Emmission regulation effects on Charge Air Cooling.
Emmission regulation effects on Charge Air Cooling.
(OP)
I assume that exhaust emmission regulations will get a lot more stringent over the next couple of years especially in the USA.
Does anybody have any comments on what impact the new emmission regs will have on Charge Air (Inter) cooling?
Will we see air temperatures soaring and the need for more effective cooling?
Thanks for your input guys.
Does anybody have any comments on what impact the new emmission regs will have on Charge Air (Inter) cooling?
Will we see air temperatures soaring and the need for more effective cooling?
Thanks for your input guys.





RE: Emmission regulation effects on Charge Air Cooling.
Just take a look at many of the newest small engine powered autos that produce copious amounts of power, the Subaru STI with 300 bhp for example, while meeting 2004 emission standards handily.
Franz
RE: Emmission regulation effects on Charge Air Cooling.
As far as diesel goes, unless something else comes along suddenly, more and more exhaust gas recirculation will be used. The more exhaust gas recirculation you have, the more it will need to be cooled.
An EGR cooler is in a sense a charge air cooler, since the recycled exhaust becomes part of the charge air.
There other consideration is that it also looks like higher and higher levels of charge air compression will be needed. The more the charge air is compressed, the higher the temperature.
So yes -- at least for diesels -- Charge air cooling will be absolutely mandatory.
RE: Emmission regulation effects on Charge Air Cooling.
Will the prodominantly Aluminium Charge air coolers be replaced, Will Air to Air or Air to Water be the flavour of the month or will there be something completely new.