CHARGE AIR COOLER INTERNAL CONDENSATION SEPARATOR

摘要

A charge air cooler for use with a turbocharged engine system of a motor vehicle includes an outlet tank in fluid communication with a heat exchanger core. A condensation separator comprising an array of baffle plates is disposed adjacent a fluid outlet of the outlet tank. The baffle plates are spaced apart from each other and each of the baffle plates includes an alternating pattern of ridges and grooves formed therein to form a tortuous flow channel between adjacent ones of the baffle plates. The tortuous flow channels cause liquid water originating from the heat exchanger core and flowing through the condensation separator to encounter a surface of the baffle plates before exiting the fluid outlet. The baffle plates may be covered with a surface feature adapted to capture or absorb the liquid water, thereby preventing an undesired quantity of liquid water from entering the engine of the motor vehicle.

主权项

1. A condensation separator disposed within an outlet tank of a charge air cooler, the condensation separator comprising:
an array of baffle plates, wherein each of the baffle plates includes a leading edge and a trailing edge in a first direction and the baffle plates are spaced apart from each other; wherein each of the baffle plates includes at least one corrugation formed therein extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction; the corrugations forming a plurality of flow channels between adjacent ones of the baffle plates.