Patent ID: 9010175
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
1. A die cooling system comprising: a die including a plurality of cooling circuits, wherein each of the cooling circuits comprises: a coolant source fluidly coupled to the inlet valve of each of the cooling circuits; a pressurized gas source; a gas valve disposed between the pressurized gas source and the inlet valve of each of the cooling circuits for selectively providing fluid communication therebetween; a single conduit conveying a gas from the pressurized gas source to the gas valve and a plurality of conduits branching out from the single conduit downstream of the gas valve, wherein each of the conduits branching out from the gas valve is fluidly coupled to a corresponding one of the inlet valves; and a sensor configured to measure a gas pressure within the cooling circuit, wherein the sensor is disposed between the gas valve and the inlet valve of each of the cooling circuits.