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If a supercharger is driven directly by the engine through gears and shafts, what will

happen for engine operation at higher speeds?

The correct answer is

It increases compressed intake-charge delivery.

A supercharger is an air compressor that forces extra air into the engine's intake. When it is driven directly by the engine through gears and shafts, its speed is tied to the engine speed.

As the engine runs faster, the mechanically linked supercharger also spins faster, so it pumps and compresses more air per unit time.

This means more compressed intake charge is delivered to the cylinders as engine speed rises, allowing more fuel to be burned and more power produced.

Because the drive is geared to the crankshaft, higher engine speed increases, rather than holds, decreases, or stops, the compressed-charge delivery.

Hence, the answer is It increases compressed intake-charge delivery.

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