>Turbo Charger, Electro Charger, Turbine Compressor......!
>
>The principle is the same. A turbine (turbo) takes in air,
>and using
>centrifugal force

Centrifugal effect, an effect of angular momentum. No such thing as
centrifugal force.

>How that turbine
>is driven is not important except from an efficiency
>standpoint.  Exhaust drive is the most convenient and probably the most
>efficient as it provides some power recovery from the heat and motion
>energy of the exhaust.

But it generates enough extra heat to be a potential problem. I'm
considering supercharging my SVX engine eventually, but for several
reasons will go the Sprintex (a belt-driven unit) route. No complex
exhaust plumbing, no incandescent heat production, no real need for
an ignition run-on function.

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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut