Where to find serious technical theory on turbochargers.
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B*a*n*n*e*d
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Where to find serious technical theory on turbochargers.
If I wanna read some serioulsy technical theoretical papers or books on turbochargers where should I look? Does anyone know specifically of any textbooks or SAE papers or anything?
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Re: Where to find serious technical theory on turbochargers. (00SilverLS)
...go to your local University Library - make sure it's a school that has a Mechanical Engineering department - and look up the SAE journals. There should be current issues, as well as a ton of stuff on microfilm and microfiche and DVD/CD-ROM. It's very dry, but it sounds like you can deal with it...
good luck...
good luck...
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Re: Where to find serious technical theory on turbochargers. (00SilverLS)
a great one -- (being a manifold guy) is SAE paper 972775, its an easy read.
when youre ready to ge hardcore and read then reread then reread and then read 10-40 more times...
1999-01-0559
931897
952070
971565
if you are doing this for a living, then these are a good idea to understand... otherwise you might be wasting 9$ a copy, particularly without an engineering background. Good luck!
when youre ready to ge hardcore and read then reread then reread and then read 10-40 more times...
1999-01-0559
931897
952070
971565
if you are doing this for a living, then these are a good idea to understand... otherwise you might be wasting 9$ a copy, particularly without an engineering background. Good luck!
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Re: Where to find serious technical theory on turbochargers. (FFgeoff)
I have a SAE turbocharger specific book. Its quite difficult to understand if you arent versed in thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, etc. If you are interested in the SAE book number, PM me. Its probably the best hands down articles i have read.
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Re: Where to find serious technical theory on turbochargers. (boosted hybrid)
Thanks for all the info guys...I'll def. save the paper numbers. I just finished my freshman year in ME so maybe i'll wait a little before spending money on stuff I wont even understand......yet.
Can't wait to the day when I can finally get into serious engineering....what a dork I am.
Can't wait to the day when I can finally get into serious engineering....what a dork I am.
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Re: Where to find serious technical theory on turbochargers. (00SilverLS)
take thermo, fluids, and heat transfer and then things begin to get much more clear. I would definately wait a while tho before really getting too in depth. i remember when i was a freshman, i spent hours in the library and really didnt take anything away from it, but at least you have the drive to try to learn 
freshman year they try to weed out all the weenies so hang in there, the 2nd half of the sophopmore year is when it gets good.
freshman year they try to weed out all the weenies so hang in there, the 2nd half of the sophopmore year is when it gets good.
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