Electric turbocharger? By makarov (Read 1,081 times)

[makarov]

I was browsing some Chinese sites today and came upon this turbo setup. www.ecvv.com/product/3881271.html
I don't know if this has been addressed before but any experience or opinions is appreciated. Mak

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[rob63]

It`s a bit of a gimmick. All superchargers or turbochargers rely on engine speed to determine how much air to force into the engine, I`m not sure how an electric motor would achieve that, if the thing runs at a constant speed it would just tend to lean out the mixture ?
Also it would need to run at such a high rpm to push in sufficient air that I could see the thing self destructing in a very short time....probably dragging bits of the blower into the engine when it did so.

[cdoublejj]

and electric blow would have to full speed all the time. I have seen a few fans on newegg that pump out 190-200+ CFM an wondered about it my self but, i figure the power/amp draw would neutralize any benefit if not negatively affect performance.

EDIT: those chrome electric blowers are more than likely a joke what i'm talking about are high end high grade industrial/server grade computer fans.

[tvnacman]

gee how many pounds of boost do you need to run a turbo ?

John

[cdoublejj]

a few lb at least for sure. real tubros and supers and pro chargers... at least in cars push something like 5 lbs and that's considered rather mild. i've seen a few turbo projects for minibikes over the years my memory is fuzzy but, i think they to would run a few lbs at the least.