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Exclusive pictures of the Renault power unit

F1i technical expert Nicolas Carpentiers takes you under the skin of this year’s Formula One power units with exclusive images. First chapter in our series: Renault. A FAIRLY CONVENTIONAL INSTALLATION Renault has kept its fairly conventional power unit design on its Energy F1-2015, i.e the compressor is placed side by side with the turbine. Basically, a turbocharger comprises of three main elements: the turbine, the compressor, and a shaft to link them both. The turbine is positioned in the exhaust gas stream, which makes it spin at high-speed. The device is also connected to a compressor that sits below the engine intake. The said compressor sucks up and compresses ambient air, which...
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