Charge air cooler, and intake manifold including the same

A charge air cooler comprising:

• a coolant inlet;
• a coolant outlet;
• a first coolant manifold in fluid communication with the coolant inlet to receive a flow of coolant therefrom and a second coolant manifold in fluid communication with the coolant outlet to deliver coolant thereto, the first and second coolant manifolds substantially blocking the flow of charge air through a centrally located section of the charge air cooler;
• a first plurality of coolant circuits extending between the first and second coolant manifolds in a first core section arranged adjacent to the centrally located section on a first side thereof;
• a second plurality of coolant circuits extending between the first and second coolant manifolds in a second core section arranged adjacent to the centrally located section on a second side thereof opposite the first side;
• a first plurality of charge air flow channels extending through the first core section in heat transfer relationship with the first plurality of coolant circuits;
• and
• a second plurality of charge air flow channels extending through the second core section in heat transfer relationship with the second plurality of coolant circuits.

An air intake manifold with integrated charge air cooling, comprising:

• an air inlet to receive a flow of compressed charge air;
• one or more first air outlets to remove a first portion of the flow of compressed charge air;
• one or more second air outlets to remove a second portion of the flow of compressed charge air;
• a first heat exchange section arranged between the air inlet and the one or more first air outlets to cool the first portion of the flow of compressed air;
• a second heat exchange section arranged between the air inlet and the one or more second air outlets to cool the second portion of the flow of compressed air;
• and
• first and second coolant flow paths extending through the first and second heat exchange sections respectively, the first and second coolant flow paths both extending from a coolant inlet manifold to a coolant outlet manifold, the coolant inlet manifold and coolant outlet manifold being arranged between the first and second heat exchange sections.