FLUID IMPINGEMENT HEATSINK WITH CROSSFLOW CAPABILITY

摘要

A fluid impingement heatsink structure in which a heatsink (30) has a plurality of cooling fins (34) and a substantially planar enveloping surface through which an impinging fluid flow may enter. A solid shroud (36) can be placed on the heatsink to cover the planar surface so that fluid then may flow serially across the cooling fins but is prevented from flowing in a direction perpendicular to the plane defined by the planar surface. When the shroud is mounted on the heatsink, the heatsink and shroud form a unitary heatsink structure.