The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
supercharging — A method of increasing engine power by forcing larger amounts of air into the cylinders. Also see dynamic supercharging … Dictionary of automotive terms
supercharging — v. charge with an excessive amount; supply an engine with air or fuel at a high pressure … English contemporary dictionary
supercharging — … Useful english dictionary
Inertial supercharging effect — The inertial supercharging effect is the result of incoming fuel/air charge developing momentum greater than intake stroke would generate alone. It is achieved by a combination of head/port configuration, and cam profile/valve timing.Two stroke… … Wikipedia
dynamic supercharging — The pressurizing of the air/fuel mixture using the natural dynamic behaviour of the aspirated air, and not some mechanical device to compress it … Dictionary of automotive terms
Intercooler — For the Australian rock group, see Intercooler (band). An intercooler (original UK term, sometimes aftercooler in US practice), or charge air cooler, is an air to air or air to liquid heat exchange device used on turbocharged and supercharged… … Wikipedia
Supercharger — A supercharger is an air compressor used for forced induction of an internal combustion engine. The greater mass flow rate provides more oxygen to support combustion than would be available in a naturally aspirated engine, which allows more fuel… … Wikipedia
Four-stroke engine — Four stroke cycle used in gasoline/petrol engines. The right blue side is the intake and the left yellow side is the exhaust. The cylinder wall is a thin sleeve surrounded by cooling liquid. A video montage of the Otto engines running at the… … Wikipedia
gasoline engine — Most widely used form of internal combustion engine, found in most automobiles and many other vehicles. Gasoline engines vary significantly in size, weight per unit of power generated, and arrangement of components. The principal type is the… … Universalium
Diesel engine — Diesel engines in a museum Diesel generator on an oil tanker … Wikipedia
