Patent ID: 6422304
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: F28D,H01L

Abstract:
A system for cooling a central processing unit of a computer using a cooling fluid, the system comprising:a cooling fluid source comprising a cooling fluid; a first inlet tube having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to the cooling fluid source; a pump comprising an inlet portion and an outlet portion, wherein the second end of the first inlet tube is attached to the inlet portion of the pump; a second inlet tube having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second inlet tube being attached to the outlet portion of the pump, the second end of the second inlet tube being attached to a conduit, the conduit comprising an inner tube housed within an outer tube, outer tube having a first end and a second end and the inner tube comprising an inlet end and an outlet end; an outlet tube comprising a first end and a second end, the first end of the outlet tube being attached to the outlet end of the inner tube and the second end of the outlet tube being attached to the cooling fluid source; and a fan attached to the first end of the outer tube adjacent the second inlet tube, the second end of the outer tube attached to a computer housing, the computer housing enclosing a central processing unit, and wherein the outer tube is attached adjacent the central processing unit; wherein the pump operates to draw the cooling fluid from the cooling fluid source through the first inlet tube and pass the cooling fluid through the second inlet tube, the inner tube, and the outlet tube, and wherein a temperature of the cooling fluid is below a temperature of ambient air such that the temperature of the cooling fluid decreases a temperature of air within the outer tube, and wherein the fan directs the air within the outer tube onto the central processing unit to cool the central processing unit.