Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Zun Wang

Yi Zhang

Jacob Gregory Powers

Todd Louis Wenzel

Mahdi Rajabpour

Mario Alberto Martinez Mendez

Robert Heebner

Methods and systems are provided for a heat exchanger for a motorized vehicle. In one example, a heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubes coupled to a header, with each tube including a partition extending a height of the tube. The partition includes a notch positioned at an end of the tube coupled to the header, with the notch extending into the tube.

Notched coolant tubes for a heat exchanger

A vehicle system is provided. The system may include a first coolant loop, including a radiator, a second coolant loop including a battery chiller, and a centrifugal coolant separator. The centrifugal coolant separator may include a frustoconical hollow body having a base defining a drain and a ceiling defining a spout, and a pair of coolant lines arranged orthogonal to and on opposite sides of the body such that coolant exiting the lines travels along the inner surface and collects at the base to separate gas from the coolant, wherein the spout vents the gas and the coolant exits the drain.

Centrifugal fluid separator

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