CN217770709U - Liquid cooling system for IT equipment - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a liquid cooling system for IT equipment relates to liquid cooling technical field. This liquid cooling system for IT equipment includes: the method comprises the following steps that shielding components are arranged at branch water outlets corresponding to a main pipeline and a plurality of branch pipelines, and the shielding components are used for rotatably sealing the corresponding branch water outlets under the condition that the pressure of liquid flowing in the main pipeline exceeds a preset threshold value; the liquid cooling system for the IT equipment can reduce the risk of loss of the IT equipment caused by pipeline breakage; the efficiency of maintaining liquid cooling system for IT equipment is improved.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a liquid cooling technical field especially relates to a liquid cooling system for IT equipment.
Background
In the Information age, the number of hardware devices bearing Information is increasing, and a plurality of IT devices can be usually placed in a machine room, where IT is short for Information Technology (Information Technology); IT equipment can produce the heat at the during operation, if the temperature gives off not go out, probably leads to the high temperature, leads to equipment operation unusual, consequently in order to prevent that IT equipment high temperature, can utilize liquid cooling system controlgear temperature.
At present, when the pipeline breaks, the liquid in the pipeline flows out through the broken position in the process of using the liquid cooling system, so that the liquid cooling system loses the cooling capacity, and meanwhile, the flowing liquid flows into the machine room to damage IT equipment in the machine room.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In view of this, an embodiment of the present invention provides a liquid cooling system for IT equipment, which can utilize a covering component to rotationally close a corresponding branch pipeline when the pressure of liquid flowing in a main pipeline exceeds a preset threshold; the risk of loss of IT equipment due to pipeline breakage is reduced; the efficiency of maintaining the piping system is improved.
In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a liquid cooling system for an IT device, including: a main pipe, a plurality of branch pipes, and a covering assembly corresponding to each of the branch pipes; the main pipeline is provided with a plurality of branch water outlets; each branch water outlet is detachably connected with one end of one branch pipeline so as to communicate the main pipeline with the branch pipelines; the covering component is movably connected with the side wall, close to the branch water outlet, in the main pipeline; the main body of the covering component is vertical to the flowing direction of the liquid in the main pipeline; and the covering component is used for rotationally closing the corresponding branch water outlet under the condition that the pressure of the flowing liquid in the main pipeline exceeds a preset threshold value.
Optionally, the main surface area of the cover component is greater than the cross-sectional area of the branch outlets and the main surface area of the cover component is less than the cross-sectional area of the main duct.
Optionally, the main body of the cover assembly is rotated to be parallel to the direction of liquid flow in the main conduit if the pressure of liquid flow in the main conduit exceeds a preset threshold.
Optionally, the cover component is a flat plate or a curved plate matching with the side wall of the main pipeline.
Optionally, the covering assembly comprises a frame and a plurality of blades movably connected to the frame; liquid in the main pipeline passes through gaps among the blades and enters the corresponding branch water outlets; and under the condition that the pressure of the liquid flowing in the main pipeline exceeds a preset threshold value, the blades are closed and cover the corresponding branch water outlets.
Optionally, the frame is perpendicular to the direction of liquid flow in the main conduit and the major surfaces of the blades are parallel to the direction of liquid flow in the main conduit; and under the condition that the pressure of the flowing liquid in the main pipeline exceeds a preset threshold value, the frame rotates to the edge of the corresponding branch water outlet.
Optionally, the frame covers the edges of the branch outlets, the major surfaces of the vanes being perpendicular to the direction of flow of liquid in the main conduit.
Optionally, the liquid cooling system for IT equipment further includes: a controller provided corresponding to each of the branch pipes, wherein the controller is connected to the cover assembly; the controller is used for monitoring the liquid flowing condition in the branch pipeline, and when the abnormal liquid flowing condition is monitored, the covering component is driven to rotate to close the corresponding branch water outlet.
Optionally, the liquid cooling system for IT equipment further includes that the main pipeline is a liquid input pipeline.
Optionally, the liquid cooling system for IT device further includes: the cooling tower, wherein, the circulating water outlet of the cooling tower is communicated with one end of the liquid input pipeline; and a circulating water inlet of the cooling tower is communicated with one end of a liquid output pipeline corresponding to the liquid input pipeline.
An embodiment in the above-mentioned utility model has following advantage or beneficial effect: the shielding component can be arranged at the branch water outlets corresponding to the main pipeline and the branch pipelines, and the shielding component rotationally seals the corresponding branch water outlets under the condition that the pressure of liquid flowing in the main pipeline exceeds a preset threshold value; the risk of loss of IT equipment due to pipeline breakage is reduced; the efficiency of maintaining liquid cooling system for IT equipment is improved.
Further effects of the above-mentioned non-conventional alternatives will be described below in connection with the embodiments.
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The accompanying drawings are included to provide a better understanding of the present invention and are not intended to constitute an undue limitation on the invention. Wherein:
fig. 1 is a schematic view of a pipeline structure of a liquid cooling system for IT equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic view of a pipe structure of a liquid cooling system for IT equipment in a broken state of a branch pipe according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic view of a pipe structure of another liquid cooling system for IT equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic view of a pipeline structure of a liquid cooling system for an IT device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic view of a pipeline structure of another liquid cooling system for IT equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a schematic structural view illustrating an open state of a blade of the shielding assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 7 is a schematic structural view illustrating a closed state of a blade of the shielding assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a duct structure including a cooling tower according to an embodiment of the present invention;
description of the drawings:
10: a main pipeline;
11: a branch water outlet;
20: a branch pipeline;
30: a cover assembly;
31: a frame covering the assembly; 32: a blade covering the assembly;
40: a controller;
50: a cooling tower;
51: a circulating water outlet; 52: a circulating water inlet;
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Exemplary embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which various details of embodiments of the invention are included to assist understanding, and which are to be considered exemplary only. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Also, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted in the following description for clarity and conciseness.
In the utility model, the number of the main pipeline, the number of a plurality of branch pipelines arranged on the main pipeline, the material of the main pipeline or the branch pipelines, and the cross-sectional area of the main pipeline or the branch pipelines are not limited; in addition, the position of the branch pipeline arranged on the main pipeline is not limited; the included angle between the main pipeline and the ground can be [0, 180]; the included angle between the main pipeline and the branch pipeline can be (0, 180), and the quantity and the direction of the main pipeline and the branch pipeline can be determined according to the application scene.
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a pipe structure of a liquid cooling system for IT equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention; as shown in fig. 1, the liquid cooling system for IT equipment includes: a main duct 10, a plurality of branch ducts 20, and a cover assembly 30 corresponding to each of the branch ducts; the main pipeline 10 is provided with a plurality of branch water outlets 11; each branch water outlet 11 is detachably connected with one end of one branch pipeline 20 so as to communicate the main pipeline 10 with the branch pipeline 20; the covering component 30 is movably connected with the side wall of the main pipeline 10 close to the branch water outlet 11; the main body of the cover assembly 30 is perpendicular to the direction of the liquid flow in the main pipe 10; the covering assembly 30 is used for rotationally closing the corresponding branch water outlet 11 under the condition that the pressure of the liquid flowing in the main pipeline 10 exceeds a preset threshold value.
The IT equipment can be a switch, a server, a router, a small machine, power supply equipment and the like; the environment to be cooled in which the IT equipment is located can be a space or room in which a data center is located, or can be a machine room or room of a cabinet in which the IT equipment is placed; IT can be understood that the IT device generates heat during operation, and if the temperature is not dissipated, the temperature may be too high, which may cause abnormal operation of the device; through the liquid cooling system for the IT equipment, the IT equipment can be cooled so as to ensure the normal operation of each IT equipment; wherein, the branch road pipeline of liquid cooling equipment for IT equipment can set up inside the IT equipment, or in order to reach the beneficial effect to equipment cooling in the distance that is close with IT equipment.
As shown in fig. 1, the main pipe 10 is provided with a plurality of branch water outlets 11, and each branch water outlet 11 of the main pipe 10 is detachably connected with one end of a branch pipe 20; it should be noted that the main pipe 10 and the branch pipe 20 are detachably connected (for example, bolted) and the cover assembly 30 can be installed at the branch water outlet by the detachable connection in a state that the main pipe 10 and the branch pipe 20 are detached. Moreover, the covering component 30 is movably connected (for example, open-close connection, spring connection, etc.) with the side wall of the main pipe 10 close to the branch water outlet 11; it can be understood that the cover component 30 is movably connected to the side wall of the main pipe 10 close to the branch water outlet 11, so that the cover component 30 can rotate under a set condition, thereby achieving the beneficial effects of closing the corresponding branch water outlet 11 and the branch pipe 20 corresponding to the branch water outlet 11; wherein the predetermined condition is, for example, that the covering assembly 30 is subjected to a pressure exceeding a predetermined threshold value by the flow of liquid in said main conduit 10.
Fig. 2 shows a schematic view of a cover assembly 30 for rotatably closing the corresponding branch outlet 11 when the pressure of the liquid flowing in the main pipe 10 exceeds a predetermined threshold. Wherein, when a certain branch pipeline is broken (the broken branch pipeline is marked by "X" in fig. 2), the liquid flow in the main pipeline is increased, the pressure to the covering component 30 is correspondingly increased according to the pressure calculation formula of hydrodynamics, and under the condition that the pressure exceeds the preset threshold value, the pressure drives the covering component 30 to rotate so as to close the branch water outlet, for example: the covering component 30 rotates from the direction perpendicular to the water flow of the main pipeline to the direction parallel to the water flow of the main pipeline, so as to seal the broken branch pipeline 20, and the pressure in the broken branch pipeline is higher than the external air pressure of the pipeline, so that the liquid flow in the main pipeline 10 can continuously generate pressure on the covering component 30, so that the shielding component 30 can continuously seal the broken branch pipeline 20; thereby achieving the beneficial effect of automatically sealing the broken branch pipeline. The preset threshold value of the pressure can be determined by calculating experimental data and hydromechanics of the main pipeline, the branch pipelines and the covering assembly according to an application scene. That is, the main body of the cover assembly 30 is rotated to be parallel to the flow direction of the liquid in the main pipe 10 (i.e., to close the branch pipes) in the case where the pressure of the liquid flow in the main pipe 10 exceeds a preset threshold. Wherein, preferably, the curvature of the surface of the cover assembly 30 is determined according to whether the connection part of the main pipe 10 and the side wall of the branch pipe 20 is a plane or a curved surface, that is, the cover assembly 30 is a flat plate or a curved plate matching with the side wall of the main pipe.
In the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the main body of the covering assembly 30 is perpendicular to the direction of the liquid flow in the main pipe 10. Wherein the cover assembly 30 may be an integrally formed sheet-like flat plate (i.e., a main body of the cover assembly 30), and the main body of the cover assembly 30 is perpendicular to the direction of the liquid flow in the main pipe 10 (i.e., a state in which the cover assembly is normally in a state in which the pipe is not broken); preferably, the main surface area of the cover assembly 30 is larger than the cross-sectional area of the branch water outlet 11 (to completely close the branch duct), and the main surface area of the cover assembly 30 is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the main duct 10. The utility model discloses do not limit to the material, the shape, the specific numerical value of main surface area that cover subassembly 30.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, the cover assembly 30 may include a frame 31, and a plurality of blades 32; namely, the covering assembly 30 comprises a frame 31 and a plurality of blades 32 movably connected to the frame 31; the liquid in the main pipe 10 passes through the gaps between the plurality of blades 32 on the cover assembly 30 to enter the corresponding branch water outlets; the plurality of vanes 32 close and cover the corresponding branch water outlets 11 in case of a pressure of the liquid flowing in the main pipe 10 exceeding a preset threshold. Fig. 6 shows a state in which each vane 32 included in the shielding assembly 30 is opened in a case where the liquid flows in both the main pipe 10 and the branch pipe 20 are normal.
Corresponding to the schematic diagram of fig. 6, the schematic diagram of fig. 7 shows the state of the cover assembly 30 in the case where each of the vanes 32 is closed, i.e. the advantageous effect of closing the corresponding branch water outlet 11 is achieved in the case where the vanes 32 are closed by a pressure exceeding a preset threshold. Through the movable connection of the blades 32 and the frame 31, the blades 32 can rotate to a set position under the condition of being subjected to pressure exceeding a set threshold, and when each blade 32 included in the shielding assembly 30 rotates to a state parallel to the liquid flowing direction of the main pipeline 10, the beneficial effect of closing the branch pipeline 20 is achieved.
The following is further described with reference to the schematic structural views of the duct and cover assembly shown in fig. 3 and 4:
FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of a duct and shroud assembly 30 including vanes 32; as shown in fig. 3, the frame 31 covers the edge of the branch water outlet 11, and the main surfaces of the plurality of blades 32 are perpendicular to the flowing direction of the liquid in the main pipe 10, and in this embodiment, the plurality of blades 32 are the main bodies of the covering assembly 30. That is, the main body of the cover assembly 30 is perpendicular to the direction of liquid flow in the main conduit 10; wherein, the liquid in the main pipeline 10 passes through the gaps among a plurality of the blades 32 and enters the corresponding branch water outlets 11.
FIG. 4 shows a schematic structural view of another duct and shroud assembly including vanes; as shown in fig. 4, the frame 31 is perpendicular to the direction of flow of the liquid in the main pipe 10, and the main surfaces of the blades 32 are parallel to the direction of flow of the liquid in the main pipe; liquid in the main pipeline 10 passes through gaps among the blades 32 and enters the corresponding branch water outlets 11; under the condition that the pressure of the liquid flowing in the main pipe 10 exceeds the preset threshold, the frame 31 rotates to the edge of the corresponding branch water outlet 11, and when the frame 31 rotates to the edge of the corresponding branch water outlet 11, each blade 32 movably connected with the frame 31 rotates to the direction parallel to the liquid flowing direction in the main pipe 10 to close the branch water inlet 11 corresponding to the branch pipe 20. In this embodiment, the frame 31 (and each of the vanes 32 when the frame 31 is rotated to the edge of the branch water outlet 11) is a main body of the cover assembly 30.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in the schematic diagram of fig. 5, the liquid cooling system for IT equipment may further include a controller 40 corresponding to each branch pipe 20, wherein the controller 40 is connected to the covering assembly 30; the controller 40 is used for monitoring the liquid flow in the branch pipeline 20, and driving the covering assembly 30 to rotationally close the corresponding branch water outlet 11 when the abnormal liquid flow is monitored. The controller 40 may include a liquid pressure sensor and a cover module driver, so as to monitor the liquid flowing condition in the branch pipeline 20, and drive the cover module 30 to rotationally close the corresponding branch water outlet 11 when the abnormal liquid flowing condition is monitored, and may further drive the cover module 30 to rotationally close the corresponding branch water outlet 11 in combination with a programmable logic controller (the programmable logic controller is a digital electronic device with a microprocessor, and is a digital logic controller for automatic control, and may load control instructions into a memory at any time for storage and execution).
In an embodiment of the present invention, the liquid cooling system for IT device further includes: a cooling tower 50, wherein a circulating water outlet 51 of the cooling tower 50 is communicated with one end of the liquid input pipeline; the circulating water inlet 52 of the cooling tower 50 communicates with one end of the liquid output line corresponding to the liquid input line. Wherein, the main pipeline 10 is a liquid input pipeline. Fig. 8 shows a schematic diagram of the piping and cooling tower structure, and as shown in fig. 8, the cooling tower 50 is in communication with one end of the main pipe 10 (i.e., liquid input line). IT can be understood that the liquid temperature of circulation in the pipeline can be controlled to utilize the cooling tower, further for the liquid in the pipeline cools down to guarantee that the ambient temperature that waits to cool down is more stable, make the IT equipment in the environment that waits to cool down can the steady operation.
According to the technical scheme provided by the embodiment shown in fig. 1, 3 to 5 and 8 of the present invention, a plurality of types of shielding assemblies can be arranged at the branch water outlets corresponding to the main pipe and the plurality of branch pipes, and the shielding assemblies can rotationally seal the corresponding branch water outlets when the pressure of the liquid flowing in the main pipe exceeds a preset threshold value; the risk of loss of IT equipment due to pipeline breakage is reduced; the efficiency of maintaining liquid cooling system for IT equipment is improved.
The above detailed description does not limit the scope of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations, and substitutions can occur, depending on design requirements and other factors. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
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1. A liquid cooling system for IT equipment, comprising: a main duct (10), a plurality of branch ducts (20), and a cover assembly (30) corresponding to each of the branch ducts;
the main pipeline (10) is provided with a plurality of branch water outlets (11);
each branch water outlet (11) is detachably connected with one end of one branch pipeline (20) to communicate the main pipeline (10) with the branch pipeline (20);
the covering component (30) is movably connected with the side wall, close to the branch water outlet (11), in the main pipeline (10);
the main body of the covering component (30) is vertical to the flowing direction of the liquid in the main pipeline (10);
the covering assembly (30) is used for rotationally closing the corresponding branch water outlet (11) under the condition that the pressure of the liquid flowing in the main pipeline (10) exceeds a preset threshold value.
2. The liquid cooling system for IT equipment according to claim 1, wherein,
the main surface area of the cover component (30) is larger than the cross-sectional area of the branch water outlet (11), and the main surface area of the cover component (30) is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the main pipeline (10).
3. A liquid cooling system for IT equipment according to claim 1, wherein the main body of the cover assembly (30) is rotated to be parallel to the direction of liquid flow in the main pipe (10) in case the pressure of the liquid flow in the main pipe (10) exceeds a preset threshold.
4. The liquid cooling system for IT equipment according to claim 1,
the covering component (30) is a flat plate or a curved plate matched with the side wall of the main pipeline.
5. The liquid cooling system for IT equipment according to claim 1,
the covering component (30) comprises a frame (31) and a plurality of blades (32) movably connected to the frame (31);
liquid in the main pipeline (10) passes through gaps among a plurality of blades (32) and enters the corresponding branch water outlets;
under the condition that the pressure of the liquid flowing in the main pipeline (10) exceeds a preset threshold value, the blades (32) are closed and cover the corresponding branch water outlets (11).
6. The liquid cooling system for IT equipment according to claim 5,
the frame (31) is perpendicular to the direction of liquid flow in the main pipe (10) and the main surfaces of the blades (32) are parallel to the direction of liquid flow in the main pipe;
in the event of a pressure of the liquid flow in the main conduit (10) exceeding a preset threshold, the frame (31) rotates onto the edge of the corresponding branch outlet (11).
7. The liquid cooling system for IT equipment according to claim 5,
the frame (31) covers the edge of the branch water outlet (11), and the main surface of the blade (32) is perpendicular to the flowing direction of the liquid in the main pipeline.
8. The liquid cooling system for IT equipment of claim 1, further comprising: a controller (40) provided corresponding to each of the branch ducts (20), wherein,
the controller (40) is connected with the cover assembly (30);
the controller (40) is used for monitoring the liquid flowing condition in the branch pipeline (20), and when the abnormal liquid flowing condition is monitored, the covering component (30) is driven to rotationally close the corresponding branch water outlet (11).
9. The liquid cooling system for IT equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
the main pipeline (10) is a liquid input pipeline.
10. The liquid cooling system for IT equipment as recited in claim 9, further comprising: a cooling tower (50) in which,
a circulating water outlet (51) of the cooling tower (50) is communicated with one end of the liquid input pipeline;
and a circulating water inlet (52) of the cooling tower (50) is communicated with one end of a liquid output pipeline corresponding to the liquid input pipeline.
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