Patent ID: 8309470

Claim:
A fluid reclaim system, comprising: a proximity head for generating a fluid meniscus on a surface of a wafer between the surface of the wafer and a surface of the proximity head, the proximity head including, a head body; inlets in the head body for supplying a fluid chemistry for defining the fluid meniscus; outlets in the head body, the outlets arranged in a surrounding configuration around the inlets for removing the fluid meniscus from the wafer surface, wherein removal of the fluid meniscus creates a mixture of gas and the fluid chemistry within the outlets in the head body; a heat exchanging element thermally coupled to an inner surface of the outlets in the head body, wherein the heat exchanging element is coupled to fluid inlet ports and fluid outlet ports for coupling a cold medium to the inner surface of the outlets, for cooling the mixture of the gas and the fluid chemistry to prevent evaporation loss of the fluid chemistry in the outlets in the head body, the heat exchanging element is coupled to a heat exchanger via the fluid inlet and outlet ports, and the outlets are connected to a vacuum tank for receiving the fluid chemistry in a cooled state; and a vacuum line coupled to the at least one outlet for removing the fluid chemistry in the cooled state to the vacuum tank, the vacuum line further including a jacket defined around at least part of an outer surface of the vacuum line, the jacket providing temperature control for the mixture of the gas and the fluid chemistry traveling along the vacuum line to the vacuum tank, and the jacket is a temperature-controlling jacket coupled to a heat exchanger.