Intercooler

General
– What is the Intercooler ?

Intercooler

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Location
– Intercooler locates between turbocharger and engine

Intercooler

Turbocharger

Engine intake
manifold

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Purpose
– Intercooler cools down the hot air from turbocharger
to improve the efficiency of turbocharger
– To increase engine output power

Intake Air
(from turbocharger)

Wind
Stream Intake Air
(to cylinder)

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Intercooler
– Heated intake air is cooled down to increase the
oxygen density
Thermal
Expansion Contraction
Increase
Oxygen oxygen density

Turbocharger

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Intercooler
– Heated intake air is cooled down to increase the
oxygen density

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Air volume / Temperature
– When air becomes cold, its volume contracts
– Same volume of oxygen in small amount of air

Expansion
Contraction

Same
amount
of air

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Intercooler
Air volume / Temperature
– When air becomes cold, its volume contracts
– Same volume of oxygen in small amount of air

Same
amount
of air

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Intercooler
Air volume / Temperature
– When air becomes cold, its volume contracts
– Same volume of oxygen in small amount of air

Expansion Contraction

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Intercooler
Air volume / Temperature
– When air becomes cold, its volume contracts
– Same volume of oxygen in small amount of air
Hot air / lower density

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Results
– Intercooler makes higher output power and torque

High High
Power Torque

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