Patent ID: 7337769

Claim:
A method for cooling charge air within a charge air apparatus having a housing, an intake housing for receiving thermally charged air, an exhaust housing for exhausting cooled said thermally charged air, and a plurality of charge air conduits being mounted laterally and in proximity to at least one cooling agent conduit within said housing, the method comprising the steps of: introducing a cooling agent into said at least one cooling agent conduit whereby said at least one cooling agent conduit is cooled, flowing thermally charged air through said plurality of charge air conduits positioned in proximity to said at least one cooling agent conduit, directing ambient air with a plurality of airflow fins positioned in contact with said at least one cooling agent conduit and said plurality of charge air conduits, such that said ambient air is directed to contact said cooled at least one cooling agent conduit whereby said ambient air is cooled, and directing said cooled ambient air to contact said plurality of charge air conduits whereby said plurality of charge air cooler conduits are cooled further cooling said thermally charged air present within said housing.