An intercooler was a component of starship technology found on the Galaxy-class explorers. This component was located in the warp nacelles. There were at least two intercoolers within each nacelle.(TNG: "11001001" ) The name of this component was from the Master Situation Monitor found on Deck 36 of the USS Enterprise-D. It was listed among other components of the nacelles.
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| - An intercooler was a component of starship technology found on the Galaxy-class explorers. This component was located in the warp nacelles. There were at least two intercoolers within each nacelle.(TNG: "11001001" ) The name of this component was from the Master Situation Monitor found on Deck 36 of the USS Enterprise-D. It was listed among other components of the nacelles.
- An intercooler is a component of technology commonly found in the construction of starships. 23rd century Federation ships commonly were fitted with vital intercooler assemblies. In particular, such systems included plasma intercoolers, and when operated as a network, were referred to as an intercooler matrix.
- Intercoolers increase the efficiency of the induction system by reducing induction air heat created by the turbocharger and promoting more thorough combustion. This removes the heat of compression (i.e., the temperature rise) that occurs in any gas when its pressure is raised or its unit mass per unit volume (density) is increased. A decrease in intake air charge temperature sustains use of a more dense intake charge into the engine, as a result of supercharging. The lowering of the intake charge air temperature also eliminates the danger of pre-detonation (knock) of the fuel air charge prior to timed spark ignition. Thus preserving the benefits of more fuel/air burn per engine cycle, increasing the output of the engine. They also eliminate the need for using the wasteful method of lowerin
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| - An intercooler was a component of starship technology found on the Galaxy-class explorers. This component was located in the warp nacelles. There were at least two intercoolers within each nacelle.(TNG: "11001001" ) The name of this component was from the Master Situation Monitor found on Deck 36 of the USS Enterprise-D. It was listed among other components of the nacelles.
- An intercooler is a component of technology commonly found in the construction of starships. 23rd century Federation ships commonly were fitted with vital intercooler assemblies. In particular, such systems included plasma intercoolers, and when operated as a network, were referred to as an intercooler matrix.
- Intercoolers increase the efficiency of the induction system by reducing induction air heat created by the turbocharger and promoting more thorough combustion. This removes the heat of compression (i.e., the temperature rise) that occurs in any gas when its pressure is raised or its unit mass per unit volume (density) is increased. A decrease in intake air charge temperature sustains use of a more dense intake charge into the engine, as a result of supercharging. The lowering of the intake charge air temperature also eliminates the danger of pre-detonation (knock) of the fuel air charge prior to timed spark ignition. Thus preserving the benefits of more fuel/air burn per engine cycle, increasing the output of the engine. They also eliminate the need for using the wasteful method of lowering intake charge temperature by the injection of excess fuel into the cylinders' air induction chambers, to cool the intake air charge, prior to its flowing into the cylinders. This wasteful practice (when intercoolers are not used) nearly eliminated the gain in engine efficiency from supercharging, but was necessitated by the greater need to prevent at all costs the engine damage that pre-detonation engine knocking causes. The inter prefix in the device name originates from historic compressor designs. In the past, aircraft engines were built with charge air coolers that were installed between multiple stages of supercharging, thus the designation of inter. Modern automobile designs are technically designated aftercoolers because of their placement at the end of supercharging chain. This term is now considered archaic in modern automobile terminology since most forced induction vehicles have single-stage superchargers or turbochargers although "aftercooler" is still in common use in the piston engined aircraft industry. In a vehicle fitted with two-stage turbocharging, it is possible to have both an intercooler (between the two turbocharger units) and an aftercooler (between the second-stage turbo and the engine). The JCB Dieselmax land speed record-holding car is an example of such a system. In general, an intercooler or aftercooler is said to be a charge air cooler. Intercoolers can vary dramatically in size, shape and design, depending on the performance and space requirements of the entire supercharger system. Common spatial designs are front mounted intercoolers (FMIC), top mounted intercoolers (TMIC) and hybrid mount intercoolers (HMIC). Each type can be cooled with an air-to-air system, air-to-liquid system, or a combination of both.
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