twincharger
Sign in to saveA twincharger refers to a compound forced induction system used on some internal combustion engines. It is a combination of an exhaust-driven turbocharger and a mechanically driven supercharger, each mitigating the weaknesses of the other.
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- Overview and advantages
- Types
- Series
- Parallel
- Disadvantages
- Applications
- Alternative systems
- Anti-lag system
- Variable geometry turbocharger
- Twin-scroll turbocharger
- Sequential twin turbochargers
- Nitrous oxide
- Water injection
- References
- External links
A twincharger refers to a compound forced induction system used on some internal combustion engines. It is a combination of an exhaust-driven turbocharger and a mechanically driven supercharger, each mitigating the weaknesses of the other.
Twincharging does not refer to a twin-turbo arrangement, but to a setup where two different types of compressors are used (instead of only turbochargers or superchargers).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “twincharger” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.