Advanced heat exchanger with integrated coolant fluid flow deflector
US9844165B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pin fin cooling system may include at least one first surface defining at least a base portion of the cooling system, and at least one pin fin array of a plurality of pin fins and at least one coolant fluid flow detector extending from the first surface. The coolant fluid flow deflector may be configured to split a coolant fluid flow from a primary flow into at least two secondary flows that follow a predetermined path over local heat sources, and may have a maximum wall thickness that is equal to a diameter of a cross-section of one of the pin fins. The cooling system may further include at least one boundary fin extending from the first surface that is in the shape of a spline, at least a portion of which may correspond and match at least a portion of a pattern of the pin fin array.
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