Patent ID: 8713955

Claim:
An apparatus for facilitating cooling of an electronic component, the apparatus comprising: a vapor-compression refrigeration system comprising a refrigerant expansion component, a refrigerant evaporator, a compressor and a condenser coupled in fluid communication to define a refrigerant flow path and allow the flow of refrigerant therethrough, the refrigerant evaporator being configured to couple to the electronic component; and a contaminant extractor coupled in fluid communication with the refrigerant flow path, the contaminant extractor comprising: a refrigerant boiling filter, wherein at least a portion of refrigerant passing through the refrigerant flow path passes through the refrigerant boiling filter; and a heater for providing heat to the refrigerant boiling filter to boil refrigerant passing through the refrigerant boiling filter, and facilitate deposition in the refrigerant boiling filter of contaminants extracted from the refrigerant due to boiling of the refrigerant in the refrigerant boiling filter.