Chassis for a liquid immersion cooling system
A two-phase liquid immersion cooling system is described in which heat generating computer components cause a dielectric fluid in its liquid phase to vaporize. The dielectric vapor is then condensed back into a liquid phase and used to cool the computer components. Using a pressure controlled vessel and pressure controller, the disclosed system may be operated at less than ambient pressure. Utilizing robotic arms and slot-in computing components located within chassis, a self-healing computing system may be created.
1. A device for cooling computer components in a mobile or remote environment comprising:
a tank configured to hold thermally conductive, condensable dielectric fluid;
a chassis configured to be at least partially submerged within the dielectric fluid;
a condenser for condensing a gas phase of the dielectric fluid;
an external gantry robot configured to pick up the chassis;
a pump; and
a particulate filter;
wherein the pump is configured to pass the dielectric fluid through the filter and deliver the dielectric fluid to a bath portion of the tank and wherein the chassis, the condenser, the pump, and the filter are within the tank and wherein the condenser comprises a closed-loop chiller powered by a generator and configured to employ ocean water and wherein the device is configured for wireless data communication.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the chassis does not require a heat sink or a fan.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the chassis includes a blade server.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the chassis includes a processor, a power supply or an interface card.
5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the interface card is a Cat6A or a Cat7 compatible RJ45 interface for connection to a 1G or a 10G Ethernet interface.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the chassis is removably attached to a rack.
7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the chassis includes a backplane to provide a slot-in interface between the chassis and the rack.
8. The device of claim 6 , wherein the backplane is configured to transmit power and data to a blade server via a cable.
9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the chassis is a substantially rectangular box comprising a back wall and two sidewalls, wherein the back wall has a plurality of holes to facilitate circulation of the dielectric fluid within the chassis.
10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the chassis comprises a guide rail on each of the two sidewalls.
11. The device of claim 1 , wherein the chassis comprises a mounting interface for holding computer components.
12. The device of claim 1 , wherein the chassis comprises a plate and the external gantry robot is configured to lift the chassis using the plate.
13. The device of claim 1 , wherein the chassis includes a microcontroller.
14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the microcontroller is configured to:
receive sensor data from a sensor mounted on the chassis, the sensor data indicating whether the chassis is properly placed in a rack; and
transmit the sensor data to a management system.
15. The device of claim 13 , wherein the microcontroller is configured to:
receive a power signal from a management system; and
transmit the power signal to a switch configured to cutoff the power within the chassis.
16. The device of claim 13 , wherein the microcontroller is configured to:
receive operation data from a computer component mounted within the chassis; and
transmit the operation data to the management system.
17. The device of claim 13 , wherein the microcontroller is configured to control electrical and communication facilities of a blade server.
18. The device of claim 1 , wherein the chassis comprises an RFID tag.
19. The device of claim 18 , wherein the external gantry robot is configured to scan the RFID tag and transmit a signal to a management system.
20. The device of claim 1 which further comprises a second filter in line with the particulate filter for filtering smaller particulates.