Disclosure of Invention
The application aims to provide a liquid cooling box and a container type cooling system, which can enable the heat dissipation and cooling effects of electronic equipment such as various servers and the like to be nearly consistent so as to reduce the risk of causing high-temperature stop of local servers.
Embodiments of the application may be implemented as follows:
in a first aspect, the invention provides a liquid cooling box, which is provided with a diversion cavity, a liquid inlet cavity and a liquid cooling cavity which are sequentially distributed from bottom to top, wherein a liquid inlet communicated with the diversion cavity is arranged on the side wall of the liquid cooling box, the diversion cavity is communicated with the liquid inlet cavity through a liquid feeding port, and the liquid inlet cavity is communicated with the liquid cooling cavity through a plurality of liquid inlet small holes.
In an alternative embodiment, the diversion cavity comprises a liquid inlet main channel, a dispersion cavity and a liquid feeding cavity which are sequentially communicated;
The liquid inlet main channel is communicated with the liquid inlet;
The width of at least part of the dispersion cavity is gradually increased along the direction from the liquid inlet main channel to the liquid conveying cavity;
The width of the liquid feeding cavity is larger than or equal to that of the dispersing cavity, and the liquid feeding cavity is communicated with the liquid feeding cavity through the liquid feeding port.
In an alternative embodiment, a flow dividing member is arranged in the dispersion cavity, the flow dividing member corresponds to the outlet of the liquid inlet main channel, the flow dividing member divides the dispersion cavity into at least two flow channels, all the flow channels comprise a first flow channel and a second flow channel, the inlet of the first flow channel and the inlet of the second flow channel are communicated with the liquid inlet main channel, and the outlet of the first flow channel and the outlet of the second flow channel are communicated with the liquid feeding cavity;
the distance between at least part of the first flow channel and at least part of the second flow channel is gradually increased along the direction from the liquid inlet main channel to the liquid conveying cavity.
In an alternative embodiment, the first flow channel comprises a first flow section and a second flow section which are communicated, the first flow section is communicated with the liquid inlet main channel, and the second flow section is communicated with the liquid feeding cavity;
The second flow channel comprises a third flow section and a fourth flow section which are communicated, the third flow section is communicated with the liquid inlet main channel, and the fourth flow section is communicated with the liquid feeding cavity;
Wherein, along the direction from the liquid inlet main channel to the liquid conveying cavity, the distance between the first flow section and the third flow section gradually increases, and the distance between the second flow section and the fourth flow section is kept constant.
In an optional embodiment, the liquid inlet is located at one side of the liquid cooling box in the length direction, the liquid inlet main channel, the dispersion cavity and the liquid feeding cavity are sequentially distributed along the length direction of the liquid cooling box, and the part of the liquid feeding cavity, which is far away from the dispersion cavity, is communicated with the liquid feeding port;
And/or the number of the groups of groups,
The liquid inlet cavity is divided into a plurality of parallel liquid inlet channels, each liquid inlet channel is communicated with the liquid cooling cavity through a plurality of liquid inlet small holes, and each liquid inlet channel is communicated with the liquid feeding cavity through the liquid feeding port.
In an alternative embodiment, the liquid cooling box is further provided with a liquid discharging cavity and a liquid outlet cavity;
the liquid discharging cavity and the liquid cooling cavity are arranged in parallel, and the liquid discharging cavity is communicated with the liquid cooling cavity through a plurality of overflow ports;
the liquid outlet cavity is positioned at the lower side of the liquid outlet cavity, the liquid outlet cavity is communicated with the liquid outlet cavity through a liquid outlet, and a liquid outlet communicated with the liquid outlet cavity is arranged on the side wall of the liquid cooling box.
In an alternative embodiment, the liquid outlet and the liquid inlet are positioned on the same side of the liquid cooling box.
In an alternative embodiment, the liquid cooling box comprises a liquid cooling box body, a liquid inlet component and a split-flow shell which are sequentially connected from top to bottom;
the liquid cooling box body is provided with the liquid cooling cavity;
the top wall of the liquid inlet component and the bottom wall of the liquid cooling box body are shared, and a plurality of liquid inlet small holes are formed;
the liquid inlet component is provided with the liquid inlet cavity;
The flow distribution shell and the bottom wall of the liquid inlet component enclose the flow distribution cavity, and one side of the flow distribution shell is provided with the liquid inlet.
In an alternative embodiment, the liquid cooling box further comprises a support component, wherein the support component is connected to the bottom wall of the liquid inlet component, and the bottom wall of the support component is flush with the bottom wall of the flow distribution shell;
And/or the number of the groups of groups,
The shunt cavity is communicated with the middle part of the liquid inlet cavity through a liquid feeding port.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides a container-type cooling system, comprising a container, a heat dissipating device provided in the container, and a liquid cooling tank according to any one of the preceding embodiments.
Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the application has the beneficial effects that:
After a plurality of electronic devices such as servers are densely arranged in the liquid cooling cavity, cooling liquid input through the liquid inlet is subjected to primary dispersion homogenization through the flow distribution cavity, then is introduced into the liquid inlet from the liquid feeding port for diffusion, and then enters the liquid cooling cavity through each liquid inlet small hole, a plurality of cooling liquid jet flows with similar flow and speed can be formed due to the reduction of the flow area, so that more equal cooling liquid injection opportunities can be obtained when the electronic devices such as the servers in each position in the liquid cooling cavity work, and therefore cooling liquid enters from the liquid inlet and sequentially passes through the flow distribution cavity and the liquid inlet for multiple dispersion homogenization, the heat dissipation cooling effect of the electronic devices such as each server is nearly consistent, and the risk of high-temperature stop of the local servers is reduced.
Detailed Description
For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments of the present application. The components of the embodiments of the present application generally described and illustrated in the figures herein may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.
Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the application, as presented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the application, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the application.
It should be noted that like reference numerals and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus once an item is defined in one figure, no further definition or explanation thereof is necessary in the following figures.
In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, directions or positional relationships indicated by terms such as "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., are directions or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, or those that are conventionally put in use of the product of the application, are merely for convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific direction, be configured and operated in a specific direction, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used merely to distinguish between descriptions and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
Furthermore, the terms "horizontal," "vertical," "overhang," and the like do not denote a requirement that the component be absolutely horizontal or overhang, but rather may be slightly inclined. As "horizontal" merely means that its direction is more horizontal than "vertical", and does not mean that the structure must be perfectly horizontal, but may be slightly inclined.
In the description of the present application, it should also be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, integrally connected, mechanically connected, electrically connected, directly connected, indirectly connected through an intermediary, or in communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.
Some embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.
The embodiment of the application discloses a container type cooling system, which comprises a container, a liquid cooling box and a heat radiating device, wherein the liquid cooling box and the heat radiating device are positioned in the container, a cooling liquid loop is formed between the heat radiating device and the liquid cooling box so as to realize the circulation flow of cooling liquid, and the heat radiating device is mainly used for radiating and cooling the cooling liquid discharged from the liquid cooling box and then re-conveying the cooling liquid back to the liquid cooling box so as to realize the continuous cooling of electronic equipment such as a server and the like in the liquid cooling box.
Referring to fig. 1 to 5, the liquid cooling tank has a diversion chamber 21, a liquid inlet chamber 31 and a liquid cooling chamber 11 which are sequentially distributed from bottom to top, a liquid inlet 22 which is communicated with the diversion chamber 21 is arranged on the side wall of the liquid cooling tank, the diversion chamber 21 is communicated with the liquid inlet chamber 31 through a liquid feeding port 32, and the liquid inlet chamber 31 and the liquid cooling chamber 11 are communicated through a plurality of liquid inlet small holes 13.
In this way, after a plurality of electronic devices such as servers are densely arranged in the liquid cooling cavity 11, the cooling liquid input through the liquid inlet 22 is dispersed and homogenized for the first time through the diversion cavity 21, then is led into the liquid inlet cavity 31 from the liquid feeding port 32 for diffusion, and then enters the liquid cooling cavity 11 through each liquid inlet small hole 13, a plurality of cooling liquid jet flows with similar flow and speed can be formed due to the reduction of the flow area, so that more equal cooling liquid injection opportunities can be obtained when the electronic devices such as servers in each position in the liquid cooling cavity 11 work, and the cooling liquid can be led to have more uniform heat dissipation and cooling effects through the diversion cavity 21 and the liquid inlet cavity 31 after entering from the liquid inlet 22 in sequence, so that the risk of causing the local server to stop working at high temperature is reduced.
In this embodiment, the split flow chamber 21 is communicated with the middle part of the liquid inlet chamber 31 through the liquid feeding port 32, so that the cooling liquid is introduced from the middle part of the liquid inlet chamber 31 and then diffuses towards the two ends of the liquid inlet chamber 31, and the flow rate and the speed uniformity of the cooling liquid can be further improved.
Specifically, the liquid inlet 22, the split flow chamber 21, the liquid feed port 32, the liquid inlet 22, and the liquid cooling chamber 11 are configured as follows:
The liquid cooling box comprises a liquid cooling box body 10, a liquid inlet component 30 and a flow distribution shell body 20 which are sequentially connected from top to bottom, wherein the liquid cooling box body 10 is provided with a liquid cooling cavity 11, the top wall of the liquid inlet component 30 and the bottom wall of the liquid cooling box body 10 are shared, a plurality of liquid inlet small holes 13 are formed in the liquid inlet small holes, namely, a part shared by the top wall of the liquid inlet component 30 and the bottom wall of the liquid cooling box body 10 is provided with a plurality of liquid inlet small holes 13, the liquid inlet component 30 is provided with a liquid inlet cavity 31, the flow distribution shell body 20 and the bottom wall of the liquid inlet component 30 enclose a flow distribution cavity 21, and one side of the flow distribution shell body 20 is provided with a liquid inlet 22.
In this case, the top wall of the liquid inlet assembly 30 and the bottom wall of the liquid cooling tank 10 are shared, so that manufacturing materials can be saved.
In addition, in order to more stably install the liquid cooling box, the liquid cooling box further comprises a supporting component 40, the supporting component 40 is connected to the bottom wall of the liquid inlet component 30, the bottom wall of the supporting component 40 is flush with the bottom wall of the split-flow shell 20, and therefore the split-flow shell 20 and the supporting component 40 jointly play a role in bearing the whole liquid cooling box, and stability of the liquid cooling box when the liquid cooling box is kept flat is maintained.
In more detail, the liquid inlet 22 is formed on a side wall of the liquid cooling tank in the length direction, that is, on a side wall of the liquid cooling tank body 10 in the length direction, the liquid inlet main channel 23, the dispersing cavity 24 and the liquid feeding cavity 25 are sequentially distributed along the length direction of the liquid cooling tank body 10, the part of the liquid feeding cavity 25 away from the dispersing cavity 24 is communicated with the liquid feeding port 32, so that the liquid feeding port 32 is located in the central area of the liquid cooling tank in the length direction, the cooling liquid enters the liquid inlet cavity 31 from the central area and then is conveyed to two sides, and the cooling liquid can be ensured to uniformly enter the liquid cooling cavity 11 from the liquid inlet holes 13 at all positions.
The support assembly 40 includes a first support 41 and a second support 42, wherein the first support 41 is located at one side of the split-flow housing 20, and the second support 42 is parallel to the split-flow housing 20 along the length direction of the liquid cooling tank 10, so as to ensure that the whole liquid cooling tank is stably placed.
Referring to fig. 6, the diversion chamber 21 includes a liquid inlet main channel 23, a dispersion chamber 24 and a liquid feeding chamber 25 which are sequentially communicated. The liquid inlet main channel 23 is communicated with the liquid inlet 22, the width of at least part of the dispersion cavity 24 is gradually increased along the direction from the liquid inlet main channel 23 to the liquid feeding cavity 25, namely, the width of part of the dispersion cavity 24 is gradually increased, or the width of the whole dispersion cavity 24 is gradually increased, the width of the liquid feeding cavity 25 is larger than or equal to the width of the dispersion cavity 24, and the liquid feeding cavity 25 is communicated with the liquid inlet 31 through the liquid feeding opening 32.
In this way, the cooling liquid is conveyed into the dispersion chamber 24 through the liquid inlet main channel 23 after being input into the liquid inlet 22, and at least part of the dispersion chamber 24 is gradually increased in width along the direction from the liquid inlet main channel 23 to the liquid feeding chamber 25, so that the cooling liquid can be gradually dispersed in the dispersion chamber 24 along with the increase of the flow area in the flowing process of the cooling liquid, and then enters the liquid feeding chamber 25, and the width of the liquid feeding chamber 25 is greater than or equal to the width of the dispersion chamber 24, so that the cooling liquid can be further dispersed in the liquid feeding chamber 25, and the cooling liquid can uniformly enter the liquid feeding chamber 31 from all positions of the liquid inlet 22.
Since the flow area of the liquid inlet main channel 23 is smaller than that of the dispersion cavity 24, when the cooling liquid enters the dispersion cavity 24 from the liquid inlet main channel 23, the partial flow velocity and the pressure in the middle area of the dispersion cavity 24 are high, and the partial flow velocity near the side wall of the dispersion cavity 24 is low, so that the cooling liquid can enter the liquid feeding cavity 25 more uniformly, a flow dividing piece 241 is arranged in the dispersion cavity 24, the flow dividing piece 241 is connected with the bottom wall of the liquid inlet assembly 30 and the inner wall of the flow dividing shell 20, the flow dividing piece 241 corresponds to the outlet of the liquid inlet main channel 23, the flow dividing piece 241 divides the dispersion cavity 24 into at least two flow channels, all the flow channels comprise a first flow channel 242 and a second flow channel 243, the inlet of the first flow channel 242 and the inlet of the second flow channel 243 are communicated with the liquid inlet main channel 23, and the outlet of the first flow channel 242 and the outlet of the second flow channel 243 are communicated with the liquid feeding cavity 25;
the distance between at least part of the first flow path 242 and at least part of the second flow path 243 gradually increases in the direction from the liquid inlet main path 23 to the liquid feeding chamber 25.
In this way, the arrangement of the flow dividing member 241 can divide the cooling liquid discharged from the outlet of the liquid inlet main channel 23 into a plurality of flows, and the cooling liquid flows through the first flow channel 242 and the second flow channel 243 respectively, so as to ensure that the cooling liquid can enter the liquid feeding cavity 25 more uniformly, ensure that the cooling liquid can enter the middle of the liquid feeding cavity 31 from the middle of the liquid feeding cavity 31 at more uniform flow rate and pressure, and further ensure the uniformity of the heat dissipation effect of the servers at all positions.
The first flow channel 242 and the second flow channel 243 may be two outermost flow channels of all flow channels, may be all flow channels of a central area, may be one flow channel of a central area, and may be the other flow channel of the outermost flow channel, specifically, which two flow channels are not specifically limited, and of course, if there are only two flow channels, the two flow channels are the first flow channel 242 and the second flow channel 243, respectively.
In more detail, the first flow channel 242 comprises a first flow section 244 and a second flow section 245 which are communicated, the first flow section 244 is communicated with the liquid inlet main channel 23, and the second flow section 245 is communicated with the liquid feeding cavity 25;
The second flow channel 243 comprises a third flow section 246 and a fourth flow section 247 which are communicated, the third flow section 246 is communicated with the liquid inlet main channel 23, and the fourth flow section 247 is communicated with the liquid feeding cavity 25;
wherein the distance between the first flow section 244 and the third flow section 246 gradually increases and the distance between the second flow section 245 and the fourth flow section 247 remains constant in the direction from the liquid inlet main channel 23 to the liquid feeding chamber 25.
In this way, the cooling fluid is split into two streams from the first flow section 244 and the third flow section 246, respectively, and then redirected through the second flow section 245 and the fourth flow section 247, such that the two streams of cooling fluid are fed into the fluid feed chamber 25 in the same direction, thereby allowing the cooling fluid to reach the various locations of the fluid feed chamber 31 more evenly.
Furthermore, in some embodiments, the first flow channel 242 and the second flow channel 243 may each be a flow channel extending in a straight line or a curved flow channel, as long as at least a portion of the distance between them is gradually increased along the direction from the liquid inlet main channel 23 to the liquid feeding chamber 25.
In this embodiment, the liquid inlet assembly 30 includes a plurality of square tubes welded in parallel, the inner space of each square tube is used as a liquid inlet channel 33, the liquid inlet channels 33 in parallel form a liquid inlet cavity 31, that is, the liquid inlet cavity 31 includes a plurality of liquid inlet channels 33 in parallel, the square tubes extend along the length direction of the liquid cooling box 10, the top wall of all square tubes is used as the bottom wall of the liquid cooling box 10, a plurality of liquid inlet holes 13 are provided, the split-flow shell 20 is connected to the bottom wall of all square tubes, and meanwhile, a notch is formed in the middle of each square tube, and each notch jointly forms a liquid inlet 32, so that each liquid inlet channel 33 is communicated with the liquid cooling cavity 11 through the plurality of liquid inlet holes 13, and the middle of each liquid inlet channel 33 is communicated with the liquid inlet cavity 25 through the liquid inlet 32.
So can improve the intensity of liquid cooling tank bottom through a plurality of side's pipes, have bigger bearing capacity to can bear more intensive servers of quantity, save space, a plurality of adjacent feed liquor runner 33 supply stranded coolant liquid to pass through in parallel respectively moreover, in order better assurance liquid cooling tank 10 width direction's flow pressure uniformity.
Of course, in some embodiments, the liquid inlet assembly 30 may also include a liquid inlet housing and a plurality of ribs, the shape of the liquid inlet housing is adapted to the shape of the liquid cooling box 10, the top wall of the liquid inlet housing is shared with the bottom wall of the liquid cooling box 10, the inner space of the liquid inlet housing is used as the liquid inlet cavity 31, and the bottom wall of the liquid inlet housing is provided with the liquid feeding port 32. The ribs are arranged in parallel along the width direction of the liquid cooling box body 10, the length direction of each rib is the same as the length direction of the liquid cooling box body 10, the opposite side edges of the ribs are respectively connected with the top wall and the bottom wall of the liquid inlet shell, the liquid inlet cavity 31 can be divided into a plurality of parallel liquid inlet channels 33 through the ribs, each liquid inlet channel 33 is communicated with the liquid cooling cavity 11 through a plurality of liquid inlet small holes 13, and the middle part of each liquid inlet channel 33 is communicated with the liquid inlet cavity 25 through a liquid inlet 32.
In this embodiment, the aperture of the liquid inlet aperture 13 gradually increases from the area close to the liquid inlet 22 to the area far from the liquid inlet 22, which is to match the objective phenomenon that the cooling liquid flow rate of the area of the liquid inlet chamber 31 close to the liquid inlet 22 is large, and the cooling liquid flow rate of the area far from the liquid inlet 22 is small, so that the aperture of the liquid inlet aperture 13 in the area with large cooling liquid flow rate is small, and the aperture of the liquid inlet aperture 13 in the area with small cooling liquid flow rate is large, so that the cooling liquid flow rate and the cooling liquid speed entering the liquid cooling chamber 11 from each place are similar, and the heat dissipation effect of each server is more uniform, as shown in fig. 7 to 12, the pressure drop is 10.9KP, and the maximum speed is 6.06m/s.
Of course, in some embodiments, the pore size of all of the liquid inlet apertures 13 may also be uniform to reduce processing steps.
The liquid cooling box is also provided with a liquid discharging cavity 12 and a liquid discharging cavity 61, and specifically comprises a partition plate 50, wherein the partition plate 50 is vertically connected in the liquid cooling box body 10 and is connected with the bottom wall and the side wall of the liquid cooling box body 10 so as to divide the inner space of the liquid cooling box body 10 into a liquid cooling cavity 11 and a liquid discharging cavity 12 which are parallel in the horizontal direction, namely the liquid discharging cavity 12 and the liquid cooling cavity 11 are arranged in parallel, the partition plate 50 is provided with a plurality of overflow ports 51 penetrating through, each overflow port 51 extends along the length direction of the partition plate 50, and thus the liquid discharging cavity 12 and the liquid cooling cavity 11 are communicated through the plurality of overflow ports 51.
The liquid outlet cavity 61 is located the downside of liquid outlet cavity 12, specifically connects liquid outlet casing 60 at the diapire of liquid cooling box 10, and liquid outlet cavity 61 is enclosed to the diapire of liquid cooling box 10 and the inner wall of liquid outlet casing 60, and the diapire of liquid cooling box 10 sets up fluid outlet 14, and liquid outlet cavity 12 communicates with liquid outlet cavity 61 through fluid outlet 14, is provided with the liquid outlet 62 with liquid outlet cavity 61 intercommunication on the lateral wall of liquid cooling box, and the lateral wall of liquid outlet casing 60 sets up liquid outlet 62 promptly.
So the coolant liquid in the liquid cooling chamber 11 can flow to the liquid discharging chamber 12 through the overflow port 51 in an overflow mode, and is discharged to the liquid discharging chamber 61 through the liquid discharging port 14 after being collected in the liquid discharging chamber 12, and finally is discharged through the liquid outlet 62, so that the smoothness of the discharge of the coolant liquid is ensured, and the heat dissipation efficiency of the electronic equipment is ensured.
Wherein, the bottom wall of the liquid outlet housing 60 is flush with the bottom wall of the supporting component 40 and the bottom wall of the split housing 20 to play a supporting role, thereby ensuring the flat-laying stability of the whole liquid cooling box.
The liquid outlet 62 and the liquid inlet 22 are located on the same side of the liquid cooling box, for example, on one side of the liquid cooling box body 10 in the length direction, so that the liquid inlet pipeline connected with the liquid inlet 22 and the liquid outlet pipeline connected with the liquid outlet 62 are located on one side of the liquid cooling box body 10, and the compactness of overall pipeline layout arrangement is improved.
In summary, the embodiment of the application discloses a liquid cooling box and a container type cooling system, after a plurality of electronic devices such as servers are densely arranged in a liquid cooling cavity 11, cooling liquid input through a liquid inlet 22 is dispersed and homogenized for the first time through a liquid distribution cavity 21, then is introduced into the middle part of a liquid inlet cavity 31 from a liquid delivery port 32, is diffused from the middle part to two sides of the liquid inlet cavity 31, and then is introduced into the liquid cooling cavity 11 through each liquid inlet small hole 13, a plurality of cooling liquid jet flows with similar flow and speed can be formed due to the reduction of the flow area, so that more equal cooling liquid jet opportunities can be obtained when the electronic devices such as servers in each position in the liquid cooling cavity 11 work, and the cooling liquid can be led to be nearly uniform through the plurality of dispersion and homogenization of the liquid distribution cavity 21 and the liquid inlet cavity 31 after entering from the liquid inlet 22, so that the cooling effect of the electronic devices such as each server tends to be nearly uniform, and the risk of causing the local server to stop working at high temperature is reduced.
It should be noted that the above embodiments are merely for illustrating the technical solution of the present application and not for limiting the same, and although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the technical solution described in the above embodiments may be modified or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced, and these modifications or substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solution deviate from the scope of the technical solution of the embodiments of the present application.