#Turbochargers And Superchargers

[goodoldbandit]

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[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Kimera EVO37 "Martini 7," 2023. Kimera Automobili have revealed a new limited-run version of their Lancia 037 replica that pays tribute to Martini Racing’s iconic Group B racer. Production will be limited to 37 cars which are built from scratch using a monocoque chassis fabricated from tube steel covered with carbon fibre panels. There's also a new carbon fibre aerodynamics package. The engine references the Lancia original, with a 2.1-litre 4-cylinder DOHC motor that is both turbo and supercharged to produce 543bhp. Development has been overseen by one of Lancia’s original powertrain engineers, Claudio Lombardi

[savageonwheels]

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[seat-safety-switch]

Most of you have never driven a car that's got a supercharger on it. Despite mass-media's glorification of the humble Roots (and even the inferior screw-type,) production automobiles have, at best, a turbocharger. Aftermarket cars? Turbos are cheap as hell from AliExpress, slap 'em on there.

The humble supercharger is dying out, between "it costs more to make," "you actually have to maintain it," "belts are icky," and "it caused my fuel economy to poop off a cliff." I think this is a little disappointing. We've lost our heritage as far as Mad Max-style blower whine goes. And that's on gas cars, the exclusive province of "maybe this is a bad idea, but it makes a cool noise."

Even though the sound of an IGBT-stuffed inverter spooling up and getting its gallop on is certainly exciting, there's no way we can put a supercharger on top of an electric car. It will simply cease to exist, lost along with the internal-combustion engine in favour of effortless, abundant torque from any speed.

Don't worry, though. I've got a solution. Many people don't know this, but the Roots supercharger originates in mineshaft ventilation. Bossmen kept having their workers run out of oxygen and die deep underground. The solution? Build a giant machine that pumps compressed air down the mineshaft, and make those ungrateful labourers suck in fresh air whether they like it or not. Sure, a couple lungs were popped, and even the dumbest forum tuner will tell you that the increased air-fuel ratio forced a lot of miners to eat a bigger breakfast, but it worked out. And it can work out for ourselves in this great new modern era.

If there's one thing that electric cars don't currently have, it's good air conditioning. Keeping the humans inside comfortable is simply too much of a drag on current. By cutting a hole in the roof, and then welding a Roots-type supercharger onto that roof, we can easily ventilate the cabin enough to blow the windows out of the doors. Sure, it does mean quite a bit of parasitic loss (that's engineer for "it's kinda hard to push until it really gets going,") but I think it's worth it to preserve our culture. Also, you should really wear ear protection while you're sitting that close to it.

[sadgi]

compiling information about the kineema, because I'm normal

hi. you may remember me from this post talking about how the kineema doesn't have a hood. I've decided to compile all the *other* info I can get on the kineema and comment on it. hopefully this is okay to read

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let's start with what I could find on fayde

INTERFACING - With its air-cooled, rear-mounted twelve cylinder compression ignition engine driving the rear wheels through a four-speed manual gearbox, the Kineema is able to reach 100 kilometres per hour in 13.5 seconds. And go on to a top speed of 180 kilometres an hour. YOU - Won't it roll over in the first sharp corner? INTERFACING - The high centre of balance is offset by a large battery bank mounted at the bottom of the cabin, feeding all the auxiliary systems and making the Kineema effectively a mobile power plant.

air-cooled: no radiator. I assume this is what those big heat-sink looking things on sides of the engine are for

compression ignition engine: diesel, no spark plugs (diesel engines are named after a guy, rudolph diesel, so I guess in elysium they didn't do that)

rear wheel drive: this is pretty obvious just looking at the thing

100 kilometres per hour in 13.5 seconds: not very fast acceleration compared to modern cars, but the history of cars in elysium is obviously very different to irl

battery bank: this is the only thing keeping the kineema from tipping backwards onto its ass as soon as you accelerate

YOU - "What's it packing there?" (Point to the engine.) KIM KITSURAGI - "Hundred-and-thirty." INTERFACING - I reckon that's a seven-litre V12 there. ENCYCLOPEDIA - Man, that's got to be a major advancement over the KR18GU engine on the old Coupris 40. YOU - "Wait, hundred-and-thirty what?" KIM KITSURAGI - "Kilowatts," the lieutenant replies laconically.

130 kilowatts: ~174 horsepower

YOU - "That's what..." (Rub your chin.) "... a seven-litre V12?" KIM KITSURAGI - "Seven-point-two. Supercharged." The lieutenant is trying to suppress a smug smile. Unsuccessfully. EMPATHY - Saying these words brings him immense joy.

7.2 litre engine: space inside the cylinders. 7.2L/12 = 600cc per cylinder

supercharged: has a supercharger. forces more air into the engine, powered by the crankshaft (as opposed to turbochargers which are powered by the exhaust)

YOU - Run your fingers over one of the steering levers. COUPRIS KINEEMA - The white suede feels luxurious under the touch and the metal clutch handle so very familiar in your palm... INTERFACING - Your fingers waste no time closing around the handle. Clutch disengaged. Release the handle -- clutch drops -- right foot yearns for the familiar touch of the accelerator pedal. You have synced with the machine's mechanical circulation.

YOU - "A *driver* would wear down their right shoe before the left -- the accelerator is on the right. And remember that abandoned lorry cabin we found?"

steering levers: instead of a steering wheel. not exactly sure how they'd work. I *really* don't want it to have differential steering like a zero-turn mower looking at this video of kim driving it looks like the front wheels are the ones steering

clutch handle: instead of a pedal, the clutch is a handle on one of the levers. seems that accelerator and (probably) brake are still pedals

accelerator is on the right: does everyone left-foot brake??? I guess if the clutch handle is standard then that would make sense

ABANDONED LORRY - The glass on the side windows is tinted and covered with dust. You can barely make out the shape of a seat and two steering levers. [...] YOU - Check the pedals. ABANDONED LORRY - You wedge yourself under the steering-wheel to get a better look. Seems like the few tools lying around here -- a hammer, a pair of pliers, a rusty wrench -- have been casually thrown there by the disorganized driver. ABANDONED LORRY - But one odd detail does catch your eye: A piece of sandpaper has been glued to the throttle.

STEERING WHEEL TYPO

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alright, let's actually take a look at this thing

two door: the kineema has a single driver's seat and two seats in the back. looks like you'd need to move the front seat forward to let anyone else in

suspension: the back wheels look like they have some sort of spring (the axle is connected to it, so how are the wheels being driven??? same with the coupris 40). I assume the front arms also act as a spring

rear view mirror: looks like there's no rear view mirror, since you wouldn't see shit

aerodynamics: bad

seat belts:

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[understeerking]

Twin charge setups have always been interesting for me. It utilizes a supercharger paired with a turbocharger in an attempt to get the best of both worlds. In the early to mid 2000s, a few top tuners like Bee*R & Top Secret made demo cars to showcase their work. Most people have heard about the S15, but few have seen the Z33. I wonder how the VQ must have felt?

📚: Option x D-Car 2006

[transparentgentlemenmarker]

Que signifie les lettres apposées à l'arrière des voitures

L longer wheelbase

GT grand tourer

T turbo

KS supercharger

I injection électronique

FSI fuel stratified direct injection

TCI turbocharged intercooling technology

VVT CVVT variable valve timing technology

GDI CGI CDI in cylinder direct injection

VTEC variable valve generation technology

4WD 4×4 AWD 4wheel drive

VX TXL mind range configuration

TX low allocation

[hirocimacruiser]

MITSUBISHI STARION

Technology that is inextricably linked to the Lancer EX Turbo

Leading early Group A races with advanced supercharging technology

The Japanese car that fought best against Eggenberger's Volvo at the Inter TEC. Starion may have such an image. In the All Japan Touring Car Championship, he showed a perfect run from an early stage.

Stability and reliability are the keys to good results A-car that makes it to the ground safely

In the lineup of Mitsubishi Motors, the model developed in 1982 was the Starion, positioned as a high-end sports coupe that was the successor to the Galant (Lambda) and Lancer Celeste.

This model was introduced in the All Japan Touring Car Championship that began in 1985, but Mitsubishi's motorsports activities were originally focused on rally fields rather than circuit races.

This is clearly evidenced by the A53/55 Galant, the Southern Cross Rally with the AR73 Lancer, and even participation in the WRC, which began in the 1970s. Participation in the long-distance rally raid from Paris to Dakar was also seen as part of these rally activities.

However, for other manufacturers, for similar reasons, the most convincing PR activity for a market that was hungry for performance while surviving emissions regulations was motorsport. It was a result of making a decision and stepping into the circuit race at hand.

In this sense, the Mirage Cup, which started the one-make race, is probably the best example. As a category that conveys the glamorous atmosphere of racing, it was one of the races that attracted attention at the time.

On the other hand, in the touring car race of Group A vehicles, the Starion Turbo, which had a proven track record in the North American continent, was brought in. One of the reasons for this was that until then, Mitsubishi had had little to do with domestic races, and that they could not find a suitable car to participate in the newly-started Group A race.

This is also the case with Nissan's Group C cars, which used the proven mechanics of the IMSA series in the form of "reverse imports."

Well, that Stallion is equipped with a G63B type 3-valve SOHC + turbocharger engine. Mitsubishi had accumulated turbocharging technology with the Lancer EX2000 for WRC. The engine type of the Lancer EX2000 Turbo is the 4G63 type (different from the 4G63 type of 4-valve DOHC used in the Lancer Evolution series later. It is the SOHC 2-valve engine that became the prototype of this), and the basic part is Stallion's

Common with the G63B type. Looking back on these circumstances, Mitsubishi had a certain amount of experience and confidence in the basic mechanisms and content that make up the vehicle.

The first Stallion that appeared in such a background was InterTEC in 1985. After that, Akihiko Nakatani, who became the main driver of the Stallion, was combined with M. Liu and Fumio Mutoh to finish 4th overall. Considering that the 1st and 2nd place was the Volvo 240 Turbo and the 3rd place was the BMW 635CS, it was a good result, what happened to the other Japanese cars?

Then, from 1986, Kunimitsu Takahashi and Akihiko Nakatani teamed up to participate in the All Japan Touring Car Championship series on a regular basis. He finished 5th in Round 1 and 3rd in Round 2, and in Round 3 at Tsukuba, he finally won his long-awaited first victory.

At this time, the opponent was Takao Wada/Aguri Suzuki's Skyline RS Turbo, and although they conceded the series championship, they were always on even terms and won the 2nd place in the series. He had become a presence respected by other entrants.

The following year, 1987, they maintained their first-class competitiveness and got off to a great start with two consecutive wins at the opening of West Japan and West Sendai. After that, he continued to lose races due to trouble, but he managed to win the series ranking 3rd place thanks to his savings in the early stages. He has proven that he is still a first class contender.

In 1988, the Skyline fleet changed to the HR31 type, the Sierra RS500 increased, and the Supra entered the war. The SOHC system engine was already severe, and the chassis performance had reached the stage of review.

In terms of results, the 2nd place in the match against Nishi-Sendai was conspicuous, and the number of cases where other division 1 cars fell behind was increasing.

On the other hand, the wide-body GSR-VR (1987) was launched on the market during this period, and the basic performance was slightly improved, but compared to the trend of rival cars, the progress of evolution was not good. He took small strides and eventually withdrew from Group A racing in 1988.

After that, Mitsubishi's motorsports activities shifted to Group A rally cars with turbo 4WD starting with the Galant VR-4, and after the release of the Lancer Evolution series, it became a WRC top contender until it captured the world title.

Even so, in 1986, when the race began in earnest, the Stallion, whose basic design was already outdated, was able to achieve such a good track record. It's nothing but Taka.

At the 1986 Inter TEC, which was the debut race, it was exciting to see the Stallion running fast and make the Volvo team say, "What is that car?"

[thepartyponies]

One of my favorite linguistic curiosities is how the the prefix “turbo-” has become a common and generic superlative, despite the fact that its actual meaning doesn’t strictly indicate such a hierarchy. It’s not like “super” or “ultra” or “mega” that afaik have such origins, …it just means that there’s a turbine involved somehow. A spinning, finned disc that turns gas or liquid flow into mechanical rotation.

But since it was introduced to the public vernacular through automotive and sometimes aeronautical advertising that lauded the improved performance of turbocharged engines and supercharged engines, “turbo” joined “super” to become synonymous with “better than it would otherwise be”.

[goodoldbandit]

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[automotivealchemy]

Chevrolet Cruze SS Sedan Concept

What if...Chevrolet returned the Cruze to the Us market and introduced this compact beast of a vehicle? Available in coupe as well as sedan, shown here, it would have a few options of engine configurations according to what stage model you choose from. The SS would have the 2.0L turbo inline 4 cylinder motor. Stage 1 would have a Naturally aspirated 2.4L inline 4 cylinder engine with a lower ride and stiffer springs. Stage II would have a 2.4L with a turbocharger to push out some insane power. And finally Stage III would have a supercharged 2.4L inline 4 cylinder motor pushing out the maximum amount of horsepower ever out of the SS Cruze motor. These engines along paired with a 6 speed manual or 7 speed automatic transmission with a rear wheel drive format exclusively for the SS model. The different stage packages would also offer options as far as exterior and interior colors with stage III offering stripes.

[weergang]

Can you supercharge a boiler?

tldr: no.

tldr but a bit longer: yes but only if your boiler is very ineffective. so no.

long version: How does a Turbo work? The turbine is spun by the exhaust gasses and this drives the Blower (Turbine-blower = turbo) to push more air into the engine, more air into the engine means more fuel you can add to get more power out of the same size engine.

But how does the turbine part work? it is not pushed around by the pressure of the exhaust gasses because that is just over atmospheric (if your engine is designed well), neither is it the speed of the passing gasses that drive it. No a turbine takes energy out of the exhaust gasses in the form of heat.

For example on the engine in the ship i'm on now; Exhaust gas temperature before the Turbine 540°C after 360°C

How does a boiler work? It is a pressure vessel that takes heat (from a fire) to boil water and make pressurised steam. Early boilers had a hot exhaust, to make sure there was a natural draft occurring trough the funnel, pulling fresh air into the boiler.

But engineers very soon figured out that that heat was a loss. and put an "economiser" in the funnel, that pre-heated the boiler feed water. Reducing the exhaust gas temperature.

The better the boiler got in absorbing the heat out of the fire, the less the natural draft worked.

So they supercharged the boilers. 'Forced draft' it is/was called. That meant pressurising the whole room the boiler was placed in, with big electric powered blowers (ventilators).

Modern boilers have an air blower on each burner, (think leaf blower) with special designed fins and blades in the air channel to shape the flame in a certain way for optimum combustion.

So the better a boiler works, the colder the exhaust will be, (all heat from the fire goes into making steam) leaving no energy to drive a turbocharger.

Also a turbocharger on an engine will often push the scavenging air up till 2 to 3 bars. While a boiler blower might only get to 1.05 bar. It's more about making sure fresh air is supplied to the boiler at a good flow. The exhaust trough the funnel is completely open of-course, there's no valves and no compression like in an internal combustion engine. To much air will blow all the heat out of the funnel again. There is a fine balance to be found, to make a boiler work best.

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[thehypermoth]

"how do we add more power to our cars?"

modern day: well, there's tuning, turbocharging, even supercharging, exhaust configurations, fuel injection, bigger cams, hemispherical heads...

early 20th century: (laughing maniacally) LETS ADD ANOTHER CYLINDER TO THE ROW!!