| Actually I am an engineering major My fears have been realized. "However, detractors of the centrifugal-type supercharger (at least in street-driven automobile applications) note that it combines the worst qualities of a turbocharger and a supercharger, since it doesn't develop appreciable boost at low RPM (Boost Threshold), but still uses up prodigious amounts of engine power to operate. .... As such, the horsepower rating of the engine is greatly increased, but in a very small and nearly unusable range."
[ [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifugal_type_supercharger ] ] As a reminder for next time, read the whole article before making any comments. I read that, did you miss the part where it explicitly stated that centrifugal superchargers are cheaper and make more power than the twin-screw? So if it's worse than a turbocharger, but better than twin-screw (and less expensive), what does that say about the twin-screw?
Recursively Yours,
Kenny...
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