run4cops

ill try to explain.

the outside filterd air enters the turbo, then it is forced fed into the boost pipe that runs over to the side mounted charge cooler. there is a "bleed pipe" that comes off this boost pipe and sends some of the boosted air into the tip turbine. the rest of the air in the boost pipe goes through the cooler fins and into the engine to be used in combustion. the air that entered the "bleed pipe" enters the turbine, speeds it up under boost, and is ehausted to the outside air. As the other side of the turbine spins it draws in cool filtered air in and routes it over the charge cooler fins to cool the boosted air on the other side of the core. this air is also exhausted to the out side after it has passed through the core. the only air that enters the engine comes from the turbo and makes it past the "bleed pipe". I think it was the first charged cooled diesel engine but someonce can correct me if im wrong. They were compact and did not take up any more room infront of the engine. I think after length laws relaxed and bigger engines evolved the larger front mount air to air became the standard. Also to remove all that piping to perform a simple repair is a real PITA.

Hope this helps?

Yes, it does help. Someone did not explain it properly to me. They said there was a type of refridgeration to the system. The way I understand you... the "coldest" component of the system is only going to be as low as outside air? so in essence, it is just an over complicated air to air intercooler? Or is there some sort of refridgeration principal that happens? Someone explained it to me that it actually got the incoming air COLDER than the outside air using some sort of refridgeration principal. This of course is what sparked my interest about the whole thing. Thanks for taking the time to help me out, any more info is still welcomed- brandon

Im trying to understand how the tip turbine "cool power" concept works, and why they still dont use it today. Sure, we have air to air intercoolers... but cant you use both, making the air too cold isnt a problem is it? Im looking for a technical nitty gritty scientific explanation of how the tip turbine cooling system works, and how one could be duplicated for a smaller deisel truck. Ive been all over the internet and can't find a single diagram of the setup. Im not sure I understand why they did away with it. Thanks for the help

Im trying to understand how the tip turbine "cool power" concept works, and why they still dont use it today. Sure, we have air to air intercoolers... but cant you use both? Im looking for a technical nitty gritty scientific explanation of how the tip turbine cooling system works, and how one could be duplicated for a smaller deisel truck. Ive been all over the internet and can't find a single diagram of the setup. Thanks for the help