IP Library Granted Patent US 10,257,963
Granted Patent B2
US 10,257,963 · App. 15/490,040 · Granted Apr 9, 2019

Methods and system for oil immersion cooling

Inventors: Cemil Ozyalcin (Herndon, VA); Edward Joseph Barragy (Richmond, TX); Laurent Clerc (Houston, TX)
Assignee: CGG SERVICES SAS
H05K7/20645H01L23/427H01L23/473H05K7/20236H05K7/20272H05K7/20772
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Patent No.
US 10,257,963
App. No.
15/490,040
Granted
Apr 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for immersion cooling computing system equipment includes a container containing a volume of immersion cooling fluid. At least one heat generating computing system equipment component and a liquid-liquid heat exchanger are disposed in the volume of immersion cooling fluid. A manifold system is disposed between the heat generating computing system equipment component and the liquid-liquid heat exchanger to direct a flow of immersion cooling fluid between the heat generating computing system component and the liquid-liquid heat exchanger and to isolate the flow of immersion cooling fluid from a bulk amount of immersion cooling fluid. The flow of immersion cooling fluid and the bulk amount of immersion cooling fluid constitutes the volume of immersion cooling fluid.

Claims (43)

1. A system for immersion cooling computing system equipment, the system comprising:

a container;

a volume of immersion cooling fluid disposed in the container;

at least one heat generating computing system equipment component disposed in the volume of immersion cooling fluid;

a liquid-liquid heat exchanger disposed in the volume of immersion cooling fluid; and

a manifold system disposed between the at least one heat generating computing system equipment component and the liquid-liquid heat exchanger to direct a flow of immersion cooling fluid between the at least one heat generating computing system component and the liquid-liquid heat exchanger and to isolate the flow of immersion cooling fluid from a bulk amount of immersion cooling fluid, the flow of immersion cooling fluid and the bulk amount of immersion cooling fluid comprising the volume of immersion cooling fluid,

wherein manifold system includes

a funnel-shaped computing system equipment component connector portion comprising: a mouth connected to the computing system equipment component, and a stem in communication with the mouth, and

a main manifold housing in communication with the stem.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the container comprises a plastic tank.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the plastic tank comprises high density polyethylene.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the immersion cooling fluid comprises dielectric oil.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one heat generating computing system equipment component comprises a server chassis.

6. The system of claim 5 , further comprising a computing system equipment holder disposed in the volume of immersion cooling fluid, the server chassis attached to the computing system equipment holder.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a submersible pump disposed in the volume of immersion cooling fluid and in communication with the liquid-liquid heat exchanger.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the submersible pump is configured to push the flow of immersion cooling fluid through the liquid-liquid heat exchanger, the manifold system and the at least one computing system equipment component.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the submersible pump is configured to pull the flow of immersion cooling fluid through the at least one computing system equipment component, the manifold system and the liquid-liquid heat exchanger.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the manifold system comprises an elastomer, a plastic, a metal, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene or combinations thereof.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the system comprises a plurality of computing system equipment components; and

the manifold system comprises a plurality of separate funnel-shaped computing system equipment component connector portions, the mouth of each funnel-shaped computing system equipment component connector portion in communication with one of the plurality of computing system equipment components and the stem of each funnel-shaped computing system equipment component connector portion in communication with the main manifold housing.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the main manifold housing comprises a plurality of stem ports, each stem port in communication with a given stem and comprising a size configured to provide a desired flow rate of immersion cooling fluid through the given stem.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the manifold system further comprises a stem adaptor disposed between the stem and the main manifold housing, the stem adaptor defining an angle from horizontal between the stem and the main manifold housing to hold that at least one computing system equipment component at an angle from a vertical orientation that is a complement of the angle from horizontal.

14. A system for immersion cooling computing system equipment, the system comprising:

a container;

a volume of immersion cooling fluid disposed in the container;

at least one heat generating computing system equipment component disposed in the container and the volume of immersion cooling fluid;

a liquid-liquid heat exchanger disposed in the volume of immersion cooling fluid; and

a manifold system disposed between the at least one heat generating computing system equipment component and the liquid-liquid heat exchanger to direct a flow of immersion cooling fluid between the at least one heat generating computing system component and the liquid-liquid heat exchanger and to hold each computing system equipment component at an angle from a vertical orientation within the container,

wherein manifold system includes

a funnel-shaped computing system equipment component connector portion comprising: a mouth connected to the computing system equipment component, and a stem in communication with the mouth, and

a main manifold housing in communication with the stem.

15. The system of claim 14 , further comprising:

a computing system equipment holder disposed in the volume of immersion cooling fluid; and

at least one angled mount attached to the at least one computing system equipment component and the computing system equipment holder to support the at least one computing system equipment component at the angle from the vertical orientation.

16. The system for immersion cooling computing system equipment of claim 14 , wherein the angle is about 30 degrees or about 45 degrees.

17. A method for immersion cooling computing system equipment, the method comprising:

filing a container with a volume of immersion cooling fluid;

placing a liquid-liquid heat exchanger in the volume of immersion cooling fluid;

placing a manifold system in the volume of immersion cooling fluid in communication with the liquid-liquid heat exchanger;

placing at least one heat generating computing system equipment component in the volume of immersion cooling fluid in communication with the manifold system such that the manifold system is disposed between the at least one heat generating computing system equipment component and the liquid-liquid heat exchanger; and

using the manifold system to direct a flow of immersion cooling fluid between the at least one heat generating computing system component and the liquid-liquid heat exchanger and to isolate the flow of immersion cooling fluid from a bulk amount of immersion cooling fluid, the flow of immersion cooling fluid and the bulk amount of immersion cooling fluid comprising the volume of immersion cooling fluid,

wherein the manifold system is configured to hold at least one computer equipment at an angle about 30 degrees or about 45 degrees.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2017
From: OZYALCIN, CEMIL; BARRAGY, EDWARD JOSEPH; CLERC, LAURENT
To: CGG SERVICES SAS
Reel/Frame 044231/0430 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62324897 · Apr 20, 2016
Related Publication 20170311484A1 · Oct 26, 2017
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