intercooling
Intercooling is the process of cooling the working fluid between successive compression stages in a multi-stage compressor or turbine. By reducing the temperature rise caused by compression, intercooling increases the gas density at the next stage, allows more mass to be compressed with less work, and lowers thermal stress on equipment. It is commonly implemented in both industrial compression systems and piston-engine supercharging or turbocharging setups. An intercooler is the heat exchanger used to achieve this cooling and can be air-to-air or liquid-to-air (water or glycol).
In internal combustion engines, intercooling (often called charge air cooling) places a heat exchanger between the
In refrigeration and heat pump cycles, intercooling refers to cooling the refrigerant between compression stages. This
Limitations of intercooling include added cost, weight, potential pressure losses, and space requirements. The performance gain