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Porous media cold plate

  • US 7,044,199 B2
  • Filed: 10/20/2004
  • Issued: 05/16/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A heat exchanger for cooling a heat generating device comprising:

  • a base having a recess with a base coolant inlet opening and a base coolant outlet opening;

    a porous core positioned within said recess and having a core coolant inlet opening and a core coolant outlet openinga lid fitted to said base and enclosing said porous core;

    an inlet plenum defined between said lid, said base, and said porous core, and an outlet plenum defined between said lid, said base, and said porous core wherein said inlet plenum and said outlet plenum are in fluid communication through said porous core; and

    a porous gasket pinched between said porous core and said lid.

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