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Engine exhaust recovery: Overview

How engines recycle their own exhaust to breathe harder

What this tile covers Turbochargers and turbo-compounding use exhaust energy in engines.

Key facts

Heat gradeMedium

Included from the reference tables

  • Turbochargers
  • Turbo-compounding

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