increase the short-term peak performance in sporty or very expensive automobiles. It took nearly 30 years...

Table of Contents:

• and short history of supercharging
• Basic principles and objectives of supercharging
• Thermodynamics of supercharging
• Mechanical supercharging
• Exhaust gas turbocharging
• Special processes with use of exhaust gas turbocharging
• Performance characteristics of supercharged engines
• Operating behavior of supercharged engines in automotive applications
• Charger control intervention and control philosophies for fixed-geometry and VTG chargers
• Instrumentation for recording the operating data of supercharged engines on the engine test bench
• Mechanics of superchargers
• Charge air coolers and charge air cooling systems
• Outlook and further developments in supercharging
• Examples of supercharged production engines.