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Handbook of Turbomachinery Second Edition Revised - Ventech!

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otates, the compartment volume decreases in size to compress the charge.<br />

As the chamber volume reaches a minimum, it is opened to the discharge<br />

port and therefore the intake manifold [Fig. 9(a)].<br />

One important advantage <strong>of</strong> piston and vane-type compressors over<br />

Roots-type blowers is that the compression occurs within the compressor<br />

itself. Internal compression increases the density and thus the weight <strong>of</strong> the<br />

air charge delivered during each revolution. The temperature rise for a given<br />

weight <strong>of</strong> charge air is also reduced. The pressure differential between the<br />

discharge port and the inlet manifold is reduced, improving the pumping<br />

efficiency. This means less power is required to drive the supercharger to<br />

achieve a given pressure increase.<br />

Figure 9 (a) Operating principles <strong>of</strong> a sliding vane-type supercharger. (b) A sliding<br />

vane-type supercharger that operates on the same principle as a Wankel rotor engine.<br />

Copyright © 2003 Marcel Dekker, Inc.

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