The present invention relates to a supercharged internal combustion engine (2), preferably of a vehicle (1), with a refrigeration circuit (9) as well as a fresh air system (3) for supplying the internal combustion engine (2) with fresh air. Increased safet...

Heat transfer in coolant circuits, as in an internal combustion engine for example, can be beneficially enhanced by maintaining the coolant in a nucleate boiling state, but undesirable transitions to a film boiling state are then possible. The disclosed co...