SG11201804241UA - Fluid cooling system and method for electronics equipment - Google Patents

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INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -' Organization International Bureau ires.. 00) (43) International Publication Date .... ..sr.) 8 June 2017 (08.06.2017) IN I PO I PCT (10) WO International 111111111111311111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 2017/091862 Publication Al Number (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: GOLJA HAINES & FRIEND; Suite 7, 23 G06F 1/20 (2006.01) HOSK 7/20 (2006.01) Richardson Street, South Perth, Perth, Western Australia G11B 33/14 (2006.01) F28D 1/047 (2006.01) 6151 (AU). (21) International Application Number: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every PCT/AU2016/051186 kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (22) International Filing Date: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, 1 December 2016 (01.12.2016) DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (25) Filing Language: English HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, (26) Publication Language: English MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (30) Priority Data: OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, 2015904999 2 December 2015 (02.12.2015) AU SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, (71) Applicant: DOWNUNDER GEOSOLUTIONS PTY ZW. LTD [AU/AU]; Level 3, 76 Kings Park Road, West Perth, Western Australia 6005 (AU). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (72) Inventors: MIDGLEY, Stuart David; 98 Rannoch Circle, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, Hamersley, Western Australia 6022 (AU). LOMMERS, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, Mark; 7 Kyle Court, Hamersley, Western Australia 6022 TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, (AU). DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: FLUID COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT : A fluid for in (57) conditioner (1) use a tank (110) containing (130), devices, immersed in fluid (F) in the computers or other electronic --g a z:L tank (110). The fluid conditioner (1) comprises a housing (10) having a heat located in chamber (38), an outlet (14), a exchanger (18) the chamber .1.: (38) of the housing (10), and one or more pumps (16) to pump fluid such so that the fluid passes into contact with the heat exchanger (18) in the chamber — (38). The heat exchanger (18) has an inlet (30) for cooling medium to enter \ / 1 L the heat exchanger (18) and an outlet (32) for cooling medium to exit the 54- ---r. , 3, 1 heat exchanger (18). In the upright, operational orientation of the fluid con - fl I $ ditioner (1), the (16) and the heat exchanger (18) are vertically spaced 0 pump 56 ------, 4-0 f I to the heat is located the mit- relative one another and exchanger (18) above t I r let (14) of the fluid conditioner (1). In use, fluid (F) is drawn into and 0 through the pumps (16) to be discharged from the pumps (16). The fluid (F) into the heat (18) to thereby the fluid (F), passes contact with exchanger cool , and the cooled fluid (F) exits the fluid conditioner (1) via the outlet (14) of , the fluid conditioner (1) and passes into the lower region of the tank (110) 16 for , circulation through the tank (110). 4(4, 5 I u 4if 1 IA,,i ts ti A-9, 46 \\ % i 7E3 ti - - N 1 I'l 11 t' l .4t 0 P N [ [ ‘o•if 1 C 30 IraIMIMI111111111 - GC 1 .2 g Cr\ — 14 0 o IN 11 0 ei O WO 2017/091862 Al MIDEDIMOM0101011101011110MOHOIEDIOMOVOIS LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, Published: SM, GW, TR), KM, OAPI (BF, BJ, ML, MR, NE, CF, SN, CG, CI, CM, TD, TG). GA, GN, GQ, with international search report (Art. 21(3))