Conjugate heat transfer for single phase immersion cooling of CPU
This study develops a new design of a single-phase immersion cooling system for CPU in computers. The system consists of a loop filled with a dielectric liquid. Recirculation, which facilitates conjugate heat transfer, is driven by thermal convection without the assistance of a fan or pump. A key in...
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| description | This study develops a new design of a single-phase immersion cooling system for CPU in computers. The system consists of a loop filled with a dielectric liquid. Recirculation, which facilitates conjugate heat transfer, is driven by thermal convection without the assistance of a fan or pump. A key innovation which allows a sustained convective flow is the asymmetric geometry of the pipe, including a section of a multi-staged Tesla valve which restricts the fluid flow to one direction. The feasibility of the system is tested by CFD (computational fluid dynamics) simulations with two choices of liquid: mineral oil and FC-3283. It is found that the case with FC-3283 attains a greater degree of cooling compared to mineral oil. In both cases, the temperature of CPU is shown to be in the range that is suitable for real applications. Suggestions are made for future explorations of the geometric effect in closed-loop cooling systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-944a6e42098041e58e298832a678ea852023-12-03T05:41:28ZengElsevierCase Studies in Thermal Engineering2214-157X2023-12-0152103728Conjugate heat transfer for single phase immersion cooling of CPUKathan Gajjar0Huei-Ping Huang1Corresponding author.; School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USASchool for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USAThis study develops a new design of a single-phase immersion cooling system for CPU in computers. The system consists of a loop filled with a dielectric liquid. Recirculation, which facilitates conjugate heat transfer, is driven by thermal convection without the assistance of a fan or pump. A key innovation which allows a sustained convective flow is the asymmetric geometry of the pipe, including a section of a multi-staged Tesla valve which restricts the fluid flow to one direction. The feasibility of the system is tested by CFD (computational fluid dynamics) simulations with two choices of liquid: mineral oil and FC-3283. It is found that the case with FC-3283 attains a greater degree of cooling compared to mineral oil. In both cases, the temperature of CPU is shown to be in the range that is suitable for real applications. Suggestions are made for future explorations of the geometric effect in closed-loop cooling systems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X23010341Immersion coolingConjugate heat transferTesla valve |
| spellingShingle | Kathan Gajjar Huei-Ping Huang Conjugate heat transfer for single phase immersion cooling of CPU Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Immersion cooling Conjugate heat transfer Tesla valve |
| title | Conjugate heat transfer for single phase immersion cooling of CPU |
| title_full | Conjugate heat transfer for single phase immersion cooling of CPU |
| title_fullStr | Conjugate heat transfer for single phase immersion cooling of CPU |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conjugate heat transfer for single phase immersion cooling of CPU |
| title_short | Conjugate heat transfer for single phase immersion cooling of CPU |
| title_sort | conjugate heat transfer for single phase immersion cooling of cpu |
| topic | Immersion cooling Conjugate heat transfer Tesla valve |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X23010341 |
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