Methods and apparatus for immersion cooling systems
Example method and apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for immersion cooling systems are disclosed herein. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a tank to hold a coolant, an overflow chamber to direct the coolant toward an outlet, and a plate within the overflow chamber, the plate including a plurality of openings, the coolant to pass through at least one of the plurality of openings before reaching the outlet.
1 . An apparatus comprising:
a tank to hold a coolant;
an overflow chamber to direct the coolant toward an outlet; and
a plate within the overflow chamber, the plate including a plurality of openings, the coolant to pass through at least one of the plurality of openings before reaching the outlet, the plurality of openings including a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening, the first opening adjacent to the outlet, the second opening distal to the outlet, the third opening between the first opening and the second opening, the second opening larger than the third opening, and the third opening larger than the first opening.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of openings is a first plurality of openings, and the plate is a first plate, the apparatus including a second plate between an inlet of the tank and a main cavity of the tank, the second plate including a second plurality of openings, the coolant to pass through at least one of the second plurality of openings before reaching the main cavity.
3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , including walls to define channels along which multiple ones of the second plurality of openings are distributed, the coolant to flow along the channels before passing through the second plurality of openings.
4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the multiple ones of the second plurality of openings increase in size along a length of a first channel of the channels.
5 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the walls are tapered such that a width of the channels increases along corresponding lengths of the channels.
6 . The apparatus of claim 2 , including an entry pipe extending between the inlet of the tank and a center of the tank.
7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the second plurality of openings includes a fourth opening and a fifth opening, the fourth opening adjacent to the center of the tank and the fifth opening adjacent to an edge of the tank, the fourth opening smaller than the fifth opening.
8 . A system including:
a coolant distribution unit including:
a first flow path including a first pump and a first heat exchanger; and
a second flow path including a second pump and a second heat exchanger;
an immersion cooling tank including:
an inlet coupled to the coolant distribution unit; and
an outlet coupled to the coolant distribution unit, the inlet and the outlet defining a flow path through the immersion cooling tank, the first flow path and the second flow path in parallel between the inlet and the outlet;
a compute node in the flow path; and
a plate in the flow path, the plate including:
a first opening; and
a second opening, the flow path extending through the first opening and the second opening, the first opening and the second opening having different sizes.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the compute node includes:
a first circuit board having a first integrated circuit; and
a second circuit board coupled to the first circuit board, the second circuit board having a second integrated circuit, the first circuit board substantially parallel to the second circuit board.
10 . The system of claim 8 , including a turbulator within the immersion cooling tank to increase a turbulence of a coolant in the immersion cooling tank, the turbulator adjacent to the plate.
11 . An apparatus including:
an immersion cooling tank including:
an inlet to be coupled to a coolant distribution unit; and
an outlet to be coupled to the coolant distribution unit, the inlet and the outlet defining a flow path through the immersion cooling tank;
a first plate in the flow path, the first plate including:
a first opening; and
a second opening, the flow path extending through the first opening and the second opening, the first opening and the second opening having different sizes;
an overflow chamber extending along a majority of a length of the immersion cooling tank; and
a second plate in the overflow chamber, the second plate including a third opening and a fourth opening, the third opening proximate to the outlet, the fourth opening distal to the outlet, the third opening smaller than the fourth opening.
12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , including a filter in the overflow chamber, the flow path extending through the filter.
13 . The apparatus of claim 11 , including an entry pipe including:
a first end coupled to the inlet; and
a second end disposed adjacent to a middle of the immersion cooling tank.
14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first opening is proximate to the second end and the second opening is distal to the second end, the first opening smaller than the second opening.
15 . The apparatus of claim 11 , including walls extending from the first plate, the walls defining a first channel and a second channel, the flow path extending through the first channel and the second channel.