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Title: Thermally determining flow and/or heat load distribution in parallel paths

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1335829
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A method including obtaining calibration data for at least one sub-component in a heat transfer assembly, wherein the calibration data comprises at least one indication of coolant flow rate through the sub-component for a given surface temperature delta of the sub-component and a given heat load into said sub-component, determining a measured heat load into the sub-component, determining a measured surface temperature delta of the sub-component, and determining a coolant flow distribution in a first flow path comprising the sub-component from the calibration data according to the measured heat load and the measured surface temperature delta of the sub-component.

Research Organization:
International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
EE0002894
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, NY)
Patent Number(s):
9,518,875
Application Number:
14/982,623
OSTI ID:
1335829
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2015 Dec 29
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (8)

Method and apparatus for controlling a counter-flow heat exchanger patent March 1986
Apparatus and methods for monitoring and testing coolant recirculation systems patent-application July 2003
Cooling system for computer systems patent-application December 2004
Electronic apparatus patent-application March 2007
Cooling system and method patent-application October 2009
Method and apparatus for single-loop temperature control of a cooling method patent-application December 2010
System and method for predicting temperature values in a data center patent-application December 2011
Energy Efficient Free Cooling System for Data Centers conference November 2011

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