Air/air vs Water/air intercooling.
Air/air vs Water/air intercooling.
(OP)
Laminova (Opcon): http ://www.opc onab.com/i ndex.asp?l angID=1&am p;cID=15&a mp;spage=1
clain good performance and they are certainly an unusual thing to hold in your hand, with such slim fins and tight tolerances.
Can anyone suggest some shortcommings from such a design? How would such a system avoid the heat soak issues that afflict an air/air IC in motorsport?
clain good performance and they are certainly an unusual thing to hold in your hand, with such slim fins and tight tolerances.
Can anyone suggest some shortcommings from such a design? How would such a system avoid the heat soak issues that afflict an air/air IC in motorsport?





RE: Air/air vs Water/air intercooling.
The air passages are necessarily circuitous. The air flows through a number of relatively long semicircular channels that each measure 0.3mm x 3 or 4.25mm. They do not claim low pressure drop on the air side.
Look closely at the last illustration in "intercooler.pdf". Notice how much smaller the cross- sectional air flow area at the cooler entrance is than the cross- sectional area of the intake manifold in the illustration. I.e., the packaging density that suits the technology well to liquid- liquid cooling may not accrue in liquid- air cooling. The intercooler application appears to be conjectural; I'd expect a developed version to occupy substantial volume.
Mike Halloran
NOT speaking for
DeAngelo Marine Exhaust Inc.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
RE: Air/air vs Water/air intercooling.
Take a look at Titan-lite.com
Extremely accurate, with the benefit of filling the hole unlike the cylindrical units from Laminova.