intercooler
engineering
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function in gas-turbine engines
- In gas-turbine engine: Intercooling, reheating, and regeneration
In aircraft gas-turbine engines attention must be paid to weight and diameter size. This does not permit the addition of more equipment to improve performance. Accordingly, commercial aircraft engines operate on the simple Brayton cycle idealized above. These limitations do not…
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use in gasoline engines
- In gasoline engine: Supercharger
…commonly referred to as either intercoolers or aftercoolers, are used to reduce the temperature of the charge air. Both air-to-coolant and air-to-air type coolers are available.
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