单词 | aftercooling |
释义 | aftercoolingn. The cooling of a fluid following a stage of compression, esp. a final compression (cf. intercooling n.); the use of an aftercooler. ΚΠ 1900 Compressed Air 5 1055/1 After cooling, or a consistent effort to remove moisture after compression, is not considered necessary, largely because low pressures are used. 1943 E. H. Lewitt Thermodynamics applied to Heat Engines (ed. 3) v. 101 After compression the air is hot,..but it is usually cooled to its initial temperature before leaving the compressor plant. This is known as after-cooling. 1976 H. MacInnes Turbochargers x. 91/1 Whenever a group of engineers get together and someone brings up the subject of intercooling, invariably someone else says you mean aftercooling. 2009 B. L. Evridge Pract. Boat Mech. iii. 43/1 Most, if not all, heavy-duty truck engines are built with air-to-air aftercooling, which differs drastically from the type used on boats. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1900 |
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