liquid intercooler and water

intercoolers and liquid sub coolers

What is liquid intercooler
 Air-to-liquid intercoolers, also known as charge air coolers, are heat
exchangers that transfer intake charge heat to an intermediate liquid, usually
water, which finally rejects heat to the air.

two stage compression with liquid intercooler

 What is water intercooler
A Water to Air Intercooler is one where the exchange of heat occurs between water
and air. Water is pumped through the intercooler so that the heat from your charge
pipes is transferred to the water. This type of set-up can be mounted anywhere, and just
needs to have water plumbed to it.
This system increase refrigerant system capacity and improve effeciency
What is liquid sub cooling
 The term sub-cooling (also called undercooling) refers to a liquid existing at a temperature below
its normal boiling point. For example, water boils at 373 K; at room temperature (293 K) the
water is termed "subcooled“.
 Sub-cooled liquid lowers the refrigerant inlet temperature to the evaporator. Liquid sub-cooling is
an application often used in refrigeration plants for heat transfer between the suction and liquid
lines, and to decrease the liquid to below its boiling temperature/condensing temperature
 Sub cooled does not mean cold: a hot cup of coffee from a vending machine at 85OC is a
 sub cooled liquid because it is 15OC cooler than the saturation temperature of the water
 (1000C).

**Sub cooling = saturated condensing temperature – liquid temperature**

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