A heat exchanger such as a cold plate or ICE plate has an integrated electric heating element provided on an external heater support surface of the heat exchanger. The external heater support surface is directly opposite to an internal surface of the heat exchanger which at least partly defines one or both of the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold. A thermal management system for a vehicle having a plurality of rechargeable battery units includes a circulation loop for circulating a first volume of the heat transfer fluid, and a plurality of battery heat exchangers, including a first heat exchanger with an integrated electric heating element. A sub-loop of the circulation loop includes the internal fluid flow passage of the first heat exchanger, and is adapted for a second, smaller volume of the heat transfer fluid.

A battery module including a battery-cooling heat sink having a PCM capsule. The battery-cooling heat sink provides a uniform temperature of a cooling fluid flowing through the battery module using a PCM capsule, minimizes a temperature variation of the cooling fluid over the entire area of the heat sink formed in the battery module, and prevents the temperature at a cooling fluid outlet of the heat sink from being higher than that of a cooling fluid inlet.

A cooling manifold assembly that is configured to cool power modules in a vehicle includes a planar cooling chamber with a supply inlet and a return outlet; a supply chamber in an upper portion of the planar cooling chamber that is in fluid communication with the supply inlet and configured to couple to adjacent planar cooling chambers at the supply inlet; a return chamber in a lower portion of the planar cooling chamber that is in fluid communication with the return outlet and configured to couple to adjacent planar cooling chambers at the return outlet; and an opening at a distal end of the planar cooling chamber fluidly connecting the supply chamber with the return chamber.

The invention relates to a heat exchanger plate (10) of a heat exchanger, the heat exchanger plate (10) comprising two faces (12, 13) extending between two lateral edges and two longitudinal edges (15) of said heat exchanger plate (10). The heat exchanger plate (10) comprises at least an opening (16) extending from a first face (12) to a second face (13) of the heat exchanger plate (10). The opening (16) is delimited by a collar (17) that is arranged around the opening (16). The heat exchanger plate (10) comprises at least a dimple (18) protruding above at least one of the faces (12, 13). Said dimple (18) comprises at least a flat area (19) and a slopped area (20), said slopped area (20) being interposed between the collar (17) and the flat area (19).

A battery cooling plate includes at least one planar heat transfer surface that is bounded by four edges. A coolant inlet port and a coolant outlet port are both arranged along a first one of the edges, and a coolant flow path extends through the battery cooling plate adjacent to the at least one planar heat transfer surface between the coolant inlet port and the coolant outlet port. The coolant flow path includes a first portion that extends along the entire length of a second, third, and fourth edge of the at least one planar heat transfer surface. The coolant flow path further includes a second portion that is arranged downstream of the first portion. The second portion of the coolant flow path is separated from the second, third, and fourth edges of the planar heat transfer surface by the first portion of the coolant flow path.

This air distributor (1) has an exterior casing defining an interior volume, an air inlet (4) opening into this interior volume, several air outlets (4) intended to convey air from the interior volume towards the cylinders of an engine, and a heat exchanger (8) arranged in the interior volume. The heat exchanger (8) comprises a stack of plates (10) of plastic material where adjacent plates (10) are arranged so as to define a set of intermediate spaces comprising closed intermediate spaces (12) in fluid communication to enable circulation of fluid through the stack of plates (10), and open intermediate spaces (14) configured to enable a passage of air through the stack of plates (10) from the air inlet (4) to the air outlets (6).

A cold plate heat exchanger for battery thermal management has first and second plates defining a plurality of fluid flow passages, with inlet and outlet ports proximate to a first end thereof. Each fluid flow passage has first and second ends communicating with respective inlet and outlet ports. One or more portions of each fluid flow passage are immediately adjacent to and in close proximity to a portion of another fluid flow passage or channel, such that heat energy will be transferred by conduction through the first and second plates between the fluid flow passages or channels, thereby providing enhanced heat transfer. The fluid flow passages or channels may be separated by a distance which is less than a width of one of the fluid flow passages or channels, and may be separated by a single rib which partially defines each of the fluid flow passages or channels.

A heat exchange structure includes a primary heat exchange body with a first fluid channel fluidly separated from a second fluid channel by a barrier channel, an inlet manifold in fluid communication with the first fluid channel, and a secondary heat exchange body. The secondary heat exchange body is in fluid communication with the barrier channel, is arranged within the inlet manifold, and fluidly couples the barrier channel to the external environment. Fluid systems and heat exchange methods are also described.

An aftercooler device with ribs for aligning cooling tubes in a twelve-pass configuration provides a heat exchanger that transfers optimal amount of heat from combustion air through use of a tortuous, back-and-forth arrangement of twelve rows of tubes carrying a coolant fluid, and creating agitation therein for efficient cooling. The cooling tubes are organized into separate rows through heat exchanger body. A top cover fastens to the top end of heat exchanger body. The top cover includes six top ribs that segregate cooling tubes into six rows at top end of the heat exchanger. Four of the top ribs are linear, and two of the top ribs have angled configurations. A bottom cover fastens to the bottom end of the heat exchanger. The top cover includes five bottom ribs that segregate the cooling tubes into six rows at bottom end of heat exchanger. The bottom ribs have a linear configuration.

A heat exchanger for several applications such as a vehicle is described herein. The heat exchanger includes an inlet header tank configured to receive a fluid, an outlet header tank configured to output the fluid, and an intermediate tank between the inlet header tank and the outlet header tank. A first heat exchanger is between the inlet header tank and the intermediate tank, and a second heat exchanger is between the intermediate tank and the outlet header tank. The intermediate tank has an interior region having a plurality of protuberances disposed therein. The protuberances are configured to facilitate mixing of the fluid within the intermediate tank. The mixing of the fluid with the protuberances provides a more uniform heat distribution within the intermediate tank before entering the second heat exchanger.