What's all about Turbo Chargers/Compressors?

Question

Its in cars, AirCraft and in my brain bothering to know all about them and willing to read about them more. Man you know its so hard to keep that curiosity not having to exite you and me. I've gone thru Refferance Books and all but what's all about them but mainly how they happen and what's about its characteristics and procedures.

Answer 1

A compressor or supercharger pressurizes the intake air in an engine. This fits more air into the cylinder, enabling it to burn more fuel. So you get more power from a given size engine. In piston-engine airplane, it lets the plane fly higher, where the atmosphere would otherwise be too thin.

A turbocharger is the same thing, but it uses a turbine that is powered by engine exhaust to run the compressor.

Answer 2

Turbo chargers and compressors supply more oxygen/air to the combustion taking place in the engine cylinder, increasing the maximum power of the resulting piston stroke (since more fuel can also be added). The same principal applies to nitrous injection but the turbo charger can work constantly.

They are popular in muscle cars and aircraft because they effectively increase the horsepower output of the engine without adding much weight.

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Answer 3

It's work is very simple. The compressor is normally attached to the engine belt (Which is also a power output of the engine). This power output (compressors compressed air). is fed back to the engine cylinder (which is mixed in proportion with fuel) resulting a greater pressure and more amount of fuel/air mixture for the piston. The result is better and higher combustion.

Answer 4

turbo or supercharger on aircraft increase the effective altitude of piston engines. Air is less dense at altitude so to keep engine running it needs same amount as at lower levels (around 14.7psi) increasing pressure can make more power, more air, more fuel, bigger bang, more power(usually used for automotive, doesnt matter so much if engine blows up at ground level). as air is less dense it requires less power to push airplane through it and there is less drag. Commercial jets usually fly at around 30,000ft. Jet engines are just compressors with a combustion chamber and exhaust

Answer 5

Take a look at this: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm
And then this: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question122.htm