Course structure
Session 1
Introductory Concepts
- Objective of turbocharging – air management to support combustion
- System configurations and terminology for managing air flow
- System impact (Power density, fuel economy, emissions)
- Design constraints (weight, cost, transient response)
Turbocharger Operation and Performance
- Turbocharger construction and terminology
- Performance and efficiency measures
- The compressor map and limits
- Turbine performance map
- A brief overview of design variables
Session 2
Turbocharger Matching and Technology Trends
- Revisit power generation; air flow requirement
- Matching process;: engine requirement, compressor selection and turbine selection
- Design constraints and requirements
Advances and Trends in Turbocharger Technology
- EGR systems
- Multi-turbo systems
- Miller cycle
- E-Turbos
- Turbocompounding
Materials Provided
- 90 days of online single-user access (from date of purchase)
- Four hours of instructor-delivered content
- Course workbook (downloadable, .pdf’s)
- Online learning assessment
- Instructor follow up to your content questions
- .4 CEUs*/Certificate of Achievement (upon completion of all course content and a score of 70% or higher on the learning assessment)
*SAE International is authorized by IACET to offer CEUs for this course.