Method and apparatus for efficient vertical fluid delivery for cooling a heat producing device
First Claim
1. A heat exchanger comprising:
- a. an interface layer in contact with the heat source and configured to pass fluid therethrough, to cool the heat source, wherein the interface layer includes a porous microstructure disposed thereon; and
b. a manifold layer coupled to the interface layer, the manifold layer further comprising a first set of individualized fluid paths for channeling fluid to the interface layer, the individual fluid paths in the first set positioned to minimize pressure drop within the heat exchanger.
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Abstract
A heat exchanger and method of manufacturing thereof comprises an interface layer for cooling a heat source. The interface layer is coupled to the heat source and is configured to pass fluid therethrough. The heat exchanger further comprises a manifold layer that is coupled to the interface layer. The manifold layer includes at least one first port that is coupled to a first set of individualized holes which channel fluid through the first set. The manifold layer includes at least one second port coupled to a second set of individualized holes which channel fluid through the second set. The first set of holes and second set of holes are arranged to provide a minimized fluid path distance between the first and second ports to adequately cool the heat source. Preferably, each hole in the first set is positioned a closest optimal distance to an adjacent hole the second set.
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100 Claims
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1. A heat exchanger comprising:
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a. an interface layer in contact with the heat source and configured to pass fluid therethrough, to cool the heat source, wherein the interface layer includes a porous microstructure disposed thereon; and
b. a manifold layer coupled to the interface layer, the manifold layer further comprising a first set of individualized fluid paths for channeling fluid to the interface layer, the individual fluid paths in the first set positioned to minimize pressure drop within the heat exchanger. - 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)
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32. A heat exchanger configured to cool a heat source comprising:
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a. an interface layer in contact with the heat source and configured to pass fluid therethrough, wherein the interface layer includes a porous microstructure disposed thereon; and
b. a manifold layer coupled to the interface layer, the manifold layer further comprising;
i. a first level having a plurality of substantially vertical inlet paths for delivering fluid to the interface layer, wherein the inlet paths are arranged an optimal fluid travel distance from one another other; and
ii. a second level having at least one outlet path for removing fluid from the interface layer. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A manifold layer adapted to be coupleable to an interface layer to form a microchannel heat exchanger comprising:
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a. an inlet port for providing a first temperature fluid;
b. an inlet fluid path in communication with the inlet port, the inlet fluid path adapted for channeling first temperature fluid to the interface layer, wherein the interface layer includes a porous microstructure disposed thereon;
c. an outlet fluid path adapted for removing a second temperature fluid from the interface layer, wherein the first temperature fluid and the second temperature fluid are kept separate in the manifold layer;
d. an outlet port in communication with the outlet fluid path, wherein the second temperature fluid exits the manifold layer via the outlet port; and
e. a third layer having a series of substantially vertical inlet passages for channeling the first temperature fluid and a series of substantially vertical outlet passages for channeling the second temperature fluid, each inlet passage in communication with the inlet flow path and each outlet passage in communication with the outlet flow path, wherein each inlet and outlet passage is arranged to minimize pressure drop therebetween and wherein the inlet and outlet passages are arranged in a non-uniform manner along at least one dimension of the third layer. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A method of manufacturing a heat exchanger configured to cool a heat source, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. forming an interface layer configurable to be in contact with the heat source to pass fluid therethrough, wherein the interface layer includes a micro-porous microstructure disposed thereon;
b. forming a manifold layer to include at least one inlet fluid path and at least one outlet fluid path, the at least one inlet fluid path and the at least one outlet fluid path arranged to channel fluid flow an optimal minimum distance therebetween along the interface layer; and
c. coupling the manifold layer to the interface layer. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99)
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100. An electronic device which produces heat comprising:
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a. an integrated circuit;
b. an interface layer for cooling heat produced by the electronic device, the interface layer integrally formed with the integrated circuit and configured to pass fluid therethrough, wherein the interface layer includes a porous microstructure disposed thereon; and
c. a manifold layer for circulating fluid with the interface layer, the manifold layer having at least one inlet fluid path for delivering fluid to the interface layer and at least one outlet fluid path for removing fluid from the interface layer, the at least one inlet fluid path and the at least one outlet fluid path arranged to provide an optimal minimum fluid travel distance apart from each other.
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