Advanced fluid connection design for multiple phase system

An electronic rack of a data center, comprising:

• a rack manifold having a rack liquid supply line to receive first cooling liquid from a cooling liquid source and a rack liquid return line to return first warmer liquid back to the cooling liquid source;
• a plurality of server chassis arranged in a stack, each server chassis including one or more fluid cooling devices associated with one or more information technology (IT) components;
• and
• a plurality of connector modules attached to the electronic rack, each providing fluid connections between the fluid cooling devices and the cooling liquid source;
• wherein each of the connector module comprises:
• a frame having mounts configured for attaching the frame onto the electronic rack,
• a plurality of channels formed in the frame to accept the fluid connectors, and
• a plurality of fluid connectors slidably mounted in the channels;
• and
• a plurality of interconnectors, each attached to at least two fluid connectors thereby maintaining fixed spatial orientation between the two fluid connectors.

A method for providing cooling fluid to an electronic rack of a plurality of server chassis, comprising:

• mounting a frame with a plurality of connector modules to the electronic rack using mounts, each connector module provided with at least two channels;
• attaching a plurality of fluid connectors to the connector modules by attaching at least one fluid connector in each of the channels;
• and
• for each of the server chassis, verifying spatial orientation of inlet connector and outlet connector and sliding two of the plurality of connectors to match the spatial orientation of the inlet connector and outlet connector, and securing the two connectors in the spatial orientation using a locking mechanism, and then mounting the server chassis in the electronic rack by engaging the two connectors with the inlet connector and outlet connector.