Brazing fixture for a heat exchanger

摘要

An apparatus for holding a heat exchanger core during a manufacturing process is disclosed. The core includes a first and second side support member disposed on opposite sides of an assembly of a plurality of interleaved tubes and fins and fluid manifolds on opposite ends of the tubes. The apparatus includes a pair of nested clamps. One clamp is disposed over the side supports and the second is disposed over the fluid manifolds. The clamps are easily placed over the core and easily removed after brazing.