aftercooler

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aftercooler

[′af·tər‚kül·ər]

(mechanical engineering)

A heat exchanger which cools air that has been compressed; used on turbocharged engines.

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However, the size of the compressors largely dictates the size and weight of the cabinet that houses the compressors, 2nd stage aftercooler, and 1st stage condenser.

Modeling and optimization of a cascaded mixed gas Joule-Thompson cryoprobe system

The compressor and aftercooler equipment are contained in a semi-portable cabinet that is relatively heavy but still portable.

Editorial: cryosurgery: an emerging application for low-temperature refrigeration

The compressors are complete with starter, aftercooler and sound attenuating enclosure.

Compressed air system

The closed-loop system uses a two-pass cross flow recuperator, a two-pass cross flow aftercooler and a Luehr gas cooler prior to filtration.

New baghouse system boosts Acme's cupola efficiency

It is powered by two specially-tuned versions of the production JCB444 powerplant, developing up to 750A bhp each and featuring four cylinders and five litres of displacement, accompanied by two stage turbochargers, intercooler and aftercooler.

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The air leaving the high-pressure compressor is cooled in an aftercooler and then introduced into the humidifier column, where it comes into counter-current contact with hot water.

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High temperature refrigerated dryers include an aftercooler and are primarily used with piston compressors, as the air must be precooled prior to entering the dryer for it to be effective.

Finding the right compressor: the proper air compressor can improve finish quality

A patented cooling technique eliminates the need for an aftercooler -- which saves space on the cannon -- and incurs a temperature rise of just 125[degrees]F.

Scroll compressor suits medical equipment and howitzers. (Application Xtra)

Overall, they tell us, the carryover from these compressors, after the aftercooler, is 3ppm or less.

Ecoair's Small Rotary Screw Compressor

The natural gas engine-driven compressor has heat available from the compressor, the engine jacket water, the aftercooler, and the exhaust heat stack.

Engine-driven chillers, air compressors make inroads at plastics facilities

Further, the condenser and aftercooler share a separate closed-loop water cooling system.

Steam recovery cuts cost of solvent recovery

The only way to remove this water before it enters the blast cleaning equipment is by using an aftercooler between the compressor and the equipment.