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The Radial Flow Compressor

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Turbocharging the Internal Combustion Engine

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Throughout the history of turbocharging, the type of compressors and turbines used have reflected the general state of the art, at any particular time, in the field of turbomachinery. The very first turbochargers (chapter 2) were built with radial flow single or two-stage compressors, incorporating backswept vaned shrouded impellers (figure 3.1a). Since the Second World War, due to great advances made in the development of the axial flow compressor, a few turbochargers have been built using multi-stage axial flow compressors, for experimental purposes. However, from an economic point of view their usage as turbocharger components is not attractive and has never reached the production stage.

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  1. Imperial College, London, UK

    N. Watson (Reader in Mechanical Engineering)

  2. Queen Mary College, London, UK

    M. S. Janota (Professor of Mechanical Engineering)

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Watson, N., Janota, M.S. (1982). The Radial Flow Compressor. In: Turbocharging the Internal Combustion Engine. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04024-7_3

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