Apparatus and method for spray-cooling an electronic module
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1. An apparatus for spray-cooling an electronic module, the apparatus comprising:
- a plate having a first layer and a second layer opposed to the first layer, the plate sized to be slidably mounted in a housing;
a first fluid distributing conduit disposed in the second layer;
a second fluid distributing conduit disposed in the second layer;
a first nozzle housing having a first aperture, the first nozzle housing disposed in the first fluid distributing conduit; and
a second nozzle housing having a second aperture, the second nozzle housing disposed in the second fluid distributing conduit.
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Abstract
The apparatus includes a plate (10) having a first layer (12) and a second layer (14) opposed to the first layer (12). A first fluid distributing conduit (28) is disposed in the first layer (12) and a second fluid distributing conduit (28) is disposed in the second layer (14). A first nozzle housing (30) having a first aperture (36) is disposed in the first fluid distributing conduit (28) and a second nozzle housing (30) having a second aperture (36) is disposed in the second fluid distributing conduit (28).
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1. An apparatus for spray-cooling an electronic module, the apparatus comprising:
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a plate having a first layer and a second layer opposed to the first layer, the plate sized to be slidably mounted in a housing; a first fluid distributing conduit disposed in the second layer; a second fluid distributing conduit disposed in the second layer; a first nozzle housing having a first aperture, the first nozzle housing disposed in the first fluid distributing conduit; and a second nozzle housing having a second aperture, the second nozzle housing disposed in the second fluid distributing conduit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for spray-cooling an electronic module, the apparatus comprising:
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a plate having a first layer and a second layer, the first layer having a first interior surface and a first exterior surface and the second layer having a second interior surface and a second exterior surface, the plate sized to be slidably mounted in a housing; a first fluid distributing conduit formed in the first. interior surface; a second fluid distributing conduit formed in the second interior surface and substantially aligned with the first fluid distributing conduit to form a manifold; a first nozzle disposed in the first fluid distributing conduit, the first nozzle having a first receptacle end and a first spray end, the first spray end having a first aperture, the first receptacle end in communication with first fluid distributing conduit and the first spray end communication with the first exterior surface; and a second nozzle disposed in the second fluid distributing conduit, the second nozzle having a receptacle end and a second spray end, the second spray end having a second aperture, the second receptacle end in communication with the second fluid distributing conduit the second spray end in communication with the second exterior surface, the first receptacle end receiving a fluid from first fluid distributing conduit, the first spray end atomizing the fluid and discharging the atomized fluid through the first aperture, and the second receptacle end receiving the fluid from the second fluid distributing conduit, the second spray end atomizing the fluid and discharging the atomized fluid through the second.
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18. A method for spray-cooling an electronic module, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a plate having a first layer and a second layer, the first layer having a first fluid distributing conduit and the second layer having a second fluid distributing conduit, the plate sized to be slidably mounted in a housing; receiving a fluid by a first nozzle disposed in the first fluid distributing conduit, the first nozzle having a first aperture; receiving the fluid by a second nozzle disposed second fluid distributing conduit, the second nozzle having second aperture; discharging the fluid via the first aperture; and discharging the fluid via the second aperture.
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