A CHARGE AIR COOLER FOR FUEL ENGINE

The invention relates to a charge air cooler (5) for fuel engine comprising: - a casing having an inlet (16) and an outlet (20), - a heat exchanger (10) within the casing between the inlet (16) and the outlet (20), - a thermally responsive draining mechanism (50, 60) for draining condensates, - the draining mechanism (50, 60) being configured to drain condensates when temperature within the charge air cooler (5) is below a defined temperature, - draining mechanism comprising a drain port (58, 68), - a valve (51, 61, 52, 62, 53, 63) arranged on the drain port (58, 68), - an actuation device (53, 63, 64) for moving the valve between an opened state and a closed state, wherein the actuation device includes a phase change material.