Liquid cooling heat exchange casing
A liquid cooling heat exchange casing including a chassis having a first side is provided. The first side includes a first inlet flow passageway system having a first inlet liquid coolant opening, a first outlet flow passageway system having a first outlet liquid coolant opening, a plurality of adapters, and at least one radiator. The at least one radiator is mounted to the first inlet flow passageway system via a radiator inlet and one of the plurality of adapters and to the first outlet flow passageway system via a radiator outlet and another of the plurality of adapters. A cooling fluid flows from the first inlet liquid coolant opening, through the first inlet flow passageway system, through the at least one radiator, and through the first outlet flow passageway system, to the first outlet liquid coolant opening, before being circulated to repeat the flow process again.
1 . A liquid cooling heat exchange casing, comprising:
a chassis, including a first side and a second side adjacent to the first side, the first side comprising:
a first inlet flow passageway system having a first inlet liquid coolant opening and a first inlet flowthrough opening;
a first outlet flow passageway system having a first outlet liquid coolant opening and a first outlet flowthrough opening; and
a first radiator including a first radiator inlet portion and a first radiator outlet portion, the first radiator inlet portion having a first radiator inlet and the first radiator outlet portion having a first radiator outlet;
the second side comprising:
a second inlet flow passageway system having a second inlet transition opening and a second inlet flowthrough opening:
a second outlet flow passageway system having a second outlet transition opening and a second outlet flowthrough opening; and
a second radiator including a second radiator inlet portion and a second radiator outlet portion, the second inlet radiator portion having a second radiator inlet and the second radiator outlet portion having a second radiator outlet; and
a plurality of adapters,
wherein a first of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the first inlet flowthrough opening, and the first radiator is at least mounted to the first inlet flow passageway system via the first radiator inlet and the first of the plurality of adapters, whereby the first radiator is in fluid communication with the first inlet flow passageway system, and
wherein another a second of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the first outlet flowthrough opening, and the first radiator is at least mounted to the first outlet flow passageway system via the first radiator outlet and the second of the plurality of adapters, whereby the first radiator is in fluid communication with the first outlet flow passageway system,
wherein a third of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the second inlet flowthrough opening, and the second radiator is at least mounted to the second inlet flow passageway system via the second radiator inlet and the third of the plurality of adapters, whereby the second radiator is in fluid communication with the second inlet flow passageway system,
wherein a fourth of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the second outlet flowthrough opening, and the second radiator is at least mounted to the second outlet flow passageway system via the second radiator outlet and the fourth of the plurality of adapters, whereby the second radiator is in fluid communication with the second outlet flow passageway system,
wherein the first inlet flow passageway system is in fluid communication with the second inlet flow passageway system via the second inlet transition opening and the second outlet flow passageway system is in fluid communication with the first outlet flow passageway system via the second outlet transition opening,
whereby a cooling fluid configured to flows from the first inlet liquid coolant opening, through the first inlet flow passageway system, through the first radiator, through the first outlet flow passageway system, and to the first outlet liquid coolant opening, before being circulated to repeat the flow process again, and
whereby the cooling fluid further flows from the first inlet flow passageway system, through the second inlet flow passageway system, through the second radiator, through the second outlet flow passageway system, and to the first outlet flow passageway system.
2 . The liquid cooling heat exchange casing of claim 1 , further comprising a pump, the pump configured to circulate the cooling fluid via the first outlet liquid coolant opening and the first inlet liquid coolant opening.
3 . The liquid cooling heat exchange casing of claim 2 , further comprising at least one liquid plate heat exchanger and at least one heat source, the at least one liquid plate heat exchanger is in fluid communication with the pump, and the at least one liquid plate heat exchanger is configured to transfer heat from the heat source.
4 . The liquid cooling heat exchange casing of claim 1 , wherein the chassis further includes a third side, the third side comprising:
a third inlet flow passageway system having a third inlet transition opening and a third inlet flowthrough opening;
a third outlet flow passageway system having a third outlet transition opening and a third outlet flowthrough opening;
a third radiator including a third radiator inlet portion and a third radiator outlet portion, the third inlet radiator portion having a third radiator inlet and the third radiator outlet portion having a third radiator outlet,
wherein a fifth of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the third inlet flowthrough opening, and the third radiator is at least mounted to the third inlet flow passageway system via the third radiator inlet and the fifth of the plurality of adapters, whereby the third radiator is in fluid communication with the third inlet flow passageway system,
wherein a sixth of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the third outlet flowthrough opening, and the third radiator is at least mounted to the third outlet flow passageway system via the third radiator outlet and the sixth of the plurality of adapters, whereby the third radiator is in fluid communication with the third outlet flow passageway system, and
wherein the second inlet flow passageway system is in fluid communication with the third inlet flow passageway system via the third inlet transition opening via the third inlet transition opening and the third outlet flow passageway system is in fluid communication with the second outlet flow passageway system via the second proximal,
whereby the cooling fluid further flows from the second inlet flow passageway system, through the third inlet flow passageway system, through the third radiator, through the third outlet flow passageway system, and to the second outlet flow passageway system.
5 . The liquid cooling heat exchange casing of claim 4 , wherein the third inlet flow passageway system further comprises a third inlet opening and the third outlet flow passageway system further comprises a third outlet opening, and the liquid cooling heat exchange casing further comprises a second liquid plate heat exchanger and a second heat source, whereby the cooling fluid is further circulated via the third outlet opening and the third inlet opening, and the second liquid plate heat exchanger is configured to transfer heat from the second heat source.
6 . The liquid cooling heat exchange casing of claim 4 , wherein the chassis further includes a fourth side adjacent to the third side, the fourth side comprising:
a fourth inlet flow passageway system having a fourth inlet opening and a fourth inlet flowthrough opening;
a fourth outlet flow passageway system having a fourth outlet opening and a fourth outlet flowthrough opening;
a fourth radiator including a fourth radiator inlet portion and a fourth radiator outlet portion, the fourth inlet radiator portion having a fourth radiator inlet and the fourth radiator outlet portion having a fourth radiator outlet,
wherein a seventh of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the fourth inlet flowthrough opening, and the fourth radiator is at least mounted to the fourth inlet flow passageway system via the fourth radiator inlet and the seventh of the plurality of adapters, whereby the fourth radiator is in fluid communication with the fourth inlet flow passageway system,
wherein an eighth of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the fourth outlet flowthrough opening, and the fourth radiator is at least mounted to the fourth outlet flow passageway system via the fourth radiator outlet and the eighth of the plurality of adapters, whereby the fourth radiator is in fluid communication with the fourth outlet flow passageway system, and
wherein the first inlet flow passageway system is in fluid communication with the fourth inlet flow passageway system and the fourth outlet flow passageway system is in fluid communication with the first outlet flow passageway system,
whereby the cooling fluid further flows from the first inlet flow passageway system, through the fourth inlet flow passageway system, through the fourth radiator, through the fourth outlet flow passageway system, and to the first outlet passageway system.
7 . The liquid cooling heat exchange casing of claim 6 , wherein the chassis further comprises a plurality of transition liquid conduits and a mounting system, the first inlet flow passageway system is in fluid communication with the fourth inlet flow passageway system via the plurality of transition liquid conduits and the fourth outlet flow passageway system is in fluid communication with the first outlet flow passageway system via the plurality of transition liquid conduits, the mounting system includes at least one mounting plate, an expansion card slot, and a plurality of fastener holes, the plurality of fastener holes disposed on at least one side of each of the plurality of transition liquid conduits, whereby the at least one mounting plate is mounted to the plurality of fastener holes disposed on at least two of the plurality of transition liquid conduits, and the expansion card slot is disposed on at least two of the plurality of transition liquid conduits, and the mounting system is configured to mount at least one of a motherboard, an expansion card, a pump, a liquid plate heat exchanger, a heat source, an electronic component or any combination of the foregoing, thereto.
8 . The liquid cooling heat exchange casing of claim 1 , wherein the chassis further comprises, a plurality of liquid conduit splitters, a plurality of corner flow connectors, a plurality of liquid conduits, a plurality of transition flow connectors, a plurality of elongated structures, and a plurality of transition liquid conduits, each of the plurality of liquid conduit splitters is configured for the cooling fluid to flow in two separate flow directions via a dividing panel, each of the plurality of corner flow connectors configured for the cooling fluid to flow in at least one flow direction, each of the plurality of liquid conduits configured for the cooling fluid to flow therethrough, each of the transition flow connectors configured for the cooling fluid to flow in at least one flow direction, and each of the plurality of transition liquid conduits configured for the cooling fluid to flow therethrough.
9 . The liquid cooling heat exchange casing of claim 8 , wherein the first inlet flow passageway system further includes a first of the plurality of corner flow connectors, a first of the plurality of liquid conduits, and a first of the plurality of transition flow connectors having the first inlet flowthrough opening, the first of the plurality of corner flow connectors in fluid communication with the first of the plurality of liquid conduits via a nineth of the plurality of adapters, the first of the plurality of liquid conduits in fluid communication with the first of the plurality of transition flow connectors via a tenth of the plurality of adapters, and the first outlet flow passageway system further includes a second of the plurality of transition flow connectors having the first outlet flowthrough opening, a second of the plurality of liquid conduits, and a second of the plurality of corner flow connectors, the second of the plurality of corner flow connectors in fluid communication with the second of the plurality of liquid conduits via an eleventh of the plurality of adapters, the second of the plurality of liquid conduits in fluid communication with the second of the plurality of transition flow connectors via a twelfth of the plurality of adapters, and wherein the first inlet flow passageway system further includes a first portion of a first of the plurality of liquid conduit splitters having the first inlet liquid coolant opening, the first portion of the first of the plurality of liquid conduit splitters in fluid communication with the first of the plurality of corner flow connectors via a thirteenth of the plurality of adapters, and the first outlet flow passageway system further includes a second portion of the first of the plurality of liquid conduit splitters having the first inlet liquid coolant opening, the second portion of the first of the plurality of liquid conduit splitters in fluid communication with the second of the plurality of corner flow connectors via a fourteenth of the plurality of adapters.
10 . The liquid cooling heat exchange casing of claim 9 , further comprising a pump, the pump is configured to circulate the cooling fluid via the first outlet liquid coolant opening and the first inlet liquid coolant opening.
11 . The liquid cooling heat exchange casing of claim 10 , further comprising at least one liquid plate heat exchanger and at least one heat source, the at least one liquid plate heat exchanger in fluid communication with the pump, the at least one liquid plate heat exchanger is configured to transfer heat from the heat source.
12 . The liquid cooling heat exchange casing of claim 9 , wherein the second outlet flow passageway system of the second side includes the first of the plurality of transition flow connectors, a third of the plurality of liquid conduits, and a third of the plurality of corner flow connectors, the first of the plurality of transition flow connectors includes the second outlet transition opening and the second outlet flowthrough opening,
wherein the second inlet flow passageway system of the second side includes the second of the plurality of transition flow connectors, a fourth of the plurality of liquid conduits, and a fourth of the plurality of corner flow connectors, the second of the plurality of transition flow connectors includes the second inlet transition opening and the second inlet flowthrough opening,
wherein a fifteenth of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the first of the plurality of transition flow connectors and the third of the plurality of liquid conduits, and a sixteenth of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the third of the plurality of liquid conduits and the third of the plurality of corner flow connectors, and whereby the first of the plurality of transition flow connectors is in fluid communication with the third of the plurality of liquid conduits and the third of the plurality of liquid conduits is in fluid communication with the third of the plurality of corner flow connectors, a seventeenth of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the second of the plurality of transition flow connectors and the fourth of the plurality of liquid conduits, and an eighteenth of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the fourth of the plurality of liquid conduits and the fourth of the plurality of corner flow connectors, and whereby the second of the plurality of transition flow connectors is in fluid communication with the fourth of the plurality of liquid conduits and the fourth of the plurality of liquid conduits is in fluid communication with the fourth of the plurality of corner flow connectors, and
wherein the second inlet flow passageway system further includes a first of the plurality of elongated structures, the third of the plurality of corner flow connectors attached to the first of the plurality of elongated structures via a nineteenth of the plurality of adapters, and the fourth of the plurality of corner flow connectors attached to the first of the plurality of elongated structures via a twentieth of the plurality of adapters.
13 . The liquid cooling heat exchange casing of claim 12 , wherein the chassis further includes a fifth transition side adjacent to the second side, the fifth transition side comprising:
a distal transition passageway including a first of the plurality of transition liquid conduits; and
a proximal transition passageway including a second of the plurality of transition liquid conduits,
and wherein the chassis yet further includes a third side adjacent to the fifth transition side, the third side comprising:
a third inlet flow passageway system including a fifth of the plurality of corner flow connectors having a third inlet transition opening, a fifth of the plurality of liquid conduits, and a third of the plurality of transitional flow connectors having a third inlet flowthrough opening;
a third outlet flow passageway system including a fourth of the plurality of transitional flow connectors having a third outlet flowthrough opening, a sixth of the plurality of liquid conduits, and a sixth of the plurality of corner flow connectors having a third outlet transition opening; and
a third radiator including a third radiator inlet portion and a third radiator outlet portion, the third inlet radiator portion having a third radiator inlet and the third radiator outlet portion having a third radiator outlet,
wherein a fifth of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the third inlet flowthrough opening, and the third radiator is at least mounted to the third inlet flow passageway system via the third radiator inlet and the fifth of the plurality of adapters, and wherein a twenty-fist of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the first of the plurality of transition liquid conduits and the third inlet transition opening, a twenty-second of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the fifth of the plurality of corner flow connectors and the fifth of the plurality of liquid conduits, and a twenty-third of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the fifth of the plurality of liquid conduits and the third of the plurality of transition flow connectors, whereby the third radiator is in fluid communication with the third inlet flow passageway system, and whereby the first of the plurality of transition liquid conduits is in fluid communication with the fifth of the plurality of corner flow connectors, the fifth of the plurality of corner flow connectors is in fluid communication with the fifth of the plurality of liquid conduits, and the fifth of the plurality of liquid conduits is in fluid communication with the third of the plurality of transition flow connectors,
wherein a sixth of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the third outlet flowthrough opening, and the third radiator is at least mounted to the third outlet flow passageway system via the third radiator outlet and the sixth of the plurality of adapters, and wherein a twenty-fourth of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the fourth of the plurality of transitional flow connectors and the sixth of the plurality of liquid conduits, a twenty-fifth of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the sixth of the plurality of liquid conduits and the sixth of the plurality of corner flow connectors and a twenty-sixth of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the sixth of the plurality of corner flow connectors and the second of the plurality of transition liquid conduits, whereby the third radiator is in fluid communication with the third outlet flow passageway system, and whereby the fourth of the plurality of transitional flow connectors is in fluid communication with the sixth of the plurality of liquid conduits, the sixth of the plurality of liquid conduits is in fluid communication with the sixth of the plurality of corner flow connectors, and the sixth of the plurality of corner flow connectors is in fluid communication with the second of the plurality of transition liquid conduits,
wherein the first of the plurality of transition liquid conduits is in fluid communication with the third inlet flow passageway system via the third inlet transition opening, and the third outlet flow passageway system is in fluid communication with the second of the plurality of transition liquid conduits via the third outlet transition opening,
whereby the cooling fluid further flows from the second inlet flow passageway system, through the distal transition passageway, through the third inlet flow passageway system, through the third radiator, through the third outlet flow passageway system, through the proximal transition passageway, and the second outlet flow passageway system.
14 . The liquid cooling heat exchange casing of claim 13 , wherein the third inlet flow passageway system further comprises a first portion of a second of the plurality of liquid conduit splitters having a third inlet opening, the first portion of the second of the plurality of liquid conduit splitters in fluid communication with the fifth of the plurality of corner flow connectors via a twenty-seventh of the plurality of adapters, and the third outlet flow passageway system further includes a second portion of the second of the plurality of liquid conduit splitters having a third outlet opening, the second portion of the second of the plurality of liquid conduit splitters in fluid communication with the another of the plurality of corner flow connectors via a twenty-eighth of the plurality of adapters, and the liquid cooling heat exchange casing further includes a second liquid plate heat exchanger and a second heat source, whereby the cooling fluid is further circulated via the third outlet opening and the third inlet opening, and the second liquid plate heat exchanger is configured to transfer heat from the second heat source.
15 . The liquid cooling heat exchange casing of claim 13 , wherein the chassis further includes a fourth side adjacent to the third side, the fourth side comprising:
a fourth inlet flow passageway system including a seventh of the plurality of corner flow connectors having a fourth inlet transition opening, a seventh of the plurality of liquid conduits, and the third of the plurality of transitional flow connectors having a fourth inlet flowthrough opening;
a fourth outlet flow passageway system including the fourth of the plurality of transitional flow connectors having a fourth outlet flowthrough opening, an eighth of the plurality of liquid conduits, and an eighth of the plurality of corner flow connectors having a fourth outlet transition opening; and
a fourth radiator including a fourth radiator inlet portion and a fourth radiator outlet portion, the fourth inlet radiator portion having a fourth radiator inlet and the fourth radiator outlet portion having a fourth radiator outlet,
and wherein the chassis yet further includes a sixth transition side, next to the fourth side and the at least a first side, the sixth transition side comprising:
a distal transition passageway including a third of the plurality of transition liquid conduits; and
a proximal transition passageway including a fourth of the plurality of transition liquid conduits,
wherein a seventh of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the fourth inlet flowthrough opening, and the fourth radiator is at least mounted to the fourth inlet flow passageway system via the fourth radiator inlet and the seventh of the plurality of adapters, and wherein a twenty-ninth of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the third of the plurality of transition liquid conduits and the fourth inlet transition opening, a thirtieth of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the seventh of the plurality of corner flow connectors and the seventh of the plurality of liquid conduits, a thirty-first of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the seventh of the plurality of liquid conduits and the third of the plurality of transition liquid conduits, whereby the fourth radiator is in fluid communication with the fourth inlet flow passageway system, and whereby the third of the plurality of transition liquid conduits is in fluid communication with the seventh of the plurality of corner flow connectors, the seventh of the plurality of corner flow connectors is in fluid communication with the seventh of the plurality of liquid conduits, and the seventh of the plurality of liquid conduits is in fluid communication with the third of the plurality of transition flow connectors,
wherein an eighth of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the fourth outlet flowthrough opening, and the fourth radiator is at least mounted to the fourth outlet flow passageway system via the fourth radiator outlet and the eighth of the plurality of adapters, and wherein a thirty-second of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the fourth of the plurality of transitional flow connectors and the eighth of the plurality of liquid conduits, a thirty-third of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the eighth of the plurality of liquid conduits and the eighth of the plurality of corner flow connectors and a thirty-fourth of the plurality of adapters is mounted to the eighth of the plurality of corner flow connectors and the fourth of the plurality of transition liquid conduits, whereby the fourth radiator is in fluid communication with the fourth outlet flow passageway system, and whereby the fourth of the plurality of transitional flow connectors is in fluid communication with the eighth of the plurality of liquid conduits, the eighth of the plurality of liquid conduits is in fluid communication with the eighth of the plurality of corner flow connectors, and the eighth of the plurality of corner flow connectors is in fluid communication with the fourth of the plurality of transition liquid conduits,
wherein the third of the plurality of transition liquid conduits is in fluid communication with the fourth inlet flow passageway system via the fourth inlet transition opening, and the fourth outlet flow passageway system is in fluid communication with the fourth of the plurality of transition liquid conduits via the fourth outlet transition opening,
wherein the fourth inlet flow passageway system further includes a second of the plurality of elongated structures, the seventh of the plurality of corner flow connectors attached to the one of the plurality of elongated structures via a thirty-fifth of the plurality of adapters, and the eighth of the plurality of corner flow connectors attached to the second of the plurality of elongated structures via a thirty-sixth of the plurality of adapters, and
whereby the cooling fluid further flows from the first inlet flow passageway system, through the distal transition passageway, through the fourth inlet flow passageway system, through the fourth radiator, through the fourth outlet flow passageway system, through the proximal transition passageway, and to the first outlet flow passageway system.
16 . The liquid cooling heat exchange casing of claim 15 , wherein the chassis further includes a mounting system including at least one mounting plate, an expansion card slot, and a plurality of fastener holes, the plurality of fastener holes disposed on at least one side of each of the plurality of transition liquid conduits, whereby the at least one mounting plate is mounted to the plurality of fastener holes disposed on at least two of the plurality of transition liquid conduits, and the expansion card slot is disposed on at least two of the plurality of transition liquid conduits, and the mounting system is configured to mount at least one of a motherboard, an expansion card, a pump, a liquid plate heat exchanger, a heat source, an electronic component or any combination of the foregoing, thereto.
17 . The liquid cooling heat exchange casing of claim 1 , further comprising at least one fan, the at least one fan configured to dissipate heat from the at least one radiator, the at least one fan mounted to the at least one radiator.
18 . The liquid cooling heat exchange casing of claim 17 , wherein the amount of the at least one fan is four.