SYSTEM OPTIONS EXTEND TURBOCHARGING EFFICIENCY RANGE

According to the information from Asea Brown Boveri upon which this article is based, the main historical trends in the turbocharging of diesel engines are increases in the compressor's pressure ratio and in the overall thermal efficiency of the turbocharger. The increased overall thermal efficiency can be used for improving specific fuel consumption, reducing thermal load and raising power output. Higher engine power densities presume higher compressor pressure ratios but these higher ratios lead to some fundamental problems of a primarily physical nature, and these problems are discussed.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Journal article
• Publication Date: 1989-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 1-1/2p.
• Serial:
  • Marine Engineers Review
  • ISSN: 0047-5955

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic efficiency; Pressure; Ratios; Turbochargers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Subject Areas: Economics; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00657724
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM