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A cooler system has at least first and second coolers which are arranged in series, at least a third cooler which is arranged in parallel with the first and second coolers, and at least one flow control device for directing a fluid flow through at least one of the coolers. At least one of the cooler

A cooler system has at least first and second coolers which are arranged in series, at least a third cooler which is arranged in parallel with the first and second coolers, and at least one flow control device for directing a fluid flow through at least one of the coolers. At least one of the coolers includes a bypass circuit or a recirculation loop for the fluid flow.

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1. A cooler system having an inlet and an outlet, the cooler system comprising: at least first and second coolers which are fluidly connected in series;at least a third cooler which is fluidly connected in parallel with the at least first and second coolers;at least one flow control device for direc

1. A cooler system having an inlet and an outlet, the cooler system comprising: at least first and second coolers which are fluidly connected in series;at least a third cooler which is fluidly connected in parallel with the at least first and second coolers;at least one flow control device for directing a fluid flow through at least one of the at least first, second and third coolers;and, at least one of a bypass circuit and a recirculation loop which is fluidly connected with at least one of the at least first, second and third coolers. 2. The cooler system according to claim 1, wherein at least two of the at least first, second and third coolers have different cooling capacities from each other. 3. The cooler system according to claim 1, further comprising a bypass line bypassing all of the at least first, second and third coolers. 4. The cooler system according to claim 3, wherein the at least one flow control device directs the fluid flow through at least one of the at least first, second and third coolers or the bypass line. 5. The cooler system according to claim 1, wherein the third cooler is fluidly connected in a series with at least a fourth cooler. 6. The cooler system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least first, second and third coolers comprises a temperature sensor and is configured to recirculate at least part of the fluid flow through the recirculation loop if a temperature of the fluid flow is above a threshold value. 7. A cooler system for cooling a fluid, the cooler system comprising: a first fluid branch which comprises at least first and second coolers fluidly connected in series;a second fluid branch which comprises at least a third cooler, the second branch fluidly connected in parallel with the first branch; anda flow control device for controlling a flow of the fluid through at least one of the at least first, second and third coolers;and, at least one of a bypass circuit and a recirculation loop which is fluidly connected with at least one of the at least first, second and third coolers for bypassing the fluid around or recirculating the fluid through said at least one first, second and third coolers. 8. The cooler system according to claim 7, wherein at least two of the at least first, second and third coolers have different cooling capacities from each other. 9. The cooler system according to claim 7, further comprising a third fluid branch which is fluidly connected in parallel with the first and second fluid branches, the third fluid branch comprising a bypass line for bypassing all of the at least first, second and third coolers. 10. The cooler system according to claim 7, wherein the second fluid branch comprises at least a fourth cooler which is fluidly connected in series with the third cooler. 11. The cooler system according to claim 7, wherein at least one of the at least first, second and third coolers comprises a temperature sensor and a recirculation loop, and wherein a flow control device is configured to recirculate at least part of the fluid flow through the recirculation loop if a temperature of the fluid in said at least one cooler is above a threshold value.