Intercooler for turbocharged internal combustion engine

Patent · Tue Jan 07 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6068966

Lawson, W

This patent describes an intercooler for an internal combustion engine having an intake manifold and a turbocharger which delivers pressurized air. This intercooler consists of a heat exchanger core having: (a) elongated, substantially straight pipes for conducting a coolant; (b) means for passing a coolant through the pipes of the core, and (c) heat conducting fins on the pipes extending transverse to the pipes closely spaced apart along the pipes to define passages for air across the pipes.

• Assignee: Merlin Marine Engine Corp., Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Patent Number(s): US 4562697
• OSTI ID: 6068966
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 10 Dec 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
COOLING SYSTEMS
TURBOCHARGERS
AIR FLOW
COOLANTS
FINS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
PIPES
PRESSURIZING
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
COMPRESSORS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENGINES
FLUID FLOW
GAS FLOW
HEAT ENGINES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SUPERCHARGERS
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
330100* - Internal Combustion Engines