Cooling assembly comprising micro-jets
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1. A cooling assembly for cooling a heat source with a coolant comprising:
- a plurality of micro jets adapted for ejection of the coolant onto the heat source in response to a control signal, anda controller adapted to control the ejection of the coolant from the micro-jets,said controller being configured to control the ejection of the coolant from the micro jets in a sweep mode where the coolant is swept across the heat source such that local hot spots of the heat source with lower heat transfer rates are reduced to prevent formation of heat transfer minimum and maximum across the heat source, wherein the micro jets are placed at an inclined angle with respect to a surface of the heat source.
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Abstract
A cooling assembly for cooling a heat source, such an electronic components, with a coolant includes micro jets adapted to eject the coolant onto the heat source in response to a control signal, and a controller adapted to control the ejection of the coolant from the micro jets in a sweep mode in which the micro jets eject the coolant sequentially. The micro jets may be arranged as an array and the coolant is forced induce velocity perturbations of the coolant, to avoid the occurrence of free circulation areas in the cooling channel, and to obtain a microscopic transport of the cooling through the cooling channel.
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22 Claims
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1. A cooling assembly for cooling a heat source with a coolant comprising:
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a plurality of micro jets adapted for ejection of the coolant onto the heat source in response to a control signal, and a controller adapted to control the ejection of the coolant from the micro-jets, said controller being configured to control the ejection of the coolant from the micro jets in a sweep mode where the coolant is swept across the heat source such that local hot spots of the heat source with lower heat transfer rates are reduced to prevent formation of heat transfer minimum and maximum across the heat source, wherein the micro jets are placed at an inclined angle with respect to a surface of the heat source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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5. A cooling assembly for cooling a heat source with a coolant comprising:
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a plurality of micro jets adapted for ejection of the coolant onto the heat source in response to a control signal, and a controller adapted to control the ejection of the coolant from the micro-jets, said controller being configured to control the ejection of the coolant from the micro jets in a sweep mode where the coolant is swept across the heat source such that local hot spots of the heat source with lower heat transfer rates are reduced to prevent formation of heat transfer minimum and maximum across the heat source, wherein the micro jets comprise; an inlet for inflow of the coolant, an outlet for ejection of the coolant, a micro-channel for flow of the coolant from the inlet to the outlet, and a forcing means for inducing velocity perturbations on the coolant in the micro-channel and wherein the forcing frequency of the forcing means is in a frequency range below 200 Hz or above 10 kHz.
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6. A cooling assembly for cooling a heat source with a coolant comprising:
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a plurality of micro jets adapted for ejection of the coolant onto the heat source in response to a control signal, and a controller adapted to control the ejection of the coolant from the micro-jets, said controller being configured to control the ejection of the coolant from the micro jets in a sweep mode where the coolant is swept across the heat source such that local hot spots of the heat source with lower heat transfer rates are reduced to prevent formation of heat transfer minimum and maximum across the heat source, wherein the micro jets comprise; an inlet for inflow of the coolant, an outlet for ejection of the coolant, and a micro-channel for flow of the coolant from the inlet to the outlet, wherein the diameter of the micro-channels is in the range from about 10 μ
m to about 10 mm. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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7. A cooling assembly for cooling a heat source with a coolant comprising:
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a plurality of micro jets adapted for ejection of the coolant onto the heat source in response to a control signal, and a controller adapted to control the ejection of the coolant from the micro-jets, said controller being configured to control the ejection of the coolant from the micro jets in a sweep mode where the coolant is swept across the heat source such that local hot spots of the heat source with lower heat transfer rates are reduced to prevent formation of heat transfer minimum and maximum across the heat source, wherein the micro jets comprise; an inlet for inflow of the coolant, an outlet for ejection of the coolant, and a micro-channel for flow of the coolant from the inlet to the outlet, wherein the distance of the outlet of the micro jets from the surface of the heat source is in the range from about 0.1 mm to about 20 mm. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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9. A cooling assembly for cooling a heat source with a coolant comprising:
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a plurality of micro jets adapted for ejection of the coolant onto the heat source in response to a control signal, and a controller adapted to control the ejection of the coolant from the micro-jets, said controller being configured to control the ejection of the coolant from the micro jets in a sweep mode where the coolant is swept across the heat source such that local hot spots of the heat source with lower heat transfer rates are reduced to prevent formation of heat transfer minimum and maximum across the heat source, wherein the plurality of micro jets is arranged as a two-dimensional array of micro jets, and wherein the controller is further adapted for controlling the ejection of the coolant such that the coolant is subsequently ejected from a central to outer micro jets or vice versa.
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10. A cooling assembly for cooling a heat source with a coolant comprising:
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a plurality of micro jets adapted for ejection of the coolant onto the heat source in response to a control signal, and a controller adapted to control the ejection of the coolant from the micro-jets, said controller being configured to control the ejection of the coolant from the micro jets in a sweep mode where the coolant is swept across the heat source such that local hot spots of the heat source with lower heat transfer rates are reduced to prevent formation of heat transfer minimum and maximum across the heat source, wherein the plurality of micro jets is arranged as a two-dimensional array of micro jets, and wherein the controller is further adapted for controlling the ejection of the coolant such that the coolant is alternately ejected from micro jets in even and odd rows or columns.
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11. A cooling assembly for cooling a heat source with a coolant comprising:
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a plurality of micro jets adapted for ejection of the coolant onto the heat source in response to a control signal, and a controller adapted to control the ejection of the coolant from the micro-jets, said controller being configured to control the ejection of the coolant from the micro jets in a sweep mode where the coolant is swept across the heat source such that local hot spots of the heat source with lower heat transfer rates are reduced to prevent formation of heat transfer minimum and maximum across the heat source, wherein the plurality of micro jets is arranged as a two-dimensional array of micro jets, and wherein the controller is further adapted for controlling the ejection of the coolant such that the flow of ejected coolant is forced into a predetermined direction.
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16. A cooling method for cooling a heat source, in electronic components, with a coolant, comprising the acts of:
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ejecting the coolant onto the heat source in response to a control signal using a plurality of micro jets placed at an inclined angle with respect to a surface of the heat source, and controlling the ejecting act in a sweep mode where the coolant is swept across the heat source such that local hot spots of the heat source with lower heat transfer rates are reduced to prevent formation of heat transfer minimum and maximum across the heat source.
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