Liquid loop with multiple heat exchangers for efficient space utilization
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1. A liquid loop cooling system for usage in a highly compact electronic system chassis comprising:
- a tubing enclosing an interior bore or lumen within which a cooling fluid can circulate; and
a plurality of heat exchangers coupled to the tubing and distributed in a constrained space within the chassis in conformance to space availability.
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Abstract
A liquid loop cooling system, a tubing encloses an interior lumen within which a cooling fluid can circulate. A plurality of heat exchangers is coupled to the tubing and is configured within in a constrained space in conformance to space availability.
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23 Claims
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1. A liquid loop cooling system for usage in a highly compact electronic system chassis comprising:
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a tubing enclosing an interior bore or lumen within which a cooling fluid can circulate; and
a plurality of heat exchangers coupled to the tubing and distributed in a constrained space within the chassis in conformance to space availability. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A liquid loop cooling system comprising:
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a tubing enclosing an interior lumen within which a cooling fluid can circulate; and
a plurality of heat exchangers coupled to the tubing, ones of the plurality of heat exchangers comprising;
a tube segment enclosing a segment interior lumen that passes the cooling fluid and extending from a first end to a second end;
a plurality of fins coupled to the tube segment; and
first and second connectors coupled respectively to the first and second ends and capable of coupling the heat exchanger to the tubing. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic system comprising:
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a chassis including airflow inlet and outlet vents, and fans capable of circulating air from the inlet vents to the outlet vents;
a plurality of components mounted within the chassis including at least one processor and at least one storage device;
a tubing enclosing an interior lumen within which a cooling fluid can circulate; and
a plurality of heat exchangers coupled to the tubing, ones of the plurality of heat exchangers comprising;
a tube segment enclosing a segment interior lumen that passes the cooling fluid and extending from a first end to a second end;
a plurality of fins coupled to the tube segment; and
first and second connectors coupled respectively to the first and second ends and capable of coupling the heat exchanger to the tubing. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of configuring a liquid loop cooling system in an electronic system comprising:
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determining space availability within a chassis containing components of the computer server;
arranging sizes and shapes of a plurality of heat exchangers to fit into the available space; and
connecting the plurality of heat exchangers with a tubing configured to position the heat exchangers in the available space arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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