Super chargers and intercoolers

[MERCMAN]

Was surfing around and found these great articles on S/C and intercooling.

I have posted the URL'S instead of copying them because of the great graphics included.

Intercoolers-
http://www.superchargersonline.com/content.asp?id=16

S/C-
http://www.superchargersonline.com/content.asp?id=15

http://www.superchargersonline.com/content.asp?ID=31

http://www.superchargersonline.com/content.asp?ID=76

http://www.superchargersonline.com/content.asp?ID=85

[RCSignals]

So Roots type was the first Supercharger.


Gottlieb's automotive supercharger design was modeled after a twin-rotor industrial "air-mover" invented and patented nearly 40 years earlier by Mr. Francis Roots (from Indiana) back in 1860. This technology is the foundation of the roots type "blowers" still used today! Soon after the roots air movers (they were not called "compressors because they did not compress air - they only moved it) were used in industrial applications,

[ckadiddle]

So Roots type was the first Supercharger.
Yes, it was invented by Alex Haley. :lol:

[Breadfan]

Wow what the heck did you need a roots blower for in the 1860's, I couldn't see strapping a Trilogy kit on a horse.

:lol:

[KillJoy]

Wow what the heck did you need a roots blower for in the 1860's, I couldn't see strapping a Trilogy kit on a horse.

:lol:





It is named for the brothers Philander (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philander_Root s&action=edit) and Francis Roots (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Francis_Roots&action=edit), who first patented (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent) the basic design in 1860 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1860) as an air pump (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pump) for use in blast furnaces (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blast_furnace) and other industrial (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry) applications.

Here is the COMPLETE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_type_supercharger)Page.

KillJoy

[Breadfan]

Sure that's what it was intended to be used as, but I'm sure MacGyver's great-great-grandfather rigged one up on his pony.

There has to be an explanation as to how this technology migrated from industrial bast furnaces to vehicles, I vote for the horse theory.

[DEFYANT]

All I know is mine'z better then yours! :razz:

[sailsmen]

All I know is mine'z better then yours! :razz:

mines is always better than mines

[RCSignals]

Sure that's what it was intended to be used as, but I'm sure MacGyver's great-great-grandfather rigged one up on his pony.

There has to be an explanation as to how this technology migrated from industrial bast furnaces to vehicles, I vote for the horse theory.

that would probably be Gottlieb Daimler's idea for it's use.
Looks like he tried to claim it all as his idea though, but it's clear the Gottlieb design is based on the roots design