Abstract: An induction system for a supercharged internal V-type combustion engine includes a monolithic continuous unitary casting housing a supercharger with a rotor and gear assembly operative to discharge pressurized air to a common bounding receiving plenum, through a first slidably-removable intercooler providing a first cooling, and then to a pair of second side intercoolers providing a second cooling within the bounded plenum and in fluid communication therewith. First and second intercoolers are secured within the monolithic housing. The monolithic housing provides a robust and stable housing of light weight and allows an exterior air cooling as well. Side walls of the supercharger are separate from and are spaced from air intake runners of a cylinder block. Air in the plenum is additionally cooled by convective surface cooling while being guided in an appropriate direction.

Abstract: An induction system for a supercharged internal V-type combustion engine includes a monolithic continuous unitary casting housing a supercharger with a rotor and gear assembly operative to discharge pressurized air to a common bounding receiving plenum, through a first slidably-removable intercooler providing a first cooling, and then to a pair of second side intercoolers providing a second cooling within the bounded plenum and in fluid communication therewith. First and second intercoolers are secured within the monolithic housing. The monolithic housing provides a robust and stable housing of light weight and allows an exterior air cooling as well. Side walls of the supercharger are separate from and are spaced from air intake runners of a cylinder block. Air in the plenum is additionally cooled by convective surface cooling while being guided in an appropriate direction.

Abstract: A method and system for allocating and freeing memory in an electronic system allocates available memory by including at least one or more flags that indicate the size and status of the allocated segment in the same area in which the segment is allocated. A free portion in the available memory is searched such that the free portion is sufficient to accommodate the requested segment. Upon finding a free portion, a new segment is created in the free portion where the new segment includes an allocated segment equal in size to the requested segment and further includes a segment area that accommodates at least one flag of the allocated segment such that the segment area is adjacent to the allocated segment. At least one flag of the allocated segment is set, and may include a size flag or a status flag that indicates whether the allocated segment is occupied and whether the allocated segment is the last segment.