Modular Liquid Cooling Blocks for Leakage-Prone Fittings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing liquid cooling systems for electrical components require specialist knowledge and are prone to leakage or improper installation due to numerous fittings and seals, often exceeding size and weight limitations, leading to potential damage and inefficiency.
Innovation Solution
A modular liquid cooling system comprising interconnected blocks with structural interfaces for both physical and fluid connections, allowing for a self-contained cooling loop that secures multiple components within a single assembly, reducing the need for individualized mounting and fittings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple individual liquid cooling units are mounted to each heat producing component, then each component can be cooled effectively, but the system exceeds size and weight limitations and becomes complex with excessive fittings and seals
Solution Approach 1:
The liquid cooling system is divided into multiple modular blocks, each capable of cooling specific heat-producing components. These blocks can be independently configured and mounted, allowing effective cooling of individual components while avoiding the complexity of a single large integrated system with numerous fittings and seals.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular blocks are designed with universal mounting capabilities and standardized fluid connections that can interface with multiple different component types. This universality reduces the need for specialized fittings and seals for each component, simplifying the overall system while maintaining effective cooling across multiple heat-producing elements.
2Reliability
If multiple individual liquid cooling units are mounted to each heat producing component, then each component can be cooled effectively, but the system exceeds size and weight limitations
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the cooling system into modular blocks, the weight is distributed across separate units that can be selectively mounted only where heat-producing components exist. This avoids the excessive weight of a single large cooling unit while maintaining effective cooling coverage across multiple components.
3Adaptability or versatility
If numerous fittings and seals are used to complete the liquid flow loop, then the system can accommodate complex component setups, but the opportunity for leakage or improper operation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the liquid flow path into separate modular blocks, each with its own integrated fluid connections. This reduces the total number of inter-block fittings and seals required, thereby reducing leakage risk while maintaining the ability to configure blocks to match different component setups.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular blocks incorporate integrated, pre-configured fluid connections that are designed to be simple and reliable rather than complex and reusable. This approach prioritizes reliability by using straightforward connection designs that minimize leakage opportunities, even if it means some components are designed as single-use or limited-life units.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This solution simplifies installation, reduces the risk of leakage and damage, extends the operational lifetime of the cooling system and components, and allows for efficient heat dissipation across a broader area without requiring specialist knowledge.
Implementation Method 1
Liquid cooling systems can be comprised of a plurality of interconnected elements and fluid tubing, which can mount to one or more heated components to cooling and remove heat from said components
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AI summary
A liquid cooling system is disclosed herein. The liquid cooling system contains one or more elements or components which provide for liquid cooling of heated or electronic environments, requiring heat dissipation. The liquid cooling system provides for creating a single looped assembly, which provides for a single-block system to cool all heat-producing components in an environment, which eliminates required fittings to complete the liquid cooling loop.