Abstract: In one example, a supercharger and air inlet assembly for a V8 engine comprises a supercharger, a pair of air inlet casings, and a top cover, the air inlet casings having outlet ports which align with inlet ports in the cylinder heads. The supercharger has a rotor casing, the upper sides of which extend upwards to form a peripheral wall where each inlet casing is fastened to the rotor casing by setscrews. Each inlet casing is also secured to the rotor casing by another setscrew located between two casing outlet ports. The arrangement allows the use of a relatively simple casting which simplifies manufacture and minimizes thermal stresses.

Abstract: A supercharger and air inlet assembly 16 for mounting between the cylinder heads of a V8 engine comprises a supercharger 17, a pair of air inlet casings 18, 19 and a top cover 21, the air inlet casings having outlet ports which align with inlet ports in the cylinder heads. The supercharger 17 has a rotor casing 22, the upper sides of which extend upwards to form a peripheral wall 24 where each inlet casing 18, 19 is fastened to the rotor casing by setscrews 48. Each inlet casing 18, 19 is also secured to the rotor casing 22 by another setscrew 51 located between two casing outlet ports to further secure each inlet casing 18, 19 to the rotor casing 22 at a position on the rotor casing where there is a transverse wall 62. The arrangement allows the use of a relatively simple casting for the supercharger rotor casing 22 which simplifies manufacture and minimises thermal stresses since relatively little constraint is placed on the walls of the rotor casing 22.

Abstract: A method and system of change management of interfaces in a distributed computer system (100) are provided in which there are multiple versions (303, 304, 305) of an interface describing communication between distributed client and server applications (308, 309, 302). The method and system include providing an indication with a response to an operation of an interface that an alternative interface is available. The information can include: a time interval in which a client application (308, 309) must contact a server application using the version of the interface, a reference to a succeeding version (305) of the interface; and/or an indication of an expiry date and time of an interface. The interface itself is used to communicate version and validity information and change to client applications (308, 309).

Abstract: A method and system for creating data links between one or more diagnostic information records and one or more prescription information records is disclosed. Initially, a relationship between each of the diagnostic information records and one or more, if any, of the prescription information records is derived. Then, a correspondence probability between one or more of the diagnostic information records and one or more of the prescription information records is determined using one or more derived relationships. Each of the diagnostic information records is then linked to one or more of the prescription information records using one or more correspondence probabilities.