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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2003
Mark Munch, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Kenneth Goodson, Belmont, CA (US);
David Corbin, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Shulin Zeng, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Thomas W. Kenny, San Carlos, CA (US);
James Gill Shook, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Mark Munch, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Kenneth Goodson, Belmont, CA (US);
David Corbin, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Shulin Zeng, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Thomas W. Kenny, San Carlos, CA (US);
James Gill Shook, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Cooligy, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A liquid cooling system utilizing minimal size and volume enclosures, air pockets, compressible objects, and flexible objects is provided to protect against expansion of water-based solutions when frozen. In such a system, pipes, pumps, and heat exchangers are designed to prevent cracking of their enclosures and chambers. Also described are methods of preventing cracking in a liquid cooling system. In all these cases, the system must be designed to tolerate expansion when water is frozen.