Abstract:
An electric supercharger comprises an electric motor, a drive shaft and a compressor element. The motor is arranged to effect rotation of the compressor element via the drive shaft. The electric supercharger further comprises a sealing member for preventing leakage flow around the drive shaft. The sealing member is movable between a closed configuration in which the sealing member forms a seal around the drive shaft and an open configuration in which the sealing member is separated from the drive shaft such that the seal is broken.
Abstract:
An exhaust gas treatment system for an internal combustion engine (2) having a catalytic convertor (4) for receiving exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine (2), a particulate filter (5) in fluid communication with an outlet (4b) of the catalytic convertor (4) to receive exhaust gas from the catalytic convertor (4) and to filter the gas, a pump (6) and a motor (7) arranged to drive the pump (6), wherein the particulate filter (5) is remote from the catalytic convertor (4) and the pump (6) is a positive displacement pump arranged to provide air to the gas passing from the catalytic convertor (4) to the particulate filter (5) to combust the gas such that the gas heats the particulate filter (5) to provide regeneration of the filter (5). A method of treatment of exhaust gas using an exhaust gas treatment system.