engine boost

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• Boost controller — Boost control is the principle of controlling the boost level produced in the intake manifold of a turbocharged or supercharged engine by affecting the air pressure delivered to the pneumatic and mechanical wastegate actuator. Boost controllers… …   Wikipedia

• boost|er — «BOOS tuhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that boosts: »Figurative. His suggestions offer India a self starter or booster (Harper s). 2. an accessory generator or other device interposed in series in a circuit for increasing the voltage in an… …   Useful english dictionary

• Boost gauge — A boost gauge is a pressure gauge that indicates manifold air pressure or turbocharger or supercharger boost pressure in an internal combustion engine. They are commonly mounted on the dashboard, on the driver s side pillar, or in a radio… …   Wikipedia

• Engine control unit — An engine control unit (ECU) is an electronic control unit which controls various aspects of an internal combustion engine s operation. The simplest ECUs control only the quantity of fuel injected into each cylinder each engine cycle. More… …   Wikipedia

• Engine knocking — Pinging redirects here. For other uses, see Ping (disambiguation). Knocking (also called knock, detonation, spark knock, pinging or pinking) in spark ignition internal combustion engines occurs when combustion of the air/fuel mixture in the… …   Wikipedia

• boost control — A control system for maintaining suitable boost pressure in a reciprocating engine and preventing excessive boost. This is normally done with the help of an automatic boost control unit. The automatic boost control unit operates by opening and… …   Aviation dictionary

• boost — /bust / (say boohst) verb (t) 1. to lift or raise by pushing from behind or below. 2. to advance or aid by speaking well of. 3. to increase; push up: to boost prices. 4. Aeronautics, Motor Vehicles to supercharge. –noun 5. an upward shove or push …  

• boost pressure — Pressure in the intake system of a supercharged engine when the supercharger operates. See the first definition of boost …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• boost — i. Any temporary augmentation of thrust or power given to a flying vehicle during takeoff, climb or other part of its flight, as with booster rocket or by means of RATO rocket assisted takeoff (RATO). ii. Excess pressure, over and above a datum… …   Aviation dictionary

• boost-activated ignition retard — On a turbocharged engine, a system which retards the ignition timing when the intake manifold is under pressure, in order to reduce the chance of detonation …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• boost pressure — noun : the pressure in the induction system of an aircraft engine in excess of the standard sea level atmospheric pressure …   Useful english dictionary