Apparatus and method for extracting heat from a device
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a cold plate, comprising;
a face sheet including a composite material and comprising;
a plurality of joined panels; and
at least one cooling tube capable of transmitting a cooling fluid therethrough attached to a lower surface of the face sheet.
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Abstract
A cold plate includes a face sheet comprising a composite material and having a lower surface and at least one cooling tube attached to the lower surface and being capable of transmitting a cooling fluid therethrough. A heat extraction system includes a cold plate comprising a face sheet comprising a composite material and having a lower surface and at least one cooling tube attached to the lower surface and being capable of transmitting a cooling fluid therethrough. The heat extraction system further includes a pump in fluid communication with the cold plate and a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the pump and the cold plate. A method for fabricating a cold plate includes providing a face sheet comprising a composite material and attaching at least one cooling tube to a lower surface of the face sheet.
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77 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a cold plate, comprising; a face sheet including a composite material and comprising; a plurality of joined panels; and at least one cooling tube capable of transmitting a cooling fluid therethrough attached to a lower surface of the face sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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a cold plate, comprising; a face sheet comprising a plurality of joined panels and including at least one of a carbon-carbon composite material and a metal-encapsulated carbon material; and at least one cooling tube capable of transmitting a cooling fluid therethrough attached to a lower surface of the face sheet. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus, comprising:
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a cold plate, comprising; a face sheet comprising a plurality of joined panels made from a composite material; and at least one cooling tube capable of transmitting a cooling fluid therethrough attached to a lower surface of the face sheet by a soldering material having a composition not exceeding about 93 percent tin by weight, about 6 percent silver by weight, and about 4.5 percent titanium by weight, the cooling tube being capable of transmitting a cooling fluid therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An apparatus, comprising:
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a cold plate, comprising; a face sheet including a composite material; and at least one cooling tube capable of transmitting a cooling fluid therethrough attached to a lower surface of the face sheet, the at least one cooling tube defining a bore therethrough for transmitting the cooling fluid, the bore having a cross-sectional width-to-height ratio of about 3 to about 1. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. An apparatus comprising:
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a cold plate, comprising; a face sheet comprising a plurality of joined panels; and at least one cooling tube capable of transmitting a cooling fluid therethrough attached to a lower surface of the face sheet by a soldering material having a composition not exceeding about 93 percent tin by weight, about 6 percent silver by weight, and about 4.5 percent titanium by weight, the cooling tube being capable of transmitting a cooling fluid therethrough; and a structural member attached to the face sheet. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. An apparatus, comprising:
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a cold plate, comprising; a face sheet; and at least one cooling tube attached to a lower surface of the face sheet, the at least one cooling tube defining a bore therethrough for transmitting a cooling fluid, the bore having a cross-sectional width-to-height aspect ratio of about 3 to about 1; and a structural member attached to the face sheet. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. An apparatus, comprising:
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a cold plate, comprising; a face sheet; and at least one cooling tube attached to a lower surface of the face sheet, the at least one cooling tube capable of transmitting a cooling fluid therethrough; a structural member attached to the face sheet; and a fastener defining a threaded bore, the fastener extending through the face sheet for attaching an article to the facesheet. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A method, comprising the steps of:
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soldering, brazing, or adhesively bonding a plurality of panels to form a face sheet comprising a composite material; and attaching at least one cooling tube to a lower surface of the face sheet; wherein the step of soldering, brazing, or adhesively bonding the plurality of panels is accomplished by the step of soldering the plurality of panels at a temperature of about 232°
C. to about 260°
C. using a solder having a composition not exceeding about 93% tin by weight, about 6% silver by weight, and about 4.5% titanium by weight.
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Specification