Threaded cooling apparatus with integrated cooling channels and heat exchanger

A system comprising:

• a threaded cooling apparatus comprising:
• a head comprising a heat exchanger;
• and
• a shaft comprising a threaded section having threads disposed on an exterior surface of the shaft;
• wherein the heat exchanger is configured to exchange heat with a coolant flowing through the head;
• wherein the shaft further comprises first and second cooling channels extending through at least a portion of the threaded section of the shaft, the first cooling channel configured to receive the coolant and deliver the coolant to the heat exchanger, the second cooling channel configured to exhaust the coolant from the heat exchanger;
• wherein an entry of the first cooling channel and an exit of the second cooling channel are located along a side of the shaft;
• and
• wherein at least one of the entry of the first cooling channel and the exit of the second cooling channel forms an opening within the threads of the threaded section of the shaft;
• and
• a manifold comprising first and second coolant channels, the first coolant channel configured to provide the coolant directly to the first cooling channel of the threaded cooling apparatus, the second coolant channel configured to return the coolant from the second cooling channel of the threaded cooling apparatus;
• wherein the threaded section is configured to mechanically fasten the head directly to the manifold.

A method comprising:

• inserting a threaded cooling apparatus into a structure, the threaded cooling apparatus comprising a head and a shaft, the head comprising a heat exchanger, the shaft comprising a threaded section having threads disposed on an exterior surface of the shaft, the threaded section configured to mechanically fasten the head directly to the structure;
• receiving, at a first cooling channel in the shaft, coolant from a coolant channel of the structure;
• providing the coolant to the heat exchanger through the first cooling channel in the shaft, the heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with the coolant flowing through the head;
• and
• exhausting the coolant from the heat exchanger into the structure through a second cooling channel in the shaft, the first and second cooling channels extending through at least a portion of the threaded section of the shaft;
• wherein an entry of the first cooling channel and an exit of the second cooling channel are located along a side of the shaft;
• and
• wherein at least one of the entry of the first cooling channel and the exit of the second cooling channel forms an opening within the threads of the threaded section of the shaft.