Water-Cooling Grid Integrating Pump to Reduce Head Volume
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
The existing water-cooling heads for desktop computers are excessively large in volume, occupying valuable space and hindering the miniaturization of mainframes despite the increasing heat generation from CPUs and GPUs.
Innovation Solution
A water-cooling grid that integrates a water pump component, liquid pipes, and fins, where the water pump is positioned on an extending platform of the upper water tank, allowing for efficient circulation of cooling fluid and reducing the overall volume of the water-cooling head by integrating the pump with the grid.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If the water pump is arranged at the water-cooling head, then the water-cooling head can provide efficient cooling, but the water-cooling head becomes extremely large in volume and occupies main board space
Solution Approach 1:
The water-cooling system is divided into two functional parts: the water-cooling head (for cooling) and the water-cooling grid (for pumping and heat dissipation). By separating the pump function from the head, the head volume is reduced while cooling efficiency is maintained through the grid's extensive fin structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The water-cooling grid extends horizontally across the main board with multiple second liquid pipes arranged in rows, utilizing the horizontal dimension for heat dissipation. This dimensional expansion allows the system to reduce vertical head volume while maintaining cooling capacity through extended surface area.
2Volume of stationary object
If the water-cooling head volume is reduced for miniaturization, then main board space is freed, but cooling efficiency may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple second liquid pipes are merged into a single grid structure with interconnected pipes and fins. This merging creates an extended heat dissipation surface that compensates for the reduced head volume, maintaining cooling efficiency through increased surface area for heat exchange.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling system transitions from a compact vertical head structure to a horizontal grid structure spanning the main board. This dimensional shift allows heat dissipation to occur across a larger area in the horizontal plane, compensating for the reduced vertical volume of the cooling head.
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
This configuration effectively reduces the volume of the water-cooling head, minimizing space occupation on the mainboard and enhancing cooling efficiency by circulating fluid between the head and the grid, thus addressing the space constraints and heat management needs of miniaturized mainframes.
Implementation Method 1
a water pump component (1), a first liquid pipe (4), and a lower water tank (2) and an upper water tank (3) which are opposite to each other
Implementation Method 2
the fins (6) are arranged between each pair of adjacent second liquid pipes (5) in an interpenetrating manner
Implementation Method 3
efficient circulation of cooling fluid and reducing the overall volume of the water-cooling head by integrating the pump with the grid
Data Source
AI summary
The utility model discloses a water-cooling grid, and relates to the technical field of radiators. The water-cooling grid includes a water pump component, a first liquid pipe, a lower water tank, an upper water tank, second liquid pipes and fins. The utility model mainly solves the problem that a water-cooling head is extremely large in volume, and can effectively reduce the volume of the water-cooling head and avoid occupation of the space.