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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2001
Bret W. Lehman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jason Aaron Matteson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Graham Michael White, Apex, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for cooling a component in a computer system is disclosed. The cooling system of the present invention comprises a heat collection chamber including an inlet opening and an outlet opening, wherein the inlet opening is located in a position vertically higher than a location of the outlet opening. The system includes a heat conductive jacket adapted to be in thermal contact with the component. The jacket includes an inlet port and an outlet port through which a cooling fluid circulates. The system also includes a first hollow tube for coupling the outlet port to the inlet opening, and a second hollow tube for coupling the outlet opening to the inlet port.