Turbochargers and Turbocharging

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• Part 1 Compressors: idealized stalling criteria of centrifugal compressors, C. Rodgers; turbocharger compressor developments for passenger car gasoline engine applications, H. Chen and W. Connor; the development of effective casing treatment for turbocharger compressors, S. Yamaguchi et al. Part 2 Turbines: radial- and mixed-flow turbine options for high-boost turbochargers, N. Baines; computational and experimental investigation of the aerodynamics of turbocharger mixed-flow turbines, D.D. Palfreyman et al; design of a turbine rotor for a high-vane count variable geometry turbocharger, G.T. McDonnell and Q.D.H. Roberts; ABB TPL65 turbocharger with variable turbine geometry for medium-speed diesel engines, I. Vlaskos et al. Part 3 Vibration and noise: turbocharger vibration - a case study, R. Holmes; dynamic behaviour of rotor-bearing systems involving two oil films in series - application to high-speed turbochargers, K. Gjika and G.D. LaRue; vibration characteristics of a radial turbocharger impeller, D. Filsinger et al; development of a new test facility for evaluation of turbocharger noise emissions, D.C. Clay and S.W. Moch; noise reduction on large turbochargers, H.-J. Feld and R. Girsberger; overall engine process simulation - an important tool for the development of supercharged engines, H. Pucher. Part 4 Flow modelling and dynamometer design tools: the application of a streamline curvature code to the design of turbochargers, J. Dunham and B. Phillipsen; flow modelling of a turbocharger turbine under pulsating flow, J.K.-W. Lam et al; a method of investigating the on-engine turbine efficiency combining experiments and modelling, F. Westin and H.-E. Angstrom; a high-speed, permanent magnet eddy-current dynamometer for turbocharger research, S. Szymko et al; analysis of a large two-stroke marine diesel engine transient behaviour during compressor surging, G. Theotokatos and N.P. Kyrtatos; analysis of a twin turbocharger and a single turbocharger concept on a HSDI V6 diesel engine applying engine cycle simulation, F. Arnd Somerhoff. Part 5 EGR and electro-boosted systems: aspects of EGR control on turbocharged light-duty diesel engines, R.P. Osborne and T. Morris; effect of various EGR systems on HDT-turbocharging, W. Hochegger et al; drivability assessment of an HSDI diesel engine with electrically assisted boosting systems, K. Fieweger et al. Part 6 Fatigue life: lifetime prediction for turbocharger compressor wheels - why use titanium?, B. Engels; prediction of duration of life of automotive components under thermomechanical fatigue, F. Ahdad and M.A. Soare; turbo matching techniques for highly cyclic bus applications, O. Ryder et al. Part 7 Additional papers: small turbocharger turbomachinery, C. Rodgers and K. Rochford; heuristical view on the non-adiabatic coupling system of combustion engine turbocharger, D. Hagelstein et al. (Part contents)