TY - BOOK AU - Hiereth,Hermann AU - Prenninger,P.H.W. TI - Charging the internal combustion engine SN - 9783211330333 PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - Springer KW - Internal combustion engines KW - Superchargers N1 - 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 ER -