Old Feb 24, 2006 | 01:55 PM
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If I'm reading that right, there is a similar thing fitted to aircraft. Fuel Cooled Oil Coolers (FCOC) or Air Cooled Oil Coolers (ACOC). The ACOC work just like a radiator: oil flows through the cooler with cold outside air passes through taking the heat with it. The FCOC works similar, but is sealed inside a fuel tank/cell and as the fuel is pumped through the tank/cell it passes around the cooler taking the heat from the oil which in turn heats up the fuel ready for combustion: also helping with that process.
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