SUPERCHARGER

Supercharger

A supercharger is an air compressor used for increasing the pressure or density of air supplied to an internal combustion engine. This compressed air supplies a greater mass of oxygen per cycle of the engine to support combustion than available to a naturally aspirated engine, enabling for more fuel to be burned and more work to be done per cycle, thus allowing the increase the power produced by the engine.

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supercharger

Noun

  1. inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), normally powered from the crankshaft.


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