Heat exchanger

A heat exchanger comprising:

• a tank adapted to receive a first heat exchange fluid therein;
• a plurality of spaced apart tubular elements defining a heat exchanger core, adapted to be in fluid communication with the tank and enable heat exchange between a first heat exchange fluid flowing there through and a second heat exchange fluid flowing around and across the plurality of spaced apart tubular elements;
• a plurality of fins arranged alternately with the tubular elements, the fins being adapted to promote heat exchange between the first heat exchange fluid and the second heat exchange fluid, the first and the last of the fins constituting respectively opposite lateral faces of the heat exchanger core;
• a side cover adjacent to a lateral face of the core;
• wherein the side cover is adapted to cover the corresponding lateral face of the heat exchanger core and at least a portion of the heat exchanger core disposed between the tubular element proximal to the lateral face of the heat exchanger core and the corresponding side cover, wherein the side cover includes:
• a side panel complimentary to and aligned with respect to a corresponding lateral face of the heat exchanger core;
• and
• a plurality of tabs configured on at least one of the opposite lateral sides of the side panel, the plurality of tabs being orthogonal to the side panel and adapted to cover at least a portion of the fins disposed between the tubular element proximal to the lateral face of the heat exchanger core and the corresponding side panel, the plurality of tabs being configured on at least one of the opposite sides of the side panel and being spaced away from each other by gaps in between the adjacent tabs,
• wherein tabs of the plurality of tabs that are formed on extreme ends of the side panel are abutting the respective tank,
• wherein the tank is wider than the side cover, the side cover being wider than the heat exchanger core and accommodating an insulating material between the side cover and the heat exchanger core.