The purpose was to research, develop, and test a Continuously Variable Transmission prototype for use with current centrifugal supercharger designs. Dynamometer tests of the prototype yielded a 15% increase in horsepower at 3000 RPM. At low to midrange engine RPM a substantial increase in charge density, mass flow rate, and efficiency were obtained with respect to the conventional belt-driven supercharger; contributing to greater power production over a centrifugal system without the continuously variable transmission.

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Creator

• Michelinie, James William
• Lashmit, Thomas C.
• Rocci, James C.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 05D066M

Advisor

• Stafford, Kenneth A.
• Savilonis, Brian James

Year

• 2005

Date created

• 2005-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright