Liquid cooling system with a displacement appendage for an information handling system
A liquid cooling system for a server includes a heat pipe and a displacement appendage fluidly coupled to the heat pipe. The displacement appendage includes a displacement element which is compressible under pressure.
1. A liquid cooling system for a server, comprising:
a heat pipe;
a displacement appendage fluidly coupled to the heat pipe, the displacement appendage including a displacement element that is compressible under a pressure;
a liquid coupling fluidly coupled to the heat pipe and configured to receive cooling liquid; and
a check valve coupled to the heat pipe, wherein the displacement appendage is positioned between the check valve and the liquid coupling.
2. The liquid cooling system of claim 1 , further comprising:
an encapsulation forming a portion of the displacement appendage, wherein the encapsulation defines an encapsulation chamber, the encapsulation chamber encompassing the displacement element.
3. The liquid cooling system of claim 2 , wherein the encapsulation chamber is in fluid communication with the heat pipe.
4. The liquid cooling system of claim 3 , wherein a portion of the displacement appendage is extruded from the heat pipe.
5. The liquid cooling system of claim 2 , wherein the displacement element is an elastically compressible displacement element.
6. The liquid cooling system of claim 2 , further comprising:
a coupling providing a fluid coupling fluidly coupling the encapsulation chamber to the heat pipe, wherein a size of the fluid coupling is smaller than a size of the displacement element.
7. A server comprising:
a plurality of processing elements;
a liquid cooling system including a heat pipe fluidly coupled to a liquid coupling for receiving cooling fluid to absorb heat generated by the processing elements;
a displacement appendage appended to the heat pipe and fluidly coupled to the heat pipe, the displacement appendage including a displacement element that is compressible under a pressure; and
an encapsulation forming a portion of the displacement appendage, wherein the encapsulation defines an encapsulation chamber, the encapsulation chamber encompassing the displacement element and wherein:
the encapsulation chamber is in fluid communication with the heat pipe; and
a portion of the displacement appendage is extruded from the heat pipe.
8. The server of claim 7 , wherein the displacement element is an elastically compressible displacement element.
9. The server of claim 8 , wherein the liquid coupling couples to a server rack.
10. The server of claim 7 , further comprising:
a coupling providing a fluid coupling fluidly coupling the encapsulation chamber to the heat pipe, wherein a size of the fluid coupling is smaller than a size of the displacement element.
11. The server of claim 7 , further comprising a check valve, the check valve coupled to the heat pipe, wherein the displacement appendage is positioned between the check valve and the liquid coupling.
12. A liquid cooling system for a server, comprising:
a heat pipe;
a first liquid coupling coupled to the heat pipe and configured to receive cooling liquid from a server rack;
a second liquid coupling coupled to the heat pipe and configured to provide cooling liquid to the server rack;
a heat exchanger coupled to the heat pipe between the first liquid coupling and the second liquid coupling; and
a displacement appendage appended to the heat pipe and fluidly coupled to the heat pipe, the displacement appendage including a displacement element and an encapsulation defining an encapsulation chamber encompassing the displacement element, wherein the displacement element is compressible under a pressure.
13. The liquid cooling system of claim 12 , wherein the encapsulation chamber is in fluid communication with the heat pipe.
14. The liquid cooling system of claim 12 , further comprising:
a coupling providing a fluid coupling fluidly coupling the encapsulation chamber to the heat pipe, wherein a size of the fluid coupling is smaller than a size of the displacement element.
15. The liquid cooling system of claim 14 , further comprising a check valve, the check valve coupled to the heat pipe, wherein the displacement appendage is positioned between the check valve and the first liquid coupling.