Car Tests with a Free-Running Pressure-Wave Charger-A Study for an Advanced Supercharging System

Hermann Hiereth

SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series · 1989 · 10 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

<div class="htmlview paragraph">For study purposes, an improved Pressure-Wave Supercharger (PWS), without belt drive, was investigated and adapted to a Mercedes-Benz passenger car diesel engine.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">Tests were performed both on the test bench and in a car of the Mercedes-Benz compact class. Characteristics, advantages and drawbacks of the new system will be shown and discussed.</div>

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