Immersion cooling system and server system having the same
View Patent ↗An immersion cooling system includes a receiving member, a heat dissipation channel, and a heat sink. The receiving member is filled with coolant. The receiving member is connected to an end of the heat sink, and heat-generating entities such as one or more servers are positioned in a cavity of the receiving member. The heat dissipation channel is connected to the cavity and is connected to the heat sink. The heat dissipation channel communicates with the cavity and allows circulation of the coolant in the channel, the heat sink cooling down the coolant flowing into heat dissipation channel from the cavity. The immersion cooling system is compact, occupies very little space, and is easily installed, maintained, and moved. A server system having the immersion cooling system is also disclosed.
1. An immersion cooling system, comprising:
a heat sink, comprising a heat dissipation channel; and
a receiving member connected to an end of the heat sink, the receiving member defining a cavity, the cavity is configured to receive a coolant,
wherein the heat dissipation channel communicates with the cavity and forms a circulation channel with the cavity, the heat sink is configured to cool down the coolant flows into the heat dissipation channel from the cavity;
wherein the heat sink and the receiving member are cylindrical structures, the receiving member is fixedly connected to a top end of the heat sink, the receiving member and the heat sink are positioned coaxially;
the heat dissipation channel comprises a liquid inlet tube, a liquid outlet tube, and a heat dissipation return portion, the liquid inlet tube and the liquid outlet tube are positioned in the cavity, the heat dissipation return portion is positioned in the heat sink, the liquid inlet tube communicates with an end of the heat dissipation return portion, and the liquid outlet tube communicates with another end of the heat dissipation return portion;
the receiving member is made of a transparent material.
2. The immersion cooling system of claim 1 , wherein immersion cooling system further comprises a plurality of heat dissipation fins, the plurality of heat dissipation fins are positioned in the heat sink, and the heat dissipation return portion is fitted with the plurality of heat dissipation fins.
3. The immersion cooling system of claim 1 further comprising a driver positioned in the heat sink, wherein the driver is configured to drive the coolant to flow into the heat dissipation channel.
4. The immersion cooling system of claim 3 , wherein the driver is connected to the heat dissipation return part.
5. The immersion cooling system of claim 3 further comprising a noise reduction structure positioned in the heat sink, wherein the noise reduction structure is configured to damp vibrations of the driver.
6. The immersion cooling system of claim 1 further comprising a control panel positioned on an outer surface of the heat sink.
7. The immersion cooling system of claim 1 , wherein the immersion cooling system is configured to receive a coolant made of a non-conductive material.
8. The immersion cooling system of claim 1 , wherein the diameter and height of the receiving member are smaller than the diameter and height of the heat sink.
9. A server system comprising a central processor, and an immersion cooling system, wherein the immersion cooling system comprising:
a heat sink, comprising a heat dissipation channel; and
a receiving member connected to an end of the heat sink, the receiving member defining a cavity, the cavity is configured to receive a coolant, the central processor is positioned in the cavity, and the central processor is immersed in the coolant in the cavity, the coolant configured to absorb heat generating by the central processor;
wherein the heat dissipation channel communicates with the cavity and forms a circulation channel with the cavity; the coolant after absorbing heat in the cavity enters the heat sink through the heat dissipation channel for cooling, then the coolant flows back to the cavity through the heat dissipation channel;
wherein the heat sink and the receiving member are cylindrical structures, the receiving member is fixedly connected to a top end of the heat sink, the receiving member and the heat sink are positioned coaxially;
the heat dissipation channel comprises a liquid inlet tube, a liquid outlet tube, and a heat dissipation return portion, the liquid inlet tube and the liquid outlet tube are positioned in the cavity, the heat dissipation return portion is positioned in the heat sink, the liquid inlet tube communicates with an end of the heat dissipation return portion, and the liquid outlet tube communicates with another end of the heat dissipation return portion;
the receiving member is made of a transparent material.
10. The server system of claim 9 , wherein the server system further comprises a plurality of heat dissipation fins, the plurality of heat dissipation fins are positioned in the heat sink, and the heat dissipation return portion is fitted with the plurality of heat dissipation fins.
11. The server system of claim 9 further comprising a driver positioned in the heat sink, wherein the driver is configured to drive the coolant to flow into the heat dissipation channel.
12. The server system of claim 11 further comprising a noise reduction structure positioned in the heat sink, wherein the noise reduction structure is configured to damp vibrations of the driver.
13. The server system of claim 9 further comprising a control panel positioned on an outer surface of the heat sink.
14. The server system of the claim 9 , wherein the diameter and height of the receiving member are smaller than the diameter and height of the heat sink.