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Internal combustion engine having a supercharger and means for cooling charged air

US4236492A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 5, 1977
Grant dateDec 2, 1980
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Expiry dateDec 5, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/12
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An internal combustion engine having a supercharger and two or more supercharger intercoolers or cooling systems respectively having different temperature levels. The individual coolers are arranged in succession in the direction of flow, with the charged air decreasing in temperature and the cooling air increasing in temperature.

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