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STACKED/BAR PLATE CHARGE AIR COOLER INCLUDING INLET AND OUTLET TANKS

  • US 20080041556A1
  • Filed: 08/14/2007
  • Published: 02/21/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A charge air cooler for transferring heat between a coolant and charge air, the cooler comprising:

  • a heat exchange core including a stack of embossed plate pairs, each plate pair defining a circuitous coolant flow path through the heat exchange core, and a plurality of elongated spacers interleaved with the plate pairs to at least partially define charge air flow paths between adjacent plate pairs through the heat exchange core;

    a charge air inlet tank connected to a first side of the heat exchange core to direct the charge air into the charge air flow paths; and

    a charge air outlet tank connected to a second side of the heat exchange core to collect the charge air from the charge air flow paths.

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