Single-phase immersed liquid-cooled computer case

Abstract

The utility model discloses a single-phase immersed liquid cooling computer case which comprises a case body and a heat dissipation cover arranged on one side of the case body. The case main body comprises a case body and an electric appliance element mounting position; single-phase cooling liquid is filled in the box body; an upper cover of the box body is provided with a movable part, and the bottom surface of the movable part is connected with an electric appliance element mounting position immersed in the single-phase cooling liquid; a liquid outlet and a liquid inlet are formed in the side face of the box body, the liquid outlet is lower than the liquid level of the single-phase cooling liquid, the liquid inlet is formed below the liquid outlet, the heat dissipation cover fixedly covers the side wall, a liquid discharging opening is formed in the bottom face of the box body, the liquid outlet and the liquid inlet are communicated through a pipeline, and a filtering membrane is integrated in the pipeline; one side face of the heat dissipation cover is provided with a heat dissipation fan installation position, hollow heat dissipation holes are formed in at least one other side face of the heat dissipation cover, and the heat exchange plate and the positive displacement pump in the heat dissipation cover are installed on the pipeline. The case is not made of fluorinated liquid and is safer and cheaper; the case is provided with a heat exchange cooling device, and the working temperature of the case is stable; and the filter membrane of the pipeline filters impurities to ensure the service life and the performance of the single-phase cooling liquid.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of computer cases, in particular to a single-phase immersion liquid-cooling computer case. Background Art

[0002] With the development of chip technology, the heat generated by the CPU and the whole machine of personal PC has increased significantly. The 360 ​​water cooling commonly used in the market can hardly meet the heat dissipation requirements of high-end CPUs such as Intel 13900K and 14900K when fully loaded. In the server field and some high-end customized personal PCs, there are already two-phase immersion liquid cooling chassis using electronic fluorinated liquid, but there are the following problems:

[0003] Fluorinated liquid itself is expensive and the solution cost is too high. It is accompanied by a certain amount of volatility when used, which not only requires rehydration, but also has an impact on human safety and the atmospheric environment. The chassis structure is designed for fluorinated liquid and lacks a heat exchange structure. It is not suitable for single-phase coolants such as mineral oil and silicone oil. There is no filtering device. If dust or metal impurities are mixed in during installation and maintenance, it will easily affect the performance and safety of the coolant. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the existing immersion coolant chassis, the utility model provides a single-phase immersion cooling computer chassis: the chassis uses any coolant of mineral oil, synthetic oil, and silicone oil, with low overall cost, basically no volatility, and strong applicability; a heat exchange cooling device is designed according to the characteristics of single-phase immersion liquid cooling, which can keep the equipment in the optimal operating temperature range for a long time; a filter membrane is integrated inside the pipeline, which can effectively filter particulate impurities and ensure the performance and life of the coolant.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the utility model is as follows:

[0006] A single-phase immersion cooling computer case, characterized in that it comprises a case body, a heat dissipation cover arranged on one side of the case body;

[0007] The chassis main body includes a box body and an electrical component installation position;

[0008] The inner cavity of the box is filled with a single-phase coolant, and the type of the single-phase coolant can be selected from mineral oil, synthetic oil, and silicone oil. The selected coolant is not easy to volatilize and is safer;

[0009] The top surface of the box body is an upper cover, and the upper cover is provided with a movable part, and the bottom surface of the movable part is connected to the electrical component installation position, and the electrical component installation position is immersed in the single-phase coolant, so as to achieve a better heat dissipation effect;

[0010] A liquid outlet and a liquid inlet are provided on one side wall of the box body, the liquid outlet is lower than the liquid level of the single-phase coolant, and the liquid inlet is below the liquid outlet. The heat dissipation cover fixing cover is arranged on the side wall, and a liquid discharge port is provided on the bottom surface of the box body. The liquid discharge port is a switchable structure, and the liquid outlet and the liquid inlet are connected by a pipeline, and a filter membrane is integrated in the pipeline to prevent impurities in the coolant from damaging the electrical components;

[0011] The side of the heat dissipation cover is provided with a heat dissipation fan installation position and hollow heat dissipation holes, which has a good air outlet effect. The heat dissipation cover is provided with a heat exchange plate and a volume pump inside. The heat exchange plate and the volume pump are both arranged on the pipeline connecting the liquid outlet and the liquid inlet to improve the heat dissipation efficiency.

[0012] Further, the electrical component mounting position includes a mainboard mounting position and a power supply mounting position;

[0013] The mainboard is installed on the mainboard installation position, the power supply is installed on the power supply installation position, openings are respectively provided on the movable part corresponding to the mainboard and power supply positions, a power switch window is provided at the opening of the movable part corresponding to the power supply position, and a mainboard I / O interface baffle is provided at the opening of the movable part corresponding to the mainboard position, and all the above components together constitute a detachable module;

[0014] The upper cover of the box body is equipped with a button integration portion such as a box power supply and a USB.

[0015] Furthermore, the movable part is provided with an auxiliary disassembly portion to assist in disassembling the detachable module.

[0016] Furthermore, the box body has a double-layer structure, and air is filled between the two layers to prevent the outer layer of the box from being overheated.

[0017] Furthermore, a slope is formed on the inner bottom surface of the box body, the liquid discharge port is located at the lowest point of the slope, and the liquid inlet is located at the highest point of the slope, so as to facilitate the replacement of the coolant.

[0018] Furthermore, the box body and the heat dissipation cover are made of aluminum alloy.

[0019] Furthermore, the inner surface of the box is polished to avoid dissolution problems.

[0020] Furthermore, sealing strips made of fluororubber are arranged around the movable part.

[0021] Furthermore, the heat exchange plate is designed with fins to improve heat dissipation efficiency.

[0022] Furthermore, the pore size of the filter membrane is 0.5-1 um.

[0023] Compared with the prior art, the advantages and innovations of the present invention are:

[0024] (1) The chassis can use single-phase coolant, specifically mineral oil, silicone oil or synthetic oil, which is lower in overall cost, basically non-volatile, safer and more applicable than fluorinated liquid;

[0025] (2) A heat exchange cooling device is designed according to the characteristics of single-phase immersion liquid cooling, which is composed of a heat exchange plate 10, a cooling fan, a volume pump 11, a pipeline, a heat dissipation cover 2 and a single-phase coolant, and can keep the equipment in the optimal operating temperature range for a long time;

[0026] (3) A filter membrane is integrated inside the pipeline, which can effectively filter out particulate impurities in the coolant to ensure the heat dissipation performance and life of the coolant. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a single-phase immersion cooling computer case of the utility model;

[0028] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of an example;

[0029] In the figure: 1. Box; 2. Heat dissipation cover; 3. Auxiliary disassembly part; 4. Cooling fan installation position; 5. Hollow heat dissipation hole; 6. Power switch window; 7. Mainboard I / O interface baffle;

[0030] 8. Integrated part of chassis power supply, USB and other buttons; 9. Liquid outlet; 10. Heat exchange plate;

[0031] 11. Volumetric pump; 12. Filter membrane; 13. Liquid inlet; 14. Bottom bracket; 15. Liquid drain port; 16. Mainboard mounting position; 17. Power supply mounting position; 18. Moving parts. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the present invention, not all of it. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0033] The utility model discloses a single-phase immersion cooling computer case, such as Figure 1 and 2 , mainly including a chassis body and a heat dissipation cover 2 arranged on one side of the chassis body; Figure 1 The chassis body shown includes a box body 1 and an electrical component installation position;

[0034] The inner cavity of the box 1 is filled with mineral oil as a single-phase coolant. The single-phase coolant in this embodiment may also be synthetic oil or silicone oil.

[0035] The top surface of the box body 1 is an upper cover, and the upper cover is provided with a strip-shaped movable member 18, and the bottom surface of the movable member 18 is fixedly connected to the electrical component mounting position by screws. In this embodiment, the electrical component mounting position is a plate, and the electrical component mounting position is partially immersed in the single-phase coolant. Complete immersion requires the single-phase coolant to fill the box body 1. During the working process of this embodiment, the volume of the coolant increases due to the increase in temperature, thereby causing the single-phase coolant to overflow the box body 1;

[0036] like Figure 2 A liquid outlet 9 and a liquid inlet 13 are provided on one side wall of the box body 1. The liquid outlet 9 is lower than the liquid level of the single-phase coolant, and the liquid inlet 13 is below the liquid outlet 9. The heat dissipation cover 2 is fixedly provided on the side wall. An openable and closable liquid discharge port 15 is provided on the bottom surface of the box body 1. The liquid outlet 9 and the liquid inlet 13 are connected by a pipeline, and a filter membrane 12 is integrated in the pipeline;

[0037] The inner side of the heat dissipation cover 2 is provided with a heat dissipation fan installation position 4 and hollow heat dissipation holes 5 are opened on the two side surfaces and the bottom surface of the heat dissipation cover 2. A heat exchange plate 10 and a volume pump 11 are arranged inside the heat dissipation cover 2. The heat exchange plate 10 and the volume pump 11 are both arranged on a pipe connecting the liquid outlet 9 and the liquid inlet 13. The heat dissipation fan and the volume pump 11 are connected to an external power supply by separate power cords.

[0038] like Figure 2 In this embodiment, the bottom of the box body 1 is a slope to increase the outflow speed of the coolant from the drain port 15; the bottom of the box body 1 and the heat dissipation cover 2 are equipped with a bottom bracket 14 to facilitate air outlet and replacement of coolant;

[0039] like Figure 2 , the electrical component installation positions include a mainboard installation position 16 and a power supply installation position 17;

[0040] The mainboard is fixed by screws on the mainboard mounting position 16, and the power supply is fixed by screws on the power supply mounting position 17. Openings are provided on the movable part 18 corresponding to the mainboard and power supply positions. The opening of the movable part 18 corresponding to the power supply position is provided with a power switch window 6 for convenient switching of the power supply. The opening of the movable part 18 corresponding to the mainboard position is provided with a mainboard I / O interface baffle 7 for preventing dust from entering. All the above components constitute a detachable module.

[0041] In this embodiment, Figure 2 The auxiliary disassembly portion 3 is a groove into which a hand can be inserted to lift the detachable module. In other embodiments of the utility model, the auxiliary disassembly portion 3 can also be a pull ring or other structures.

[0042] In this embodiment, Figure 1 The upper cover of the box body 1 is provided with a chassis power supply and USB button integration part 8; the liquid discharge port 15 is sealed by a threaded part, and the sealing ring is fluororubber;

[0043] In this embodiment, the box body 1 and the heat dissipation cover 2 are made of aluminum alloy; the electrical components in the chassis body involved in the utility model are all connected in a conventional manner; the inner surface of the box body 1 is a polished surface; the movable part 18 is provided with a sealing strip made of fluororubber to improve the sealing of the box body 1; the box body 1 is a double-layer structure, and the gap thickness between the two layers is 1 cm, which better isolates the heat generated inside the box body 1, thereby preventing the outside of the box body 1 from being overheated and hurting people; the heat exchange plate 10 is a fin design to improve the heat dissipation efficiency; the pore size of the filter membrane 12 is 0.5um; the diameter of the heat dissipation fan installed on the heat dissipation fan installation position 4 is 140mm; the heat exchange cooling device is composed of a heat exchange plate 10, a heat dissipation fan, a volume pump 11, a pipeline, a heat dissipation cover 2 and a single-phase coolant.

[0044] The working process in this embodiment is as follows:

[0045] During installation and use, the detachable module is taken out through the auxiliary disassembly part 3, and the power supply is installed in the power supply installation position 17, with the power switch facing upwards. The power supply can be turned on and off through the power switch window 6, and the power supply is connected to the power cord. Remove the mainboard I / O interface baffle 7, fix the mainboard to the mainboard installation position 16 with screws, and the mainboard and power supply are conventionally connected. The lines involved in the connection can be immersed in mineral oil. Close the drain port 15, pour mineral oil into the box body 1, covering the liquid outlet 9, connect the mainboard and the chassis power supply and USB and other button integrated parts 8 through conventional wires, and then reassemble the detachable module. Turn on the host power supply, the heat dissipation device fan and the volume pump 13 to determine whether the equipment is operating normally. If normal, open the drain port 15 after running for 30 minutes, release the mineral oil, and complete the device inspection and cleaning work. After the mineral oil is completely discharged, turn off the displacement pump 13 and the host power supply, close the liquid discharge port 15, take out the detachable module, add new mineral oil, and then put the detachable module back into the box 1, and then start it normally.

Claims

1. A single-phase immersion liquid-cooled computer case, characterized in that: It comprises a chassis main body and a heat dissipation cover (2) arranged on one side of the chassis main body; The chassis main body comprises a chassis (1) and an electrical component mounting position; The inner cavity of the box (1) is filled with a single-phase coolant, which is mineral oil, synthetic oil or silicone oil; The top surface of the box body (1) is an upper cover, and the upper cover is provided with a movable part (18). The bottom surface of the movable part (18) is connected to an electrical component mounting position, and the electrical component mounting position is immersed in a single-phase coolant. A liquid outlet (9) and a liquid inlet (13) are provided on one side wall of the box body (1), the liquid outlet (9) is lower than the liquid level of the single-phase coolant, and the liquid inlet (13) is below the liquid outlet (9), the heat dissipation cover (2) is fixedly provided on the side wall, and an openable and closable liquid discharge port (15) is provided on the bottom surface of the box body (1), the liquid outlet (9) and the liquid inlet (13) are connected by a pipeline, and a filter membrane (12) is integrated in the pipeline; The side of the heat dissipation cover (2) is provided with a heat dissipation fan installation position (4) and a hollow heat dissipation hole (5). The heat dissipation cover (2) is provided with a heat exchange plate (10) and a volume pump (11). The heat exchange plate (10) and the volume pump (11) are both arranged on a pipeline connecting the liquid outlet (9) and the liquid inlet (13).

2. A single-phase immersion liquid-cooled computer case according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electrical component installation position includes a mainboard installation position (16) and a power supply installation position (17); A mainboard is mounted on the mainboard mounting position (16), a power supply is mounted on the power supply mounting position (17), openings are formed on the movable member (18) corresponding to the mainboard and power supply positions, a power switch window (6) is formed on the movable member (18) corresponding to the power supply position opening, and a mainboard I / O interface baffle (7) is formed on the movable member (18) corresponding to the mainboard position opening. The movable member (18) and the electrical component mounting positions thereon constitute a detachable module as a whole.

3. A single-phase immersion liquid-cooled computer case according to claim 2, characterized in that: The movable part (18) is provided with an auxiliary disassembly portion (3) to assist in disassembling the detachable module.

4. A single-phase immersion liquid-cooled computer case according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box body (1) is a double-layer structure, and the space between the two layers is filled with air.

5. A single-phase immersion liquid-cooled computer case according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner bottom surface of the box body (1) forms a slope, the liquid discharge port (15) is located at the lowest point of the slope, and the liquid inlet (13) is located at the highest point of the slope.

6. A single-phase immersion liquid-cooled computer case according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box body (1) and the heat dissipation cover (2) are made of aluminum alloy.

7. A single-phase immersion liquid-cooled computer case according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner surface of the box body (1) is a polished surface.

8. The single-phase immersion liquid-cooled computer case according to claim 1, characterized in that: The movable part (18) is provided with sealing strips around its periphery, and the material of the sealing strips is fluororubber.

9. The single-phase immersion liquid-cooled computer case according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heat exchange plate (10) is of fin design.

10. The single-phase immersion liquid-cooled computer case according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pore size of the filter membrane (12) is 0.5-1 um.

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