Patent ID: 7086459

Claim:
A system comprising: a plurality of heat generating components; a cooling system comprising, a variable speed blower; a plenum having an inlet and a plurality of outlets, wherein said inlet of said plenum is in fluid communication with said blower; a plurality of nozzles, each of said nozzles having a first end and a second end, each of said first ends of said nozzles being connected to said plurality of outlets of said plenum and each of said second ends of said nozzles terminating at a location with respect to respective ones of the heat generating components such that the heat generating components are within respective impinging zones of the cooling fluid flowing out of the plurality of nozzles; a valve located along each of said nozzles to independently vary a flow of said cooling fluid through each of said nozzles; a blower controller operable to control the speed of said blower; and a pressure sensor situated within said plenum to measure a pressure of said fluid located within said plenum, wherein said blower controller is operable to vary an output of said fluid from said blower on the basis of a measured pressure of said fluid in the plenum.