Patent ID: 8770269
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: F01D,F01M,F16N,F28D,F28F,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A surface cooler, comprising: an oil layer, through which oil flows; a separating plate disposed in heat transfer communication with the oil; and fins extending into an air flow pathway and being disposed in heat transfer communication with the separating plate, the fins being arranged with varied configurations at each of two or more sections sequentially defined along a predominant direction of air flow along the air flow pathway, the two or more sections comprising a leading section, a rear section and an intermediate section interposed between the leading and rear sections, the fins at the leading and rear sections comprising sloped leading and trailing ends, respectively, the sloped leading and trailing ends including slopes transverse to a plane of the separating plate that begin to protrude from and terminate at the plane of the separating plate, respectively, wherein the fins at the leading section are thicker than the fins at the rear section.