Patent ID: 7255153

Claim:
A liquid impingement manifold apparatus for thermal control of a substrate comprising: a manifold body for attachment to a substrate surface; a liquid microjet traversing through said manifold body opening into a first cavity of said manifold body; a gas microjet traversing through said manifold body adjacent said liquid microjet and opening into said first cavity; a second cavity of said manifold body in communication with said first cavity, said second cavity being larger than said first cavity; and a drain traversing through said manifold body parallel to said liquid microjet, said drain having an open end within said second cavity, whereby said liquid microjet emits a liquid and said gas microjet emits a gas into said first cavity to form an atomized liquid spray therein that are forced into said second cavity for contact with said substrate surface while said drain removes spent atomized liquid from said second cavity in a direction orthogonal to said substrate surface.