Isothermal heat sink with converging, diverging channels
First Claim
1. Apparatus for cooling an electronic device, comprising:
- a heat sink member with a surface for making thermal contact with said electronic device;
wherein said heat sink member includes a plurality of channels for carrying coolant fluid, said plurality of channels comprising a first group of channels and a second group of channels, said first group of channels and said second group of channels being positioned generally alternately across the member so that coolant flow alternates direction across said member; and
wherein at least one channel of said first group of channels and said second group of channels has a channel cross-section that varies over a length thereof to enhance a heat transfer coefficient of said coolant fluid within said at least one channel at a selected section of said at least one channel and thereby produce a more uniform temperature at said surface of said heat sink member when making thermal contact with said electronic device.
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Abstract
Apparatus for cooling an electronic device, and a resultant fluid-cooled electronic apparatus are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a heat sink member with a surface for making thermal contact with the electronic device. The heat sink member has a plurality of channels for carrying coolant fluid. The plurality of channels are positioned in a first group and a second group such that coolant flow alternates across the member. At least one channel of the plurality of channels has a fluid flow cross-section that varies over a length thereof to selectively enhance a heat transfer coefficient of the coolant fluid within the channel and thereby produce a more uniform temperature at the surface of the heat sink member when making thermal contact with the electronic device.
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12 Claims
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1. Apparatus for cooling an electronic device, comprising:
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a heat sink member with a surface for making thermal contact with said electronic device;
wherein said heat sink member includes a plurality of channels for carrying coolant fluid, said plurality of channels comprising a first group of channels and a second group of channels, said first group of channels and said second group of channels being positioned generally alternately across the member so that coolant flow alternates direction across said member; and
wherein at least one channel of said first group of channels and said second group of channels has a channel cross-section that varies over a length thereof to enhance a heat transfer coefficient of said coolant fluid within said at least one channel at a selected section of said at least one channel and thereby produce a more uniform temperature at said surface of said heat sink member when making thermal contact with said electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A fluid-cooled electronic apparatus, comprising:
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an electronic device;
a heat sink member with a surface for making thermal contact with said electronic device;
wherein said heat sink member has a plurality of generally parallel channels for carrying coolant fluid, said plurality of channels comprising a first group of channels and a second group of channels, said first group of channels and said second group of channels being positioned generally alternately across the member so that coolant flow alternates direction across said member; and
wherein at least one channel of said first group of channels and said second group of channels has a channel cross-section that varies over a length thereof to enhance a heat transfer coefficient of said coolant fluid within said at least one channel at a selected section of said at least one channel and thereby produce a more uniform temperature at said surface of said heat sink member when making thermal contact with said electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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