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> Isn't that fairly typical turbocharger turbine speed though? I believe so, but compressor/turbine wheels don't have a lot of mass to them, so fragments don't
by King-Aaron 8y ago
> Isn't that fairly typical turbocharger turbine speed though?
I believe so, but compressor/turbine wheels don't have a lot of mass to them, so fragments don't usually escape very far if they blow up. I've seen a few compressor housings split, and the main damage is done to the engine itself really.
I guess if your turbo was sitting high up and exposed, it might be a danger.
Flywheels however just seem to fail more regularly from my experience.
(Also, yeah anything rotary powered deals with scary rpm's, haha!)
For anyone interested, here's some in-car footage of what we're describing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOHUwL0zeXc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOHUwL0zeXc and an image of what the result can look like: http://images.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/04/LNJ11-BlowedUpParts-08.jpg http://images.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/04/LNJ11-BlowedUpPa...