Modular Cooling Pump Flow Paths for Multi-Component Heat Dissipation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fluid cooling apparatuses for electronic components are inefficient due to proprietary pumps that reduce heat transfer efficiency and are not adjustable for multiple components, leading to potential overheating and maintenance challenges.
Innovation Solution
A cooling apparatus with a base plate, top plate, and pumping unit that includes a housing, rotor cover plate, and motor control circuit, featuring wishbone and lollipop-shaped flow paths for efficient fluid circulation and sealing elements to prevent leakage, allowing for adjustable and efficient heat dissipation from multiple electronic components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If proprietary pumps are used in existing fluid cooling apparatuses, then the apparatus can circulate cooling fluid, but heat transfer efficiency is reduced and maintenance complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling apparatus is divided into separate modular components: a heat exchange unit with base plate and top plate, and a pumping unit with inlet and outlet. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each component and simplifies maintenance by enabling replacement of individual units without affecting the entire system.
Solution Approach 2:
The pumping unit is designed as a universal component that can be used with different heat exchange units through standardized fluid connections. The pump housing, body, rotor cover plate, and motor control circuit are configured to work with various cooling apparatus configurations, reducing maintenance complexity through parts interchangeability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing fluid cooling apparatuses are designed for single component cooling, then the structure is simple, but adaptability to cool multiple electronic components is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The heat exchange unit is designed with a base plate that can be attached to different electronic components and a top plate with multiple openings that can accommodate various pumping unit configurations. This universal design enables the same basic structure to cool multiple components while maintaining relatively simple architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling apparatus incorporates adjustable features including variable pump speeds controlled by the motor control circuit and configurable fluid flow paths through the wishbone and lollipop-shaped indentations. These dynamic capabilities allow the system to adapt to different cooling requirements of multiple components without requiring complete structural redesign.
3Productivity
If complex pumping units with multiple components are used, then fluid circulation capability is enhanced, but manufacturing and assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pumping unit integrates multiple functions into a single assembled structure: the housing contains the pump body, the rotor cover plate seals the rotor assembly, and the motor control circuit is mounted on the pump housing. This merging of components into a modular pumping unit enhances fluid circulation capability while simplifying manufacturing and assembly compared to completely integrated designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The pumping unit is pre-assembled as a complete functional module with all internal components (body, rotor, seal elements, motor control circuit) installed and tested before being installed with the heat exchange unit. This preliminary assembly reduces on-site assembly complexity and ensures proper configuration for optimal fluid circulation performance.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus enhances heat transfer efficiency and reduces maintenance complexity by allowing flexible use with various cooling units and efficient fluid circulation, effectively managing heat from multiple electronic components while minimizing leakage and space requirements.
Implementation Method 1
The pumping unit is configured to circulate fluid into and out of the heat exchange chamber
Implementation Method 2
As the fluid circulates in the heat exchange chamber, thermal energy is exchanged between the base plate and the fluid
Implementation Method 3
thermal energy is exchanged between the base plate and the fluid
Data Source
AI summary
A cooling apparatus includes a casing, pumping unit, and heat exchange unit. The pumping unit includes a body and housing. The body includes a wishbone-shaped indentation and lollipop shaped indentation separate from the wishbone-shaped indentation. The housing includes a wishbone-shaped flow path and lollipop-shaped flow path separate from the wishbone-shaped flow path. The body is coupled to the housing such that the wishbone-shaped indentation and the wishbone-shaped flow path define a first flow path and the lollipop-shaped indentation and the lollipop-shaped flow path define a second flow path. The pumping unit is coupled to the heat exchange chamber such that the first flow path and the second flow path is in fluid communication with the heat exchange chamber via a first end opening and second end opening, and third opening, respectively.