Patent ID: 6131650
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: F28F,H01L,H01S,Y10S

Abstract:
A cooler for a heat source comprising:an enclosure;a heat conducting structure attached to the enclosure with a first surface in heat transfer relationship with a heat source and a second surface within the enclosure;a porous pad within the enclosure in contact with the second surface of the heat conducting structure;a manifold structure within the enclosure with channels formed in a first surface which is in contact with the porous pad and the channels are divided into at least two sets so that adjacent channels are in different sets;at least two fluid access means located within the enclosure, separated from each other, and each interconnected to a set of channels;a lid attached to the enclosure, the lid including two fluid access holes into the enclosure, with each hole interconnected with a different fluid access means; andfluid furnished to a first fluid access hole and flowing into a first fluid access means, through a first set of channels, through the porous pad to a second set of channels, through the second set of channels, through a second fluid access means, and out a second fluid access hole.