High turbulence heat exchanger
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A heat exchanger, comprising:
- a channel for receiving a coolant, the channel having a first surface and an opposing second surface; and
a mesh plug disposed in the channel for turbulently mixing the coolant within the channel, wherein the first surface of the channel is disposed proximate a semiconductor heat source.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus for cooling a heat source. In one embodiment a heat exchanger is provided and includes a channel for receiving a coolant, the channel having a first surface and an opposing second surface. A mesh plug is disposed in the channel for turbulently mixing the coolant within the channel. The first surface of the channel is disposed proximate a semiconductor heat source. In one embodiment the first surface comprises plastic. In one embodiment, the second surface comprises metal, for example, copper. In one embodiment the mesh plug comprises a nickel-coated copper mesh.
-
Citations
43 Claims
-
1. A heat exchanger, comprising:
-
a channel for receiving a coolant, the channel having a first surface and an opposing second surface; and
a mesh plug disposed in the channel for turbulently mixing the coolant within the channel, wherein the first surface of the channel is disposed proximate a semiconductor heat source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
-
-
36. A method of cooling a semiconductor heat source, comprising:
-
providing a heat exchanger having a channel for receiving a coolant, the channel having a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a mesh plug disposed therebetween for turbulently mixing the coolant within the channel, wherein the first surface of the channel is disposed proximate the semiconductor heat source; and
flowing a coolant through the channel. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
-
Specification