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RENAULT Vehicules Industrials is developing a diesel engine to TURBOCHARGER incorporat a three-wheel turbine tern is currently being deoped by the Detroit Diesel Alm division of General Motors, AHAM MONTGOMERIE reis.
his consists of an extra hylulic turbine mounted on the ift between the compressor I the exhaust turbine.
ly means of an oil supply acted at the hydraulic turbine, shaft speed (and thus the irge air supply) can be inased at times of great dend from the engine or at light d where the energy in the ex1st gas is insufficient.
)DA argues that such a tern will improve the resIse time and thus eliminate over-fuelling during tranrit acceleration.
should thus be possible to wove the fuel consumption when the power taken by hydraulic circuit is taken into ount.
■ .s well as improving the tranit response of a four-stroke line, Detroit Diesel claims t the three-wheel turbine has potential for eliminating the for the mechanically driven lercharger on its range of -stroke engines.
is also possible that such a
■ ice could be used as part of a 3o-compound engine.
the early Seventies, Leyland involved in developing such (stem in conjunction with the Iversity of Dublin but abanled the idea due to difficulties h the control system.
letroit Diesel is regarding the ae-wheel turbine as a longproject for possible use in late Eighties.