Computer system with external air mover
View Patent ↗A computer system comprising a chassis supporting a processor, memory, and a power supply. An inlet allows air to flow into the chassis and an outlet allows air to flow out of the chassis. An air mover is operable to generate an airflow through said chassis between the inlet and the outlet and in thermal communication with the processor, memory, and power supply. The air mover is disposed external to said chassis.
1. A computer system, comprising:
a chassis supporting a processor, memory, and a power supply;
an inlet that allows air to flow into said chassis;
an outlet that allows air to flow out of said chassis;
an air director disposed within said chassis, wherein said air director divides said chassis into a first flow area and a second flow area, wherein air flows through said inlet into the first flow area and then flows through the second flow area to said outlet; and
an air mover operable to generate an airflow through said chassis between said inlet and said outlet and in thermal communication with the processor, memory, and power supply, wherein said air mover is disposed external to said chassis.
2. The computer system of claim 1 wherein said inlet is on a front end of said chassis and said outlet is on a back end of said chassis.
3. The computer system of claim 2 wherein said outlet comprises a plurality of exhaust ports in fluid communication with said air mover.
4. The computer system of claim 3 wherein the airflow through each of said plurality of exhaust ports is not identical.
5. The computer system of claim 3 further comprising an air director disposed within said chassis, wherein said air director divides the airflow into a plurality of streams and directs the streams toward said plurality of exhaust ports.
6. The computer system of claim 1 wherein said inlet and said outlet are on a front end of said chassis.
7. The computer system of claim 6 wherein the processor is disposed within the first flow area.
8. The computer system of claim 6 wherein the power supply is disposed within the second flow area.
9. The computer system of claim 6 further comprising an air director disposed within said chassis, wherein said air director directs airflow from a back end of said chassis to said outlet.
10. The computer system of claim 1 wherein said inlet is on a front end of said chassis and said outlet is on a side of said chassis.
11. The computer system of claim 10 further comprising a second inlet on a back end of said chassis.
12. The computer system of claim 10 further comprising a second outlet on an opposite side of said chassis.
13. The computer system of claim 1 further comprising an exhaust duct that captures the airflow from said outlet and provides fluid communication between said outlet and an air cooler.
14. A computer cooling system comprising:
an air mover operable to generate an airflow through a chassis supporting a processor, memory, and a power supply, wherein said air mover is disposed outside of the chassis and wherein the chassis comprises a first side, a second side, a back end, and a front end with both an inlet and an outlet disposed therethrough; and
an air director disposed within said chassis and operable to direct the airflow in thermal communication with the processor, memory, and power supply.
15. The computer cooling system of claim 14 wherein said air director divides the chassis into a first flow area and a second flow area, wherein air flows through the inlet into the first flow area and then flows through the second flow area to the outlet, wherein the processor is disposed within the first flow area and the power supply is disposed within the second flow area.
16. The computer cooling system of claim 14 wherein said air director directs airflow from the back end of said chassis to said outlet.
17. The computer cooling system of claim 14 further comprising an exhaust duct that captures the airflow from the chassis.
18. The computer cooling system of claim 17 wherein said exhaust duct provides fluid communication between the chassis and an air cooler.
19. A computer system comprising:
a rack mounted chassis comprising a front end, back end, a first side, and a second side;
a processor, memory, and a power supply disposed within said chassis;
a first inlet disposed on the front end of said chassis;
a second inlet disposed on one of the back end, the first side and the second side;
a first outlet disposed on the first side of said chassis;
an air mover operable to generate an airflow through said chassis between said first inlet and said first outlet; and
a rack supporting said chassis, wherein said rack comprises flow channels disposed in fluid communication with said first outlet.
20. The computer system of claim 19 further comprising:
a second outlet disposed on the second side of said chassis; and
an air mover operable to generate an airflow through said chassis between said second inlet and said second outlet.
21. The computer system of claim 19 wherein the flow channels exhaust upward from said rack.
22. The computer system of claim 20 wherein said rack further comprises air movers disposed within said flow channels.
23. The computer system of claim 20 , wherein the second inlet is disposed on the back end of said chassis.