Patent ID: 6957695

Claim:
A heat exchange apparatus comprising: a housing; a first fluid passageway provided within said housing, said first fluid passageway being defined by an internal surface of said housing and by a baffle plate, said baffle plate having an extended portion that extends beyond said first fluid passageway; and an array of fluid conduits provided within said housing and extending between an inlet manifold tubesheet and an outlet manifold tubesheet, said array of fluid conduits extending through said first fluid passageway, wherein said baffle plate is provided at a location between said inlet manifold tubesheet and said outlet manifold tubesheet, wherein said housing includes a first housing member having a first wall and a flange extending from said first wall, said housing further including a second housing member having a second wall and a flange extending from said second wall, and wherein said flange of said first housing member and said flange of said second housing member are both joined at a single flange joint to said extended portion of said baffle plate at opposite sides of said extended portion.