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An Eaton M62 Roots-type supercharger is visible at the front of this Ecotec LSJ engine in a 2006 Saturn Ion Red Line.. The Roots-type blower is simple and widely used. It can be more effective than alternative superchargers at developing positive intake manifold pressure (i.e., above atmospheric pressure) at low engine speeds, making it a popular choice for passenger automobile applications.
In 1900, Gottlieb Daimler patented a Roots supercharger for a car's internal combustion engine. [7] In 1931, Roots Blower Company and Connersville Blower Company were bought by the International Derrick and Equipment Company to found Roots-Connersville Blower Company. The same year, the company began production of centrifugal compressors. [8]
The compressor is necessarily the core of the unit. Compressors used for this application are usually of the centrifugal type, or positive displacement units such as the Roots blowers, similar to the (much smaller) Roots type supercharger. Very large units (evaporation capacity 100 metric tons per hour or more) sometimes use Axial-flow compressors.
The Roots supercharger dates back to the 1860s, and this is the basis for the original Wade supercharger, but with patented modifications incorporated. The first patent of Costin and Densham deals with ways to achieve compression within the Roots-style blower. [ 2 ]
Reciprocating compressor – Device used to pump gases at high pressure (piston compressor) Roots blower – A positive displacement lobe pump (a lobe-type compressor) Slip factor – Measure of the fluid slip in the impeller of a compressor or a turbine; Trompe – Water-powered air compressor
The blowers and camshafts are at the "rear" end of the engine, with the blowers mounted above the power take off. [8] All engines have mechanically-controlled unit injectors (patented in 1934 by General Motors, EMD's former owner). All 567 engines utilize forced induction, with either a Roots blower or a turbocharger. The turbocharger (a ...
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The modern helical lobe screw compressor was developed in Sweden by Alf Lysholm who was the chief engineer at Ljungstroms Angturbin. Lysholm developed the screw compressor while looking for a way to overcome compressor surge in gas turbines. Lysholm first considered a roots type blower but found this was unable to generate a high enough ...