Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!amd!phil From: phil@amd.UUCP (Phil Ngai) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Superchargers vs. Turbo's Message-ID: <376@amd.UUCP> Date: Fri, 28-Sep-84 21:00:21 EDT Article-I.D.: amd.376 Posted: Fri Sep 28 21:00:21 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 29-Sep-84 09:38:54 EDT References: <231@aesat.UUCP> <6691@watdaisy.UUCP> Organization: AMD, Santa Clara, CA Lines: 14 > gas pressure. Since this energy is normally lost, the turbos run > "for free" but superchargers use useful energy. Unfortunately, there > > - Gord Cormack, University of Waterloo > ... watdaisy!gvcormack This has always seemed odd to me. Intuitively I think that the turbo must increase the backpressure seen by the motor, which is just another way of reducing the useful work it can do. It doesn't seem "free" to me. -- Phil Ngai (408) 982-6554 UUCPnet: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra,intelca}!amd!phil ARPAnet: amd!phil@decwrl.ARPA