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Contents

1. Introduction 1
2. Nomenclature 1
3. Function of Turbocharger 2
4. Why Turbocharger 2
5. Operating Principle 3
6. Turbocharger Design 4
7. Main parts 5
8. IC engine 12
9. Working 13
10. History of Turbocharging 15
11. Difference of Turbocharger from Supercharger 17
12. Turbocharger Killers 17
13. Turbocharger Savers 18
14. Troubleshooting 18
15. Causes 19
16. Relationship to gas turbine engines 22
17. Properties & Applications 22
18. Manufacturer of Turbochargers 25
19. Conclusion 25
20. References 26
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List Of Figures

Figure no. Title Page no.

1. Turbocharger Sectional View 2

2. Air Flow 4

3. Turbocharger-engine assembly 5

4. Main parts 7

5. Turbine side 8

6. Compressor side 9

7. Turbine housing 10.

8. Wheel 10

9. Compressor cover 11

10. Impellor 11

11. Bearing housing 12

12. Bearing system 13

13. IC engine 14
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14. Working 14

Abstract

Whenever you hear about turbochargers, only one thing comes

into mind, speed. Turbochargers are the fastest and easiest way for your
engine to increase power. It increases engine’s power of up to 40% without
any increase in the physical size of the engine and much extra weight.
Turbochargers are also efficient in design because it utilizes the waste
exhaust of your engine to power itself.

A turbo charger is a device that uses the energy of exhaust gases

coming out from an engine to compress the air going into the engine. It must
have at least 4 openings: 1 for the engine exhaust gas to enter; a 2nd for the
exhaust gas to exit; a 3rd opening for intake air to enter the turbocharger;
and a 4th for the intake air to exit the turbo charger on its way to the engine
intake. A turbo charger will also have 1 additional opening to vent excess air
pressure. Increasing the intake air pressure going into an engine can increase
the engine's power, but too much air pressure can damage the engine.
Increasing the pressure increases the power of the engine because of the
increased density of the air. Increased air density means more oxygen
molecules, which means the engine can respond by increasing the amount of
fuel it mixes with that oxygen. When the fuel and oxygen are burned, the
result is a more powerful explosion with each piston stroke, and thus more
power coming out of the engine.