Hybrid Cooling With Sealed Fluid Containers for Operator Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Computing devices generate significant heat during operation, which can lead to decreased performance and damage if not adequately cooled, and existing cooling systems pose health and safety risks to operators due to the use of harmful fluids.
Innovation Solution
A hybrid cooling system is employed, utilizing a sealed container filled with a container cooling fluid that directly contacts heat-generating components, which is then submerged in a tank filled with a safer, non-toxic tank cooling fluid, such as water, to absorb and transfer heat away from the device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If a cooling fluid is used to cool heat-generating components, then the temperature of the components is reduced, but the cooling fluid may pose health and safety risks to operators
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling system is divided into separate compartments: an inner container holding the first cooling fluid that directly contacts the heat-generating components, and an outer tank containing the second cooling fluid. This segmentation isolates the hazardous first cooling fluid from operator exposure while maintaining effective cooling of the components.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner container acts as an intermediary barrier between the hazardous first cooling fluid and the external environment. It allows the first cooling fluid to perform its cooling function on the components while preventing direct contact with operators, thus mediating between cooling effectiveness and safety concerns.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a sealed container with cooling fluid is used, then operator safety is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The inner container is nested within the outer tank, creating a compact hierarchical structure. This nesting arrangement contains the hazardous first cooling fluid in the inner container while the outer tank provides additional containment and cooling, achieving safety without excessive complexity through space-efficient design.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner container serves multiple functions: it contains the first cooling fluid, provides thermal coupling between the cooling fluid and heat-generating components, and acts as a safety barrier. The outer tank similarly provides both structural containment and cooling functions, reducing the need for additional separate safety systems.
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 system effectively cools computing devices while minimizing contact with hazardous fluids, reducing operating costs, and enhancing operator safety by containing the cooling fluids within sealed containers and tanks.
Implementation Method 1
The chamber receives a heat-generating component. The container includes a second cooling fluid... submerged in the first cooling fluid in the tank
Implementation Method 2
The container is at least partially submerged in the first cooling fluid in the tank. The container includes a second cooling fluid
Implementation Method 3
A tank is filled with a first cooling fluid... The container is submerged in the first cooling fluid
Data Source
AI summary
A cooling system may include a tank filled with a first cooling fluid. The cooling system may include a container including a chamber, the chamber receiving a heat-generating component, the container being sealed, the container being at least partially submerged in the first cooling fluid in the tank, the container including a second cooling fluid.