Subject	Intercooler design
Posted by	JMartz on October 15, 2012 at 9:34 AM
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Message	The ICs on our Zs have the air inlet and outlet on the same side. Seen some simulated flow patterns and read some discussions that claim 80% of the air goes through just 20% of the IC because of the placement of the ports. Above are some "cross flow" examples. Putting the ports on the same side is still done by several OEMs, in fact, I believe the GTR's ICs are that way. I wonder if there is any advantage to cross flow or does the air not care?
Follow Ups	Intercooler design - JMartz 09:34:58 10/15/12 How will youpackage that ? (n/m) - ztunerz 09:41:02 10/15/12 Easy, one side the same as stock, the other - JMartz 12:33:36 10/15/12 Shhh damnit, i had the same idea, i even measured it up... (n/m) - ztunerz 20:49:45 10/15/12 I know someone has been working on that, maybe they - toykoz32 11:29:05 10/15/12 Re: Intercooler design - Doug71zt(CAN) 12:34:16 10/15/12 A reasonable idear! - JMartz 12:37:29 10/15/12 internal air guides are common on commercial trucks (n/m) - aliaZ 17:16:09 10/15/12 I don't think you're right about the 80/20 thing. Since - zellamay 13:09:20 10/15/12 I have always thought like you but in addition - JMartz 13:22:53 10/15/12 I remember that too, but that has to do with cycles, - zellamay 14:13:54 10/15/12 Equal pressure does not mean equal flow. (n/m) - coma_ass 13:42:25 10/15/12 Explain, please. Seems to me that, at idle, the air - zellamay 14:21:55 10/15/12 Not sure how to properly explain it. - coma_ass 13:14:55 10/16/12 If the IC core is uniform, equal pressure at the entry point - black300zx 16:20:07 10/15/12 Uniform, equal pressure at the entry tank will - JMartz 17:19:17 10/15/12 They are all "cross flow" - Brad(RI) 14:36:13 10/15/12 Sorry bad choice of words. I am not discussing ICs - JMartz 17:29:53 10/15/12
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