Directly connected heat exchanger tube section and coolant-cooled structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8687364
APP PUB NO 20130107453A1
SERIAL NO

13283933

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A cooling apparatus for an electronics rack is provided which includes an air-to-liquid heat exchanger, one or more coolant-cooled structures and a tube. The heat exchanger, which is associated with the electronics rack and disposed to cool air passing through the rack, includes a plurality of distinct, coolant-carrying tube sections, each tube section having a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet, one of which is coupled in fluid communication with a coolant loop to facilitate flow of coolant through the tube section. The coolant-cooled structure(s) is in thermal contact with an electronic component(s) of the rack, and facilitates transfer of heat from the component(s) to the coolant. The tube connects in fluid communication one coolant-cooled structure and the other of the coolant inlet or outlet of the one tube section, and facilitates flow of coolant directly between that coolant-carrying tube section of the heat exchanger and the coolant-cooled structure.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chainer, Timothy J Putnam Valley, US 129 2360
Coico, Patrick A Fishkill, US 25 458
Graybill, David P Staatsburg, US 39 833
Iyengar, Madhusudan K Woodstock, US 329 12632
Kamath, Vinod Raleigh, US 83 2215
Kochuparambil, Bejoy J Apex, US 22 386
Schmidt, Roger R Poughkeepsie, US 272 10632
Steinke, Mark E Durham, US 52 1087

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