Cold plate, forming in particular a structural part of an item of equipment having heat-generating components
First Claim
1. A cold plate for cooling heat-generating components, comprising:
- two plates extending parallel to one another and a core disposed between the two plates to form a sandwich structure, the core comprising a set of passages for passing at least one cooling fluid from a first edge to an opposite second edge of the sandwich structure,wherein first and second fluid-tight joining members are disposed respectively on the first and second opposite edges of the sandwich structure, the first fluid-tight joining member comprising at least one inlet connector for the at least one cooling fluid and the second fluid-tight joining member comprising at least one outlet connector for the at least one cooling fluid,wherein the first and second fluid-tight joining members block all the passages except at least one subset of the set of passages, the at least one inlet connector for at least one cooling fluid being connected with the subset of the set of passages, and the at least one outlet connector for the at least one cooling fluid being connected with the subset of the set of passages.
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Abstract
A cold plate for cooling heat-generating components, includes two plates extending parallel to each other. A core is sandwiched between the two plates to form a sandwich structure, the core including a set of passages for passing a cooling fluid from a first edge to an opposite second edge of the sandwich structure. First and second fluid-tight joining members are disposed respectively on the first and second opposite edges of the sandwich structure, the first fluid-tight joining member including at least one inlet connector and the second fluid-tight joining member including at least one outlet connector for the passage of the cooling fluid. A method for use of the cold plate in particular as a structural part of an avionics equipment item is also provided.
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12 Claims
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1. A cold plate for cooling heat-generating components, comprising:
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two plates extending parallel to one another and a core disposed between the two plates to form a sandwich structure, the core comprising a set of passages for passing at least one cooling fluid from a first edge to an opposite second edge of the sandwich structure, wherein first and second fluid-tight joining members are disposed respectively on the first and second opposite edges of the sandwich structure, the first fluid-tight joining member comprising at least one inlet connector for the at least one cooling fluid and the second fluid-tight joining member comprising at least one outlet connector for the at least one cooling fluid, wherein the first and second fluid-tight joining members block all the passages except at least one subset of the set of passages, the at least one inlet connector for at least one cooling fluid being connected with the subset of the set of passages, and the at least one outlet connector for the at least one cooling fluid being connected with the subset of the set of passages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of using a cold plate, the method comprising:
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providing a cold plate for cooling heat-generating components, the cold plate comprising; two plates extending parallel to one another and a core disposed between the two plates to form a sandwich structure, the core comprising a set of passages for passing at least one cooling fluid from a first edge to an opposite second edge of the sandwich structure, wherein first and second fluid-tight joining members are disposed respectively on the first and second opposite edges of the sandwich structure, the first fluid-tight joining member comprising at least one inlet connector for the at least one cooling fluid and the second fluid-tight joining member comprising at least one outlet connector for the at least one cooling fluid, wherein the first and second fluid-tight joining members block all the passages except at least one subset of the set of passages, the at least one inlet connector for at least one cooling fluid being connected with the subset of the set of passages, and the at least one outlet connector for the at least one cooling fluid being connected with the subset of the set of passages; and using the cold plate as a structural part of an avionics equipment item in an aircraft.
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