Talk:Blower

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I've removed the prose from this page, as it shouldn't be on a disambiguation page. Perhaps it could be merged into relevant articles if the information isn't already contained there.

a supercharger for a car providing more power [horse power](hp) for carbureted engine's. Is an air compressor used to force more air (and hence more oxygen) into the combustion chamber(s) of an internal combustion engine than can be achieved at ambient atmospheric pressure. The additional mass of oxygen-containing air that is forced into the engine improves on its volumetric efficiency which allows it to burn more fuel in a given cycle - which in turn makes it produce more power. A supercharger can be powered mechanically by belt, gear, or chain-drive from the engine's crankshaft. It can also be driven by a gas turbine powered by the exhaust gases from the engine. Turbine-driven superchargers are correctly referred to as turbo-superchargers - or more commonly as turbochargers.

Greg 09:22, 8 May 2007 (UTC)