Patent ID: 7290587

Claim:
A system for thermal management of a die for die casting of metal comprising: a source of coolant ( 20 ); a source of heat ( 12 ) having an inlet ( 14 ) and an outlet ( 16 ); a flow control valve ( 34 ) having an inlet ( 33 ) and an outlet ( 36 ), the inlet ( 33 ) of said flow control valve ( 34 ) in fluid communication with said source of coolant ( 20 ) and the outlet ( 36 ) of said flow control valve ( 34 ) in fluid communication with the inlet ( 14 ) of said source of heat ( 12 ), said flow control valve ( 34 ) providing laminar flow of a coolant ( 22 ) at the outlet ( 36 ) thereof; and a bypass conduit ( 31 ) providing fluid communication between said source of coolant ( 20 ) and the inlet ( 14 ) of said source of heat ( 12 ), said bypass conduit ( 31 ) facilitating selective bypassing of said flow control valve ( 34 ), a flow through said bypass conduit ( 31 ) being turbulent flow.