Turbocharging in Military Industry

Abstract

The appearance of the turbochargers provided a great opportunity for the engineers to increase the power of the internal combustion engines. Thanks to the present-day development trends, most of the newly manufactured vehicles are mounted with a turbocharged engine. However, competition of the development during the wars of the 20th century largely contributed to the spread of the turbochargers. In this article, the author presents the operation of the turbochargers and the increasing power of the internal combustion engines depending on time, and the effect of the increased performance on the military vehicles.