Patent ID: 7654100

Claim:
An apparatus for removing heat from a heat source, comprising: a housing, wherein the housing is sufficiently sealed such that a pressure within the housing can be controlled; an interface plate, the interface plate comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein the second surface is located in thermal contact with a heat source, and the first surface is located within the housing, wherein the second surface is not within the housing; a means for spraying liquid coolant onto the first surface of the interface plate, wherein the liquid coolant sprayed onto the first surface absorbs heat from the first surface and carries the absorbed heat away as the liquid coolant sprayed onto the first surface leaves the first surface, wherein at least a portion of the coolant which leaves the first surface is a vapor or gas; a condenser, wherein the condenser condenses the vapor or gas coolant that leaves the first surface; a means to reject heat; and a means to pump coolant.