Question

When the supercharger draws power from engine exhaust gases with the help of gas turbine, what is the supercharger called?

(a) Turbocharger

(b) Vane type supercharger

(c) Root’s supercharger

(d) Centrifugal type supercharger

The question was posed to me in an international level competition.

This is a very interesting question from Supercharging of IC Engines in chapter Fuels & Supercharging of I.C of Automobile Engineering

Answer 1

The correct choice is (a) Turbocharger

Explanation: The supercharger which uses the engine exhaust gases for increasing the brake power is called the turbocharger. The frictional and thermal losses are less.