Inventors:
Harold Grajzl - Summerville SC, US
International Classification:
F28D 1/02
Abstract:
A corrosion-resistant heat exchanger for use in cooling a mixture of exhaust gas and charged air is provided comprising an air inlet chamber, an air outlet chamber, and a plurality of flat tubes through which the mixture passes and is cooled by ambient air. The flat tubes include turbulators to promote cooling of the exhaust gas/air mixture, and the turbulators are formed from a first aluminum alloy that is cladded by a second aluminum alloy, which combination of alloys create a sacrificial “brown band” layer upon brazing. In a highly preferred embodiment, both the tubes and the turbulators are formed of the same material.