High flux heat removal system using liquid ice

Abstract

A cooling system for apparatus powered by electricity, that generates a substantial amount of heat during operation, and the heat must be dissipated to avoid failure of electrical and/or electronic components, such as semiconductor devices and integrated circuits, comprising the electrical apparatus. The cooling system employs liquid ice impinged on a heat sink thermally coupled with electrical apparatus. The attendant phase changes of the liquid ice first to water and then to steam remove a substantial amount of waste heat to prevent failure of the electrical apparatus.

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       19 . A method for thermally conducting and removing high heat flux waste heat from electrical apparatus, comprising: 
 providing liquid ice at a predetermined pressure;    providing a heat transfer plate having a first side thermally coupled with the electrical apparatus, the heat transfer plate being constructed from a thermally conductive material with high tensile strength to enable efficient heat transfer by thermal conduction; and    impinging the liquid ice on a second side of the heat transfer plate opposite the side on which the electronic apparatus is disposed.    
   
   
       20 . The method according to  claim 19  wherein the predetermined pressure is a partial vacuum, whereby the temperatures associated with phase changes of melting and boiling are lowered.