Cooling System Equipped with an Advection-Type Fan

Abstract

A cooling system equipped with an advection-type fan is disclosed. The cooling system includes a casing and an advection-type fan. The casing has a compartment receiving a heat-emitting source or a heat-conducting element. The casing further includes two radial air-guiding openings communicating with the compartment. The advection-type fan has a frame disposed in the compartment. The frame has an air-guiding lateral wall defining a radial air channel. The frame has radial air inlet and a radial air outlet. Both the radial air inlet and the radial air outlet communicate with the radial air channel. The radial air inlet and the radial air outlet face the two radial air-guiding openings of the casing respectively. The radial air channel receives an impeller that causes air advection to dissipate the heat of the heat-emitting source or the heat-conducting element. The frame has two sides that are completely laid open.

1 . A cooling system equipped with an advection-type fan, comprising:
 a casing having a compartment receiving a heat-emitting source or a heat-conducting element, wherein the casing further comprises two radial air-guiding openings communicating with the compartment; and   an advection-type fan having a frame disposed in the compartment, wherein the frame has an air-guiding lateral wall defining a radial air channel, the frame has a radial air inlet and a radial air outlet, both the radial air inlet and the radial air outlet communicate with the radial air channel, the radial air inlet and the radial air outlet face the two radial air-guiding openings of the casing respectively, the radial air channel receives an impeller that causes air advection to dissipate the heat of the heat-emitting source or the heat-conducting element, and the frame has two sides in an axial direction of the impeller that are completely laid open.   
     
     
         2 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the casing further comprises a bottom plate and a cover plate, the bottom plate has a plurality of side walls on a periphery thereof, the side walls are connected to the cover plate, and the two radial air-guiding openings are arranged on the side walls of the casing. 
     
     
         3 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the bottom plate and the cover plate jointly define the compartment of the casing. 
     
     
         4 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the bottom plate and the cover plate are disposed in the axial direction of the impeller to cover the rotation range of the impeller, thereby closing the radial air channel in the axial direction of the impeller. 
     
     
         5 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the cover plate is disposed over the impeller to cover the rotation range of the impeller, thereby closing the radial air channel in the axial direction of the impeller. 
     
     
         6 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the two radial air-guiding openings are arranged on adjacent two of the plurality of side walls of the casing. 
     
     
         7 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the bottom plate is spaced from the cover plate by a distance, the air-guiding lateral wall has an axial height in the axial direction of the impeller, and the axial height is equal to the distance. 
     
     
         8 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein a sealing element is disposed between the air-guiding lateral wall and the bottom plate, or between the air-guiding lateral wall and the cover plate. 
     
     
         9 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the sealing element is disposed at one side of the air-guiding lateral wall that faces the bottom plate or the cover plate. 
     
     
         10 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein at least one fixing portion is arranged between the two radial air-guiding openings for fixing the advection-type fan. 
     
     
         11 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the at least one fixing portion comprises two engaging grooves, and the air-guiding lateral wall of the frame has two engaged protrusions respectively inserted into the two engaging grooves of the air-guiding lateral wall. 
     
     
         12 . A cooling system equipped with an advection-type fan, comprising:
 a casing having a compartment receiving a heat-emitting source or a heat-conducting element, wherein the casing further comprises a radial air-guiding opening communicating with the compartment; and   an advection-type fan having a frame disposed in the compartment, wherein the frame has an air-guiding lateral wall defining a radial air channel, the frame has a radial air inlet and a radial air outlet, both the radial air inlet and the radial air outlet communicate with the radial air channel, one of the radial air inlet and the radial air outlet faces the heat-emitting source or the heat-conducting element while the other one faces the radial air-guiding opening, the radial air channel receives an impeller that causes air advection to dissipate the heat of the heat-emitting source or the heat-conducting element, and the frame has two sides in an axial direction of the impeller that are completely laid open.   
     
     
         13 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the casing further comprises a bottom plate and a cover plate, the bottom plate has a plurality of side walls on a periphery thereof, the side walls are connected to the cover plate, and the radial air-guiding opening is arranged on one of the side walls of the casing. 
     
     
         14 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the bottom plate and the cover plate jointly define the compartment of the casing. 
     
     
         15 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the bottom plate and the cover plate are disposed in the axial direction of the impeller to cover the rotation range of the impeller, thereby closing the radial air channel in the axial direction of the impeller. 
     
     
         16 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the cover plate is disposed over the impeller to cover the rotation range of the impeller, thereby closing the radial air channel in the axial direction of the impeller. 
     
     
         17 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the bottom plate is spaced from the cover plate by a distance, the air-guiding lateral wall has an axial height in the axial direction of the impeller, and the axial height is equal to the distance. 
     
     
         18 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein a sealing element is disposed between the air-guiding lateral wall and the bottom plate, or between the air-guiding lateral wall and the cover plate. 
     
     
         19 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the sealing element is disposed at one side of the air-guiding lateral wall that faces the bottom plate or the cover plate. 
     
     
         20 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the casing further comprises at least one fixing portion on which the advection-type fan is fixed. 
     
     
         21 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 20 , wherein the at least one fixing portion comprises two engaging grooves, and the air-guiding lateral wall of the frame has two engaged protrusions respectively inserted into the two engaging grooves of the air-guiding lateral wall. 
     
     
         22 . A cooling system equipped with an advection-type fan, comprising:
 a casing having a compartment receiving a heat-emitting source or a heat-conducting element, wherein the casing further comprises a radial air-guiding opening communicating with the compartment, and the compartment forms a radial air channel communicating with the radial air-guiding opening; and   an advection-type fan having a base disposed in the radial air channel and coupled with an impeller, wherein the impeller causes air advection to dissipate the heat of the heat-emitting source or the heat-conducting element.   
     
     
         23 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 22 , wherein the compartment has a plurality of air-guiding lateral walls that form the radial air channel. 
     
     
         24 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 22 , wherein the casing further comprises a bottom plate and a cover plate, the bottom plate has a plurality of side walls on a periphery thereof, the side walls are connected to the cover plate, and the radial air-guiding opening is arranged on one of the side walls of the casing. 
     
     
         25 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 24 , wherein the bottom plate and the cover plate jointly define the compartment of the casing. 
     
     
         26 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the bottom plate and the cover plate are disposed in the axial direction of the impeller to cover the rotation range of the impeller, thereby closing the radial air channel in the axial direction of the impeller. 
     
     
         27 . The cooling system equipped with the advection-type fan as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the cover plate is disposed over the impeller to cover the rotation range of the impeller, thereby closing the radial air channel in the axial direction of the impeller.