The main differences between Turbocharger and Supercharger are Turbocharger is driven by the exhaust gas of an engine, whereas The supercharger is directly driven by the engine through a belt drive.
Before moving to further detailed explanation lets have some overview of Turbocharger and Supercharger.
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Difference Between Turbocharger and Supercharge:
Here are the 10 Points on the difference between Turbocharger and Supercharger:
Sl. No | Supercharger | Turbocharger |
1. | It is directly driven by the engine through a belt drive. | It is driven by the exhaust gas of an engine. |
2. | Supercharger generates more noise. | It generates less noise because it used exhaust gases. |
3. | The supercharger is more costly than the turbocharger. | The turbocharger is less costly. |
4. | It is not essential to use inter-cooler in the supercharger. | Because turbocharger work by exhaust gases so inter-cooler is essential. |
And the 6 Point are:
5. | It increases engine power by about 30-40%. | It increases engine power by about 30-50%. |
6. | The supercharger uses the useful power of an engine to drive the compressor. | The turbocharger uses the power of exhaust (waste power) gases to drive the compressor. |
7. | The supercharger is connected by the crankshaft, so it starts working suddenly as the engine start. | Turbocharger used exhaust gases to operate, so it does not work until sufficient smoke is generated by the engine. |
8. | A supercharger is a unit that is bolted to the engine and connected with a belt drive between a crankshaft and the supercharger unit. | A turbocharger is similar to a supercharger, except it has an exhaust housing instead of a belt drive, and runs by exhaust gasses. |
9. | Because it uses the useful power of the engine so it decreases the engine efficiency. | Because it uses exhaust gases to drive the compressor, resulting in increased efficiency. |
10. | The supercharger is difficult to adopt in the car because it occupies a large space. | When we considered design, the turbocharger is compact and easily adapted in the cars. |
So this our short presentation on the comparison between Turbocharger and supercharger, I hope you like it if so, let me know your thoughts in the comment section.
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The supercharger is connected by the crankshaft, so it starts working suddenly as the engine start.
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