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US 2003/0116302 A1Published application
Tunnel-phase change heat exchanger
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsIoan Sauciuc, Gregory M. Chrysler
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AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsIoan Sauciuc, Gregory M. Chrysler
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A phase change beat exchanger and method for cooling a heat dissipating electronic component, such as an electronics package, transfers heat from the electronic component by way of a heatsink including a base in heat conducting relation with the electronic component and fins arranged in heat conducting relation at one end thereof with the base. The efficiency of the fins is increased by also transferring heat from the base to the fins at a location spaced from the one end thereof using a phase change fluid separated from the fins. A chamber containing the phase change fluid is defined between two telescoping tubes which extend peripherally about the fins to form a tunnel or duct through which a cooling fluid such as air can be flowed in contact with the fins. A further increase in cooling efficiency is obtained using an additional remote heat exchangers attached to the surface of the chamber.
A phase change beat exchanger to cool a beat dissipating electronic component comprising:
A system to cool a heat dissipating electronic component comprising:
A heat transfer system comprising:
In a method of cooling a heat dissipating electronic component comprising transferring heat from the electronic component by way of a heatsink including a base in heat conducting relation with the electronic component and fins arranged in heat conducting relation at one end thereof with the base, the improvement comprising:
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