Re:Honda system confused by Alonso taking Pouhon flat
by chad_c on Saturday August 26, 2017 @07:17PM
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The engines are turbocharged, not supercharged.
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Re:Honda system confused by Alonso taking Pouhon flat
by dingaling on Saturday August 26, 2017 @08:04PM
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Technically the article is correct, turbocharging is a form of supercharging.
Supercharger is an overloaded word, it refers both to the principle of forced induction as well as a particular mechanical method of achieving that. Oddly this isn't just a problems with English, German has the same overloading of 'kompressor'.
Turbocharging was originally called turbosupercharging when developed by GE.