SEPARATOR PLATE FOR COOLING TUBES

In some implementations, an exhaust gas recirculation cooler may include a shell defining an internal chamber; a first tube support plate defining a first wall of the internal chamber; a second tube support plate defining a second wall of the internal chamber; a plurality of cooling tubes extending through the internal chamber from the first tube support plate to the second tube support plate, the plurality of cooling tubes being flexible tubes; and at least one separator plate, extending within the internal chamber between the first tube support plate and the second tube support plate, that partitions the internal chamber such that a first set of the plurality of cooling tubes are to a first side of the at least one separator plate and a second set of the plurality of cooling tubes are to a second side of the at least one separator plate.