Quick-Connect Fluid Management for Leak Isolation in Server Chassis
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Solution Overview
Problem
The operation of hardware components in data processing systems generates heat, which is managed using liquid cooling systems, but these systems are prone to leaks that can cause damage to the hardware components and disrupt computer-implemented services.
Innovation Solution
A fluid management mechanism is employed to establish and terminate fluid communication between chassis and manifolds, using quick connections that can be reversibly disconnected to prevent further fluid leakage and reconnected after repairs, utilizing a rotating member and actuators to automate this process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If liquid cooling systems are used to manage heat generated by hardware components, then heat dissipation is improved, but the risk of liquid leakage and subsequent damage to hardware components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into separate functional modules: a manifold for fluid distribution, quick connection interfaces for detachable coupling, and individual chassis units. This segmentation allows the fluid communication to be established or terminated by disconnecting the quick connections, thereby isolating the liquid cooling system from hardware components when leakage is detected
Solution Approach 2:
The quick connection interfaces enable dynamic reconfiguration of the fluid communication pathways. The system can transition between connected and disconnected states based on operational conditions, allowing the fluid communication to be established when needed for cooling and terminated when leakage risks are detected
2Ease of operation
If quick connections are used to establish fluid communication between chassis and manifolds, then ease of assembly and disassembly is improved, but the risk of unintended disconnection and fluid communication failure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates leakage detection mechanisms that provide feedback about the state of fluid communication. When leakage is detected, the system can automatically trigger disconnection of the quick connections to terminate fluid communication, ensuring that the system responds to actual conditions rather than relying solely on mechanical connection stability
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 mechanism effectively prevents further damage from liquid leaks by automatically severing fluid communication when leaks are detected, ensuring the continued functionality of hardware components and computer-implemented services.
Implementation Method 1
The operation of these components may generate heat. To regulate this heat, a liquid cooling system may be used to circulate a cooling liquid to dissipate at least a portion of the heat generated by the hardware components.
Implementation Method 2
the fluid management mechanism may include a horizontal tube that is in fluid communication with the manifold; and is adapted to move between two positions to facilitate repositioning of the quick connection
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and devices for managing a data processing system that provides computer implemented services are disclosed. To provide the computer implemented services, a system may include a chassis adapted to house hardware components of the data processing system. To dissipate heat generated by the hardware components, the system may further include a quick connection adapted to place the chassis in fluid communication with a manifold through which cooling fluid flows, a fluid management mechanism adapted to, while the chassis is positioned in the rack system at a predetermined location, reversibly reposition the quick connection with respect to the chassis to establish the fluid communication or terminate the fluid communication.