Systems and methods for employing flexible graphite for thermal control of information handling resources
A system may include a thermal source, a thermal sink, and heat-rejecting media comprising flexible graphite thermally coupled between the thermal source and the thermal sink and configured to transfer heat from the thermal source to the thermal sink.
1. A system comprising:
a thermal source;
a thermal sink;
heat-rejecting media comprising flexible graphite thermally coupled between the thermal source and the thermal sink and configured to transfer heat from the thermal source to the thermal sink; and
a thermal insulator coupled to the heat-rejecting media to minimize heat transfer from the heat-rejecting media.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the heat-rejecting media is configured to be mechanically coupled to at least one of the thermal source and the thermal sink via an adhesive.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the heat-rejecting media is configured to be mechanically coupled to the thermal source via a force applied by the thermal sink.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the thermal sink comprises a fluidic subsystem of a liquid thermal control system for providing thermal control of the system, the fluidic subsystem configured to convey a liquid in order to transfer heat from the thermal source to the thermal sink via the heat-rejecting media.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the heat-rejecting media is configured to, when placed in contact with at least one of the thermal source and the thermal sink, conform to at least one of a shape of the thermal source and a shape of the thermal sink.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the thermal source comprises an information handling resource of an information handling system.
7. A method comprising:
thermally coupling heat-rejecting media comprising flexible graphite between a thermal source and a thermal sink in order to transfer heat from the thermal source to the thermal sink and
coupling a thermal insulator to the heat-rejecting media to minimize heat transfer from the heat-rejecting media.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising mechanically coupling the heat-rejecting media to at least one of the thermal source and the thermal sink via an adhesive.
9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising mechanically coupling the heat-rejecting media to the thermal source via a force applied by the thermal sink.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the thermal sink comprises a fluidic subsystem of a liquid thermal control system, the fluidic subsystem configured to convey a liquid in order to transfer heat from the thermal source to the thermal sink via the heat-rejecting media.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the heat-rejecting media is configured to, when placed in contact with at least one of the thermal source and the thermal sink, conform to at least one of a shape of the thermal source and a shape of the thermal sink.
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the thermal source comprises an information handling resource of an information handling system.
13. An assembly comprising:
compliant material;
heat-rejecting media comprising flexible graphite, wherein the compliant material and the heat-rejecting media are arranged such that when the compliant material is engaged with the heat-rejecting media, the heat-rejecting media is thermally coupled to at least one of a thermal sink and a thermal source; and
a thermal insulator coupled to the heat-rejecting media to minimize heat transfer from the heat-rejecting media.
14. The assembly of claim 13 , wherein the at least one of the thermal sink and the thermal source comprises a fluidic subsystem of a liquid thermal control system, the fluidic subsystem configured to convey a liquid in order to transfer heat from the thermal source to the thermal sink via the heat-rejecting media.
15. The assembly of claim 13 , wherein the compliant material and the heat-rejecting media are arranged such that when the compliant material is engaged with the heat-rejecting media, the heat-rejecting media conforms to at least one of a shape of the thermal source and a shape of the thermal sink.
16. The assembly of claim 13 , wherein the thermal source comprises an information handling resource of an information handling system.