Rack-Mounted Adjustable Liquid-Cooling Manifolds for Flexible Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing liquid cooling systems for rack-mounted computing devices face challenges in managing and routing coolant, limiting compatibility with different computing devices due to varying fluid-cooling connector locations.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable, rack-mountable liquid-cooling assembly with a fluid manifold and adjustable brackets that allow for vertical and longitudinal positioning, enabling secure attachment to multiple mounting locations within a rack chassis, accommodating diverse computing device configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If liquid cooling is used for rack-mounted computing devices, then heat dissipation efficiency is improved, but routing and management complexity of liquid coolant increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fluid manifold is designed with multiple device connectors that can be selectively mounted at different lateral positions, allowing a single manifold design to accommodate multiple computing device configurations. This universal design reduces routing complexity by eliminating the need for different manifold versions for different device layouts.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket system allows the fluid manifold to be dynamically positioned at multiple lateral locations along the rack chassis. This adjustability enables the manifold to be optimally routed for different computing device configurations without changing the manifold itself, simplifying management and routing.
2Manufacturing precision
If fixed mounting positions are used for fluid manifold, then manufacturing precision is improved, but adaptability to different computing device configurations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is segmented into discrete mounting locations along the lateral axis, with each location providing a fixed, precise position. This segmentation allows the manifold to be precisely mounted at different positions depending on the computing device configuration, combining manufacturing precision with adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from fixed single-position mounting to dynamic multi-position mounting. The mounting bracket can be selectively positioned at multiple lateral locations, allowing the same manifold design to adapt to different computing device configurations while maintaining precise mounting at each selected position.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple manifold designs are created for different device configurations, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
A single fluid manifold design incorporates multiple device connectors that can be selectively mounted at different lateral positions. This universal design eliminates the need for multiple manifold versions, reducing complexity and cost while maintaining adaptability to different computing device configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The manifold is designed with segmented, selectively mountable connectors at different lateral positions. This segmentation allows a single manifold to be configured for different devices by selectively activating appropriate connectors, avoiding the need to manufacture multiple manifold variants.
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AI summary
An adjustable, rack-mountable, liquid-cooling assembly is disclosed, enabling easy and quick mounting of a fluid manifold to a variety of mounting locations within a rack chassis. An upper mounting bracket coupled to an upper end of a rack chassis can include a plurality of upper mounting locations, and a lower mounting bracket coupled to a lower end of the rack chassis can include a plurality of corresponding lower mounting locations. An upper bracket assembly coupled to an upper end of the fluid manifold can be selectively securable to the upper mounting bracket at each of the plurality of upper mounting locations. A lower bracket coupled to a lower end of the fluid manifold can be selectively securable to the lower mounting bracket at each of the plurality of lower mounting locations.