CPC F28F 9/26 (2013.01) [F28D 7/1615 (2013.01); F28F 9/002 (2013.01); F28F 9/007 (2013.01); F28F 9/0246 (2013.01); F28F 2255/14 (2013.01); F28F 2255/18 (2013.01); F28F 2280/00 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A heat exchanger assembly comprising:
a shell-and-tube core comprising:
a load-bearing portion having a first plurality of tubes, each of the first plurality of tubes defined by a wall having a first thickness;
a non-load-bearing portion having a second plurality of tubes, each of the second plurality of tubes defined by a wall having a second thickness less than the first thickness;
a mount integrally joined to the core at a mount joint, the mount joint aligned with the load-bearing portion and including a wall of at least one of the first plurality of tubes integrally formed with a mount bar such that the mount joint is positioned within the core.
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