Intercooler for supercharged internal combustion engine

Patent · Tue Jul 08 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5588756

Hayashi, Y

In an internal combustion engine having a combustion chamber: an induction passage leading to the combustion chamber; a supercharger for discharging air under pressure into the induction passage; and an intercooler associated with the induction passage for cooling the air discharged by the supercharger is described. The intercooler consists of: a conduit through which the air from the supercharger passes; a coolant jacket disposed about the conduit, the coolant jacket including means for receiving coolant in its liquid form and for discharging coolant in its gaseous form; a radiator in fluid communication with the coolant jacket for receiving the coolant in its gaseous form and condensing same to its liquid form; a sensor for sensing the temperature of the air emitted from the conduit; a device responsive to the sensor for controlling the rate of condensation of the gaseous coolant in the radiator; and a pump for returning condensed liquid coolant form the radiator to the coolant jacket.

• Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama
• Patent Number(s): US 4598687
• OSTI ID: 5588756
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330100* -- Internal Combustion Engines
AIR FLOW
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
COMPRESSORS
COOLANTS
COOLING SYSTEMS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENGINES
FLUID FLOW
GAS FLOW
HEAT ENGINES
HEAT EXCHANGERS
INTAKE STRUCTURES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
PRESSURIZING
PUMPS
RADIATORS
SUPERCHARGERS
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
VAPOR CONDENSATION