Thin Liquid Cooling Layout With Integrated Radiator Tank
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional liquid cooling systems for electronic apparatuses, particularly those with ultra-small and thin structures, face challenges in achieving low cost and high reliability due to insufficient consideration of heat-radiation body and tank thin-sizing and cost-effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
A liquid cooling system comprising a heat-receiving jacket, a heat-radiation body, and a tank connected through flow passages, with a liquid transfer means for refrigerant circulation, where the heat-radiation body is integrated with a flexible film or sheet and the tank is built between a substrate and the flexible film or sheet, allowing for efficient heat transfer and refrigerant circulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If conventional heat-radiation bodies and tanks are used in liquid cooling systems, then cooling function is provided, but the system size becomes large and cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the heat-radiation body and tank into a single integrated component. The heat-radiation body serves dual functions: radiating heat from the heat-receiving jacket and simultaneously serving as the tank for accumulating refrigerant. This eliminates the need for separate tank structures, achieving thin-sizing while maintaining cooling reliability through the unified design.
Solution Approach 2:
The heat-radiation body is designed to perform multiple functions: it acts as both the heat-radiation component and the refrigerant storage tank. The flexible film or sheet structure enables it to function as both a thermal radiation surface and a containment vessel for refrigerant, reducing overall system complexity and size while ensuring reliable operation.
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional heat-radiation bodies and tanks are used in liquid cooling systems, then cooling function is provided, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
By combining the heat-radiation body and tank into one component, the patent reduces the number of parts that need to be manufactured, assembled, and sealed. This integration simplifies the manufacturing process, reduces assembly steps, and lowers overall production costs while maintaining system reliability through the unified structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The use of flexible film or sheet material for the heat-radiation body allows for simpler manufacturing processes compared to rigid tank structures. The flexible material can be formed into the required shape more easily, requires less complex sealing, and enables cost-effective production while ensuring reliable refrigerant containment and heat radiation functions.
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 achieves effective heat dissipation, thin-sizing of the heat-radiation body and tank, and high reliability while reducing costs, ensuring efficient cooling for electronic apparatuses.
Implementation Method 1
a heat-receiving jacket for receiving heat therein
Implementation Method 2
a heat-radiation body for radiating the heat therefrom
Implementation Method 3
a liquid transfer means for generating a circulation flow of the refrigerant enclosed therein
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AI summary
In a liquid cooling system, comprising: a heat-receiving jacket for receiving heat from a heat-generation body therein; a heat-radiator for radiating the heat therefrom, which is received within the heat-receiving jacket; and a tank for accumulating refrigerant therein, which is connected with the heat-receiving jacket and the heat-radiator through flow passages, thereby enclosing a refrigerant within the heat-receiving jacket, the heat-radiator and the tank, including the flow passages provided therebetween, and further comprising: a liquid transfer means for generating a circulation flow of the refrigerant enclosed therein, wherein the tank is built up on one side surface of a substrate having superior heat-conductivity and heat-resistance, defined between a flexible film or sheet having superior heat-conductivity and heat-resistance, and the heat-radiator having a heat-radiation flow passage on the other side surface thereof, defined between the flexible film or sheet having superior heat-conductivity and heat-resistance.