Patent ID: 6578625
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: F25B,H01L

Abstract:
An apparatus, comprising:a member having an opening which extends therethrough in a first direction; first and second sections which are spaced in said first direction, which are disposed adjacent said member on opposite sides thereof, and which are each heat conductive, said first section having a first portion which is aligned with said opening through said member and a second portion which is offset from said opening through said member in a second direction approximately perpendicular to said first direction, and said second section having a first portion which is aligned with said opening through said member and a second portion which is offset from said opening through said member in a third direction approximately perpendicular to said first direction, said first section having a plurality of fins which each extend across said first and second portions thereof approximately in said second direction, said second section having a plurality of fins which each extend across said first and second portions thereof approximately parallel to said third direction, and said first portion of said first section having therethrough a plurality of openings which are each disposed between an adjacent pair of said fins of said first section; and a fluid supply section disposed on a side of said first section opposite from said member, said supply section being operable to direct a fluid flow approximately in said first direction toward said first portion of said first section and toward said opening in said member, said fluid flow including a first fluid portion which subsequently flows along said fins in said first and second portions of said first section approximately in said second direction to facilitate a transfer of heat from said first section to said first fluid portion, and said fluid flow including a second fluid portion which subsequently flows approximately in said first direction through said openings in said first section and said opening in said member, and then flows along said fins in said first and second portions of said second section approximately in said third direction to facilitate a transfer of heat from said second section to said second fluid portion.