MULTIFUNCTION COOLANT MANIFOLD STRUCTURES

摘要

A cooling system is provided which includes, for instance, a coolant supply manifold, a multifunction coolant manifold structure, and multiple cooling structures. The multifunction coolant manifold structure includes a coolant-commoning manifold and an auxiliary coolant reservoir above and in fluid communication with the coolant-commoning manifold. The multiple cooling structures are coupled in parallel fluid communication between the coolant supply and coolant-commoning manifolds to receive coolant from the supply, and exhaust coolant to the coolant-commoning manifold. The coolant-commoning manifold is sized to slow therein a flow rate of coolant exhausting from the multiple cooling structures to allow gas within the exhausting coolant to escape the coolant within the coolant-commoning manifold. The escaping gas rises to the auxiliary coolant reservoir and is replaced within the coolant-commoning manifold by coolant from the auxiliary coolant reservoir.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
providing a cooling system, the providing of the cooling system including:
providing a coolant supply manifold;providing a multifunction coolant manifold structure, including:
a coolant-commoning manifold;an auxiliary coolant reservoir disposed above and in fluid communication with the coolant-commoning manifold; andproviding multiple cooling structures coupled in parallel fluid communication between the coolant supply manifold and the coolant-commoning manifold to receive coolant from the coolant supply manifold, and exhaust coolant to the coolant-commoning manifold; andwherein the coolant-commoning manifold is sized to slow therein a flow rate of coolant exhausting from the multiple cooling structures to allow gas within the exhausting coolant to escape the coolant within the coolant-commoning manifold, the escaping gas within the coolant-commoning manifold rising to the auxiliary coolant reservoir, and being replaced within the coolant-commoning manifold by coolant from the auxiliary coolant reservoir.