A non-circular disconnect, comprising: a male body to insert into a non-circular female disconnect; a male poppet, wherein: when the non-circular disconnect is not inserted into the non-circular female disconnect, the male poppet is held in place, via spring force, at an opening of the non-circular male body to create a seal to prevent leakage; and when the non-circular disconnect is inserted into the non-circular female disconnect, the male poppet is pushed inwards, to allow for liquid to flow through the non-circular disconnect, by a plunger in the non-circular female disconnect.
1. A system, comprising:
a panel including an aperture;
a non-circular female disconnect to fit through the aperture; and
a non-circular male disconnect comprising:
a male body defining a first liquid channel having a non-circular cross-section, the male body configured to be inserted into the non-circular female disconnect comprising a female body defining a second liquid channel having a non-circular cross-section; and
a male poppet in the first liquid channel,
wherein when the non-circular male disconnect is inserted into the non-circular female disconnect, the male poppet is pushed away from a first opening of the male body by a plunger in the non-circular female disconnect to open the first opening and allow for coolant to flow: a) from the non-circular male disconnect to the system through the non-circular female disconnect or b) from the system to the non-circular male disconnect through the non-circular female disconnect, and
wherein the non-circular female disconnect is held in place via a retention clip.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system includes at least two non-circular female disconnects for coolant entering the system and heated coolant leaving the system.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-circular shape of the non-circular female disconnect allows for higher flow rate of the coolant at a same pressure or a lower pressure than a circular male disconnect.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first liquid channel has an obround cross-section.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first liquid channel has an elliptical cross-section.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the non-circular male and female disconnects is comprised of plastic.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-circular male disconnect comprises a magnet corresponding to a magnet included in the non-circular female disconnect to ensure alignment upon insertion.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the male body has a non-circular cross-section at the first opening, and wherein the male poppet has a non-circular cross-section.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first opening has a non-circular cross-section.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the panel is included on a slot utilized for a peripheral device.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the slot is a small form factor (SFF) slot or large form factor (LFF) slot.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the male body comprises an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface defining the first liquid channel, the inner circumferential surface having a non-circular cross-section.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the outer circumferential surface has a non-circular cross-section.
14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-circular female disconnect comprises a female poppet disposed within the second liquid channel and circumferentially surrounding the plunger, and wherein in a state of the non-circular male disconnect not being inserted into the non-circular female disconnect, a radially outer portion of the female poppet engages the female body and a radially inner portion of the female poppet engages the plunger to close a second opening in the female body, the second opening connecting to the second liquid channel.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the male body comprises an end portion defining the first opening and comprising a rim around the first opening; and wherein, as the non-circular male disconnect is inserted into the non-circular female disconnect:
the rim of the end portion of the male body is received within the second opening and displaces the female poppet to open the second opening, and
the plunger is received within the first opening and displaces the male poppet to open the first opening.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein, in an inserted state of the non-circular male disconnect in the non-circular female disconnect:
the end portion of the male body is inserted into the female body and creates a seal with an inner surface of the female body, and
the first liquid channel and the second liquid channel are connected via the first opening and the second opening.
17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the male body includes a bottom portion of a first uniform thickness and having a non-circular cross-section and a top portion of a second uniform thickness and having a non-circular cross-section.
18. The system of claim 17 , further comprising a sleeve fitted over the top portion to prevent deformation of the male body, and wherein the sleeve is comprised of non-plastic material.
19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the first uniform thickness is larger than the second uniform thickness.
20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the top portion inserts into the non-circular female disconnect, and wherein the bottom portion prevents further insertion into the non-circular female disconnect.