Turbocharger, Supercharger, Turbosupercharger.

Let me set the story straight.  In Good Ol' US of A, us Yankees refer to an
exhaust-driven inlet pressurizing device as a Turbocharger, more commonly
known as "Turbo."  A belt or gear-driven inlet pressurizing device is known
as a Supercharger.  Now that we are familiar with U.S. terminology, let's
not argue when we, Yankees, refer to such devices by different names form
you, the rest of the world.

After all, if you, the rest of the world, don't like it, we'll just 'nuke
ya!  You want blood, you got it, Mark Dorm.

----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 4:50 AM
Subject: Supercharger (was: 5 cyl. Audi in Vanagon - was Engine Conversions)

> >Techincally, a turbo charger is exhaust driven, a super charger is
> >mechanically driven
> >Mark
>
>
> No no no!!! Any form of increasing the inlet charge is a supercharger.
> Nitrous oxide is a chemical supercharger. There are various totally
> different types of belt-driven superchargers, and these can also be driven
> by shaft or geartrain (or even fluid coupling, though I've never heard of
> that last being used). Turbo, a contraction of "turbosupercharger", is
> merely an exhaust-driven supercharger. And don't forget that fluid drives
> and linkages (turbos, hydraulic brakes) ARE mechanical...fluid mechanics.
>
> Maken no difference whether it's driven by belt, shaft, gear or fluid
> (either liquid or gas), whether it uses vanes, gears, scrolls or turbine,
> it's still a supercharger.
>
> And HERE is where the adage of popular (mis-)usage defining the definition
> falls down. Technical (and even more figorously so, scientific) terms are
> static; use a technical term incorrectly and it's abuse.
>
>
> Andrew Grebneff
> Dunedin, New Zealand
> VW & mollusc nut
> 1969 Kombi with Corvair 2.4 & Powerglide
> 1975 Kombi derelict ex 3.6 Toyota V8
> 1984 Caravelle 3.8 Holden V6
> 1984 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD)
> 1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel
> 1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel