Patent ID: 7333330

Claim:
A chassis including various components having various heat dissipation rates and operating tolerances, said chassis comprising: an enclosure; a power supply housed in said enclosure; at least one component housed in said enclosure; component cooling means for cooling said components; and power supply cooling means for causing a first fluid to flow through an area surrounding said power supply to cool said power supply through convection by drawing fluid from an area external of said enclosure and exhausting fluid to an area external of said enclosure, said power supply cooling means isolating said first fluid from said electronic component within said enclosure, wherein said at least one component is an electronic component, wherein said component cooling means comprises means for causing a second fluid to flow through an area surrounding said electronic components to cool said electronic components through convection, wherein said power supply cooling means comprises a power supply housing surrounding said power supply and disposed in said enclosure, a first duct coupling an interior of said power supply housing with a first opening defined in said enclosure, a second duct coupling an interior of said power supply housing with a second opening defined in said enclosure, and means for moving the first fluid through said power supply housing.