Charging the internal combustion engine /
Hermann Hiereth, Peter Prenninger
- New York : Springer , c2007
- xiv, 268 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Powertrain, 1613-6349 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-264) and index
Introduction 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 -- Instrument 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.