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How Does Turbo Intercooler Work

An intercooler cools compressed air from a turbocharger or supercharger to increase air density and improve combustion in engines. It transfers heat from the compressed air through tubes and fins to cooler outside air or water. This allows more fuel to be burned, increases power and reliability. Air-to-air intercoolers are most common due to lower cost and weight, while air-to-water versions can fit more confined spaces but require water cooling systems. Intercoolers work best mounted at the front of vehicles for optimal air flow.

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How Does Turbo Intercooler Work

An intercooler cools compressed air from a turbocharger or supercharger to increase air density and improve combustion in engines. It transfers heat from the compressed air through tubes and fins to cooler outside air or water. This allows more fuel to be burned, increases power and reliability. Air-to-air intercoolers are most common due to lower cost and weight, while air-to-water versions can fit more confined spaces but require water cooling systems. Intercoolers work best mounted at the front of vehicles for optimal air flow.

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HOW DOES INTERCOOLER WORK?

What is an intercooler?

An intercooler is an intake air cooling device used commonly on turbocharged and supercharged
engines.

What does it do?

Intercooler cools the air compressed by the turbo/supercharger reducing the temperature andf
increasing the density of the air supplied to the engine.

How does it work?

As the air is compressed by a turbo/supercharger it gets very hot, very quickly. As its temperature
climbs its oxygen content (density) drops, so by cooling the air, an intercooler provides a denser, more
oxygen rich air to the engine thus improving the combustion by allowing more fuel to be burned. It
also increases reliability as it provides a more consistent temperature of intake air to the engine which
allows the air fuel ratio of the engine to remain at a safe level.

There are two types of intercoolers; Air-to-Air and Air-to-Water.

An Air-to-Air intercooler extracts heat from the compressed air by passing it through its network of
tubes with cooling fins. As the compressed air is pushed through the intercooler it transfers the heat
to the tubes and, in turn to the cooling fins. The cool air from outside, traveling at speed, absorbs the
heat from the cooling fins reducing the temperature of the compressed air. The systems advantages
are simplicity, lower cost and less weight. It also makes it by far the most common form of intercooling.
The down sides can be a longer intake length due to having to get the intercooler to the front of the
car and also more variation in temperature than an air to water.

An Air-to-Water intercooler uses water as a heat transfer agent. In this setup cool water is pumped
through the air/water intercooler, extracting heat from the compressed air as it passes through. The
heated water is then pumped through another cooling circuit (usually a dedicated radiator) while the
cooled compressed air is pushed into the engine.

These intercoolers (also known as heat exchangers) tend to be smaller than their Air-to-Air
counterparts making them well suited to difficult installations where space, airflow and intake length
are an issue. Water is more efficient at heat transfer than air and has more stability so it can handle a
wider range of temps, but this system requires the added complexity, weight and cost of a radiator, a
pump, water and transfer lines. Common applications for these are industrial machinery, marine and
custom installs that don’t allow the easy fitment of a air to air, such as a rear engined vehicle.

Intercooler placement

The best placement for an air to air is in the at the front of the vehicle. The “front-mount” is considered
to be the most effective placement.When the engine layout, or type of the vehicle do not permit the
“front-mount” placement, an intercooler can be mounted on top of the engine, or even on its side,
but these are not considered as effective as the air flow is not as good and the intercooler can suffer
from heat soak from the engine when the external airflow drops. These placements will often require
additional air ducts or scoops to route the air directly into the intercooler.

The air to water can be mounted anywhere in the engine bay, as long as it’s radiator is mounted in a
position with good airflow, and or with a thermo fan attached to it.

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