Patent ID: 7184267
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for cooling a plurality of assemblies, comprising: an enclosure configured to form a plurality of tiers stacked along a longitudinal dimension, the plurality of tiers including a first tier; wherein each tier of the plurality of tiers has opposite first and second longitudinal ends with respect to the longitudinal dimension; wherein each tier is configured to support one or more assemblies of the plurality of assemblies; wherein the one or more assemblies that the first tier is configured to support comprise a plurality of planar cards stacked along a first lateral dimension, with respect to the longitudinal dimension, across the first tier; wherein the enclosure defines a distribution plenum longitudinally contiguous to the first longitudinal end of the first tier, the distribution plenum being configured to distribute received coolant through the first longitudinal end of the first tier; wherein the enclosure further defines an exhaust plenum longitudinally contiguous to the second longitudinal end of the first tier, the exhaust plenum being configured to channel away coolant received from the second longitudinal end of the first tier; and wherein the enclosure is configured such that coolant supplied to the distribution plenum is received into the enclosure in a direction along a second lateral dimension with respect to the longitudinal dimension, and such that coolant received by the exhaust plenum is channeled out of the enclosure in the direction along the second lateral dimension.