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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 ]
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]
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 the 1960s Godfrey continued to make the Roots-type cabin air compressors (a development of the original Marshall), but also a screw-type compressor. Surplus stores of these cabin superchargers (Marshall cabin blowers) were repurposed after the war and used for tuning cars (mainly for racing, hill-climbing, etc.).
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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 use forced induction, with either a Roots blower or a turbocharger. The turbocharger (a ...
Howden is part of the US engineering group Colfax Corporation. The purchase price was 195 million euros. [2] Along with the Palatine factory there are also branches in Springfield, Missouri, Helsingor, Denmark and Mornago, Italy. [2] Howden Turbo GmbH, headquartered in Frankenthal, was founded on October 3, 2017, through the acquisition of Howden.
The huge Roots-type supercharger, known in racing circles as a blower, was added in front of the radiator and driven straight from the crankshaft. This gave the Blower Bentley a unique and easily recognisable profile, and exacerbated its understeer. [8] The crankshaft, pistons and lubrication system were also special to the Blower engine. [4]