Intercooler for turbocharged internal combustion engine
US4562697A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An intercooler for a turbocharged internal combustion engine having a housing with opposite V-shaped side walls and a heat exchanger core inside the housing with straight pipes carrying heat conducting fins. The pipes pass a coolant lengthwise through the housing. Triangular spaces between the heat exchanger core and the respective V-shaped side walls of the housing cause a substantial equalization of the air flow across all of the fins, producing a more efficient heat transfer from the air to the coolant in the pipes.
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