Patent ID: 8964390
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B23P,F28D,F28F,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cooling apparatus comprising: a housing at least partially surrounding and forming a compartment about one or more electronic components; a supply manifold and a return manifold; a coolant loop coupling in fluid communication the supply manifold, the compartment of the housing, and the return manifold, wherein a coolant flowing through the coolant loop flows through the compartment of the housing and at least partially immersion-cools the one or more electronic components by, at least in part, flow boiling; a pump facilitating circulation of the coolant within the coolant loop between the supply manifold, the compartment of the housing, and the return manifold; and a coolant bypass line coupled in fluid communication between the supply manifold and the return manifold, wherein the return manifold comprises a mixed-phase manifold section receiving coolant from the compartment of the housing, and the coolant bypass line provides coolant from the supply manifold directly to the mixed-phase manifold section of the return manifold, and wherein coolant flows from the coolant bypass line into the mixed-phase manifold section of the return manifold in a direction counter to a direction of any coolant vapor flow within the mixed-phase manifold section, the coolant flow from the coolant bypass line facilitating cooling of the coolant vapor flow.