Cooling system and method
AssigneeAmerican Power Conversion Corporation
InventorsNeil Rasmussen, John Bean, Vincent Long, Greg Uhrhan, Matthew Brown
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Abstract
A fluid communication system for providing coolant to and exhausting coolant from a cooling unit includes flexible tubing and a plurality of support members. Each support member is configured to be secured to a support structure and to be releasably secured to the flexible tubing. Each support member includes a first part and a mating second part, with the first and second parts being configured to be secured to one another with the flexible tubing disposed in between. A method of installing a fluid communication system of a cooling system is further disclosed.
Claims17
A fluid communication system for providing coolant to and exhausting coolant from a cooling unit, the fluid communication system comprising:
- flexible tubing;
- and
- a plurality of support members, each support member being configured to be secured to a support structure and to be releasably secured to the flexible tubing, each support member comprising a first part and a mating second part, the first and second parts being configured to be secured to one another with the flexible tubing disposed in between.
A method of installing a fluid communication system of a cooling system of the type comprising a cooling unit and a source adapted to provide chilled coolant to the cooling unit, the method comprising:
- providing a fluid communication system comprising a length of flexible tubing having two opposite ends, and a plurality of support members to support the flexible tubing;
- connecting one end of the length of flexible tubing to the source;
- connecting the other end of the length of flexible tubing to the cooling unit;
- releasably connecting the plurality of support members to the length of flexible tubing;
- and
- attaching the support members to a structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.