Patent ID: 8291892

Claim:
A heat exchanger comprising: an outer casting member having a first end and a second end and forming a heat exchanger housing extending between said first and second ends; a plurality of stacked channel members defining respectively a first set of flow channels for the flow of a first fluid through said heat exchanger, spaces formed between adjacent channel members so as to provide a second set of flow channels for the flow of a second fluid through said heat exchanger, said stacked channel members forming a heat exchanger core having a first end and a second end, said heat exchanger core being mounted within said outer casting member; a first flange fixedly attached to the first end of said heat exchanger core so as to provide a sealed joint between the first flange and said first end; a second flange fixedly attached to the second end of said heat exchanger core so as to provide a sealed joint between the second flange and the second end, wherein each of said first and second flanges are adapted to be coupled by fasteners to its respective end of the outer casting member.