Powerplant · Lesson 37 of 40
Reciprocating Engine Induction and Cooling Systems
How air reaches a piston engine and how heat leaves it: filters, induction icing and carburetor heat, superchargers, turbochargers and their controls, pressure cooling with cowling and baffles, augmenters and liquid cooling.
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- Describe the parts of a reciprocating engine induction system and how its air filter is serviced
- Explain the three types of induction icing and the correct use of carburetor heat
- Compare internally driven superchargers, normalizing and ground-boosted turbochargers
- Explain waste gate control, critical altitude, bootstrapping, overboost and aftercoolers
- Describe pressure cooling, cowl flaps, baffles and seals, augmenters and liquid cooling, and how each is inspected