Forced induction dates back to the late 19th century, when Gottlieb Daimler patented the technique of using a gear-driven pump to force air into an internal combustion engine in 1885.
The 1905 patent by

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Turbochargers were originally known as turbosuperchargers because all forced inductiondevices are classified as superchargers.

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In naturally aspirated piston engines, intake gases are drawn or "pushed" into the engine by atmospheric pressure filling the volumetric void

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The turbocharger has three main components:
1. The turbine, which is almost always a radial inflow turbine (but in large Diesel engines is almost always a single-stage axial inflow turbine)
2. The compressor, which is almost always a

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Petrol-powered cars
The first turbocharged passenger car was the Oldsmobile Jetfire option on the 1962–1963 F85/Cutlass,

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Garrett Motion (formerly Honeywell Turbo Technologies), BorgWarner and Mitsubishi Turbochargerare the largest manufacturers in Europe

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Intercooling
When the pressure of the engine's intake air is increased, its temperature also increases. This occurrence can be explained through Gay-Lussac's law, stating that the pressure of a given amount of gas held at

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