US 12,191,230 B2 · Technologies for liquid cooling systems

Abstract

Techniques for liquid cooling systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, jet holes in a water block create jets of liquid coolant to be applied to a surface to be cooled, such as a surface of an integrated circuit component. The jets of liquid coolant may disrupt surface boundary layers through turbulence and/or microcavitation, increasing the cooling effect of the liquid coolant. In the illustrative embodiment, negative pressure is applied to a coolant loop of the liquid coolant, which provides several advantages such as being resistant to leaks. In another embodiments, jet holes in a water block create jets of liquid coolant that are directed toward other jets of liquid coolant, which also increases the cooling effect of the liquid coolant.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

an integrated circuit component;
a water block including:
a base;
an inlet;
an outlet;
and
a plurality of jet holes defined in the base, wherein each of the inlet and the outlet is fluidly coupled to each of the plurality of jet holes, wherein each of the plurality of jet holes is configured to create a jet of fluid coolant when fluid coolant is passed from the inlet and through the corresponding jet hole, and wherein each of the plurality of jet holes is configured to direct the corresponding jet of fluid coolant toward the jet of fluid coolant from a different jet hole of the plurality of jet holes;
and
an O-ring between the water block and the integrated circuit component.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Technologies for liquid cooling systems

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Technologies for liquid cooling systems

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Abstract

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