intercooler
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Internal combustion engines
- Multiple stages of compression
- Method of heat transfer
- Alternatives
- Air compressors
- References
thumb|right|Front-mounted air-to-air intercooler thumb|Top-mounted air-to-liquid intercooler (the silver cuboid-shaped part) on a BMW S55 turbocharged engine
An intercooler is a heat exchanger used to cool a gas after compression. Often found in turbocharged engines, intercoolers are also used in air compressors, air conditioners, refrigeration and gas turbines.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “intercooler” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.