A heat exchanger transfers heat between primary and secondary fluid
coolants. A housing has a longitudinal central axis lying within a
transverse housing plane. A bottom wall with a concave inner surface
faces upward and extends along the central axis. A plurality of arcuately
helical lower sector fins are spaced apart along the central axis on the
bottom wall inner surface. A cover has a longitudinal central axis lying
within a transverse cover plane. A top wall with a concave inner surface
faces downward and extends along the central axis. A plurality of
arcuately helical upper sector fins are spaced apart along the central
axis on the top wall inner surface.A copper tube is assembled into the
housing in a direction transverse to the housing axis with the tube
closely adjacent the lower sector fins. First and second sealing means
seal the tube ends to the housing. The cover is assembled into the
housing in a direction transverse to the housing axis with the upper
sector fins closely adjacent the tube. The upper sector fins, the top
wall, the lower sector fins, the bottom wall, and the tube outer surface
define a helical passageway around the tube outer surface. Primary
coolant nozzles will direct the primary coolant through the tube.
Secondary coolant nozzles and secondary coolant conduits will direct the
secondary coolant through the helical passageway.The housing, the primary
nozzles, the secondary nozzles, and the secondary conduits, are molded as
a single unitary piece from a polymeric material consisting of either
thermoplastic or thermoset resins. The cover is also molded as a single,
unitary piece from a polymeric material.