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intercooling, vbl. n.|ˈɪntəkuːlɪŋ|
Also inter-cooling (with hyphen).
[f. the vb. intercool contained in prec. + -ing1.]
The cooling of gas between successive compressions; the use of an intercooler.
1902G. D. Hiscox Compressed Air xii. 187 The value of proper intercooling. 1923J. M. Ford Compressor Theory & Pract. viii. 153 The intercooling of the air or gas..is imperfect in that the temperature is not reduced to the initial value between the several stages. 1951Cohen & Rogers Gas Turbine Theory i. 7 If..the compression process is carried out in two or more stages with intercooling, the work of compression may be reduced appreciably. 1970Commercial Motor 25 Sept. 56/3 Output of about 350 bhp, naturally aspirated, would be possible with 600 bhp when turbocharged with inter-cooling.
Hence (as a back-formation) ˈintercool v. trans., to equip or provide with an intercooler; ˈintercooled ppl. a.
1944E. W. F. Feller Air Compressors x. 348 (caption) Power saved by intercooling a multistage centrifugal compressor. 1947Shell Aviation News No. 109. 22/3 A wide range of performance at both moderate and high altitudes is provided by the..inter-cooled and after-cooled supercharger. 1970Motor Boat & Yachting 16 Oct. 39/2 A number of diesel engines these days are offered in turbo-charged form, which pushes up their horsepower, and then intercooled as well as turbocharged for a further increase in power. 1971Engineering Apr. 103 (Advt.), The five stage intercooled turbo compressors absorb 1555 bhp delivering 22,700 Kg/hr. |