Intake air cooler for dual-state turbocharging turbocompressed heat engine and corresponding air circuit
US8186159B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The intake air cooler of the invention comprises a first cooling stage (24) and a second cooling stage (26) grouped in a single heat exchanger housing (30) and sharing a common heat exchanger bundle (28) accommodated in the housing and traversed by a cooling liquid. Application to turbocharged internal combustion engines for motor vehicles.
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