Liquid soluble gas sealed cooling system
An apparatus that first and second volumes are fluidly separated by a combination of a first second and a second sections, where the first section is insoluble to a cooling liquid and the second section is soluble to the cooling liquid. In the event of a leak of coolant liquid, the second sections dissolve, forming a fluid path from the first volume to the second volume. The coolant liquid may then escape the first volume in spaces that result from the dissolution of the second sections.
1. A separating member to separate air flow domains in a housing, comprising:
a first section that is insoluble to a cooling liquid; and
one or more second sections, wherein each of the one or more second sections is defined by an opening within the first section and is filled with a gas seal component that is soluble to the cooling liquid;
wherein:
the separating member is shaped to fit within a housing and when fitted within the housing defines a first air flow domain within the housing and a second air flow domain within the housing, and wherein electronic equipment is located within the first air flow domain;
when each of the one or more second sections is filled with the gas seal component, the first air flow domain is fluidly isolated from the second air flow domain when the separating member is fitted within the housing; and
when cooling liquid comes in contact with the gas seal component, the gas seal component dissolves, resulting in the one or more openings causing the first air domain to be in fluid communication with the second air domain.
2. The separating member of claim 1 , the first section includes electronic components that, when powered, generate a heat load.
3. The separating member of claim 2 , wherein the first section is an electronic circuit board.
4. The separating member of claim 1 , wherein the cooling liquid is water, and the second sections are water soluble.
5. The separating member of claim 4 , wherein the second sections are made of a biodegradable plant product.
6. The separating member of claim 4 , wherein the second sections are made of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).
7. The separating member of claim 1 , wherein:
the first section defines one or more holes that each penetrate the first section and has an internal periphery; and
the one or more second sections define plugs that each fill a respective hole in the first section.
8. A separating member to separate air flow domains in a housing, comprising:
a first section that is insoluble to a cooling liquid; and
one or more second sections, wherein each of the one or more second sections is defined by a void within the first section and is filled with a gas seal component that is soluble to the cooling liquid;
wherein:
the separating member is shaped to fit within a housing and when fitted within the housing defines a first air flow domain within the housing and a second air flow domain within the housing, and wherein electronic equipment is located within the first air flow domain, and the first section defines a periphery that is separate from at least one side wall of the housing when fitted within the housing and the void is the space between the at least one side wall of the housing and the periphery;
when each of the one or more second sections is filled with the gas seal component, the first air flow domain is fluidly isolated from the second air flow domain when the separating member is fitted within the housing; and
when cooling liquid comes in contact with the gas seal component, the gas seal component dissolves, resulting in the one or more voids causing the first air domain to be in fluid communication with the second air domain.
9. The separating member of claim 8 , the first section includes electronic components that, when powered, generate a heat load.
10. The separating member of claim 9 , wherein the first section is an electronic circuit board.
11. The separating member of claim 8 , wherein the cooling liquid is water, and the second sections are water soluble.
12. The separating member of claim 11 , wherein the second sections are made of a biodegradable plant product.
13. The separating member of claim 11 , wherein the second sections are made of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).