Patent ID: 6374598
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: F02M,F28D,F28F

Abstract:
An apparatus for cooling a gas, said apparatus comprising a cooling device having a plurality of gas channels through which a gas to be cooled is capable of being conveyed and a plurality of coolant channels through which a coolant is capable of being conveyed adjacent said gas channels, said cooling device being produced from pressure cast parts including a first cover with an annular inlet for the gas to be cooled, a second cover with a funnel-shaped outlet for cooled gas, and an intermediate piece with the channels formed therein being arranged between the first cover and the second cover, said channels being arranged so that both the gas to be cooled and the coolant flow in alternating directions through the cooling device, wherein a plurality of cooling fins is affixed externally on the intermediate piece and comprises an extruded aluminum profile piece.