intercooling
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- noun
- /ˌɪntərˈkuːlɪŋ/
- Specialized
- Intercooling between compressor stages to reduce compression power has long been a feature of centrifugal compressor installations.
Examples
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The process of intercooling helps maintain optimal temperatures in high-performance turbochargers.
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By implementing intercooling, engineers can enhance the overall performance of the gas turbine.
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It may be that double intercooling proves most effective.
Academic text (1995) -
In most cases, intercooling and recuperation would not entirely displace the bottoming cycle but would rather reduce its size.
Academic text (1995) -
In the ATS program, either of these concepts may be adopted, depending on the results of detailed thermodynamic cycle analysis comparing evaporative to surface intercooling.
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Stages in the axial compressor of the industrial gas turbine are extremely close-coupled, as shown in the 501F longitudinal (Figure 3), making intercooling impossible without significant configuration changes.
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Effective intercooling allows for better thermal efficiency during the compression of gases.
How Cold
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Surface Forms
Morphology
intercooling = intercool (transparent) = inter + cool + ing
Formed by adding '-ing' to the verb 'intercool'; the meaning 'cooling between stages' is directly derivable from 'inter-' + 'cool'.
Etymology
Intercooling comes from the part inter- meaning 'between', as in international, and cooling from 'to cool'. So, intercooling is literally 'cooling between' stages of compression, which helps engines and machines work better by lowering the temperature of the compressed air.