Rotatable Fluid Pipe Layout for Shorter Server Cooling Lines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current liquid cooling systems for servers face complications due to fixed hose barbs in coolant pipes, leading to increased pipe length and complex arrangements, which affect efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A fluid pipe design featuring rotatable tubular bodies and adjustable flow guide members that allow for flexible positioning of external pipelines, reducing bends and enhancing fluid flow rate.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If hose barbs are fixed in coolant pipes, then connection stability is improved, but pipe arrangement complexity increases and total pipe length increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the hose barb rotatable relative to the pipe body through a bearing structure. This allows the hose barb to dynamically adjust its orientation during installation and operation, transforming from a fixed static connection to a dynamic adjustable connection, thereby simplifying pipe arrangement while maintaining connection stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the connection structure into distinct functional components: the pipe body, the rotatable hose barb, and the bearing structure. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, with the bearing enabling relative rotation between the hose barb and pipe body, thus reducing overall system complexity.
2Reliability
If hose barbs are fixed in coolant pipes, then connection stability is improved, but total pipe length increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable hose barb enabled by the bearing structure allows pipes to be installed in more direct routing configurations. The hose barb can rotate to align with optimal connection points, reducing the need for excessive pipe length and minimizing bends in the overall pipe layout.
3Ease of manufacture
If hose barbs are fixed in coolant pipes, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but fluid flow rate decreases due to increased bends
Solution Approach 1:
The bearing structure enables the hose barb to rotate during installation to achieve optimal alignment, reducing the number of bends required in the pipe layout. This dynamic adjustment capability improves fluid flow rate by creating more direct flow paths, while the bearing itself is a simple, cost-effective component that maintains manufacturing simplicity.
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AI summary
A fluid pipe and a cooling device having the fluid pipe are disclosed. The fluid pipe of the present application allows the first tubular body to rotate relative to the connecting member and the second tubular body, thereby enabling adjustment of the position of the flow guide member and the second external pipeline connected to the flow guide member. Furthermore, the flow guide member can perform circular motion, the position of the second external pipeline can be further adjusted, facilitating the arrangement of the second external pipeline and reducing bends of the second external pipeline. As such, the length of the second external pipeline can be shortened, the flow rate of fluid within the fluid pipe can be enhanced, and the cooling efficiency can be enhanced.