Patent ID: 8322157

Claim:
A liquid coolant flow straightener for a cooling system, the flow straightener comprising a plurality of straight, liquid coolant through-channels flow-parallel with one another and configured to at least partially straighten flow of liquid coolant therethrough, promoting de-aeration of the liquid coolant, wherein the flow straightener is honeycombed so as to define the channels, the flow straightener comprises a tubular carrier and a partition positioned within the carrier and partitioning an interior region of the carrier into the channels such that side-adjacent channels share a common wall provided by the partition, the partition comprises a plurality of baffles, the plurality of baffles comprises a first baffle and a second baffle, the first and second baffles intersect at right angles, the first and second baffles are configured respectively as distinct plates, the first baffle comprises a first peripheral side edge, a second peripheral side edge, a first barb on the first peripheral side edge, and a second barb on the second peripheral side edge, the carrier comprises a first hole receiving the first barb and a second hole receiving the second barb.