Manufacturing
Thermo Cool’s custom cold plate options include active and passive cooling solutions. The required thermal performance will dictate the manufacturing method: press-fit copper tubes, epoxy joint, machined-path water blocks, aluminum vacuum-brazed and copper brazed types for various applications.
Materials
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Tubing: Copper or Stainless Steel
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Plate: Extruded Aluminum or Copper
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Epoxy: Aluminum filled – high thermal conductivity
Specifications
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Std Copper Tubing: 9.5 mm O.D. x 1.24 mm wall
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Plate thickness up to 25.4 mm
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Plate length up to 48 in
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Plate width up to 10 in
Applications
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Military / Aerospace
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Medical equipment
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Power electronics
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Lasers / Optics
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Renewable energy
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Transportation
Benefits
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Leak free continuous copper tubing
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Low cost extruded base
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High power cooling
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Maximum surface area
Tooling Cost
Production Cost
Finishing
- CNC machining
- Drilling
- Tapping
- Laser etching
- Polishing
- Fly cutting
- Thermal greases
- Screws
- Springs
- Phase change materials
- Back plates
- Gap filler pads
- PEMS
- Standoffs
- Dielectric pads
- Compounds
