Abstract: A method for using interchangeable cartridges for cooling electronic components. One of a first cartridge and a second cartridge is attached to a surface. The first cartridge includes a heat sink and mounting plate, the mounting plate for thermally contacting an integrated circuit. The second cartridge includes a closed-loop fluidic circuit having a pump, heat exchanger and a cold plate, the cold plate for thermally contacting the integrated circuit. The one of the first cartridge and the second cartridge is removed from the surface. The other of the first cartridge and the second cartridge is attached to the surface.

Abstract: A water-cooled system and method for cooling electronic components. The system includes a surface. At least one electronic component is coupled to the surface, the at least one electronic component including an integrated circuit. A closed-loop fluidic circuit is coupled to the surface for removing heat from the integrated circuit. The closed-loop fluidic circuit includes a heat exchanger. A blower is coupled to the surface, the blower having a first port, a second port, and an impeller that rotates around an axis. The blower is oriented such that the axis is perpendicular to the surface and non-intersecting with the heat exchanger, wherein the blower moves air through the heat exchanger.

Abstract: A system and method of using refrigerant for cooling electronic components is presented. The system includes a surface. At least one electronic component is coupled to the surface, the at least one electronic component including an integrated circuit. A closed-loop refrigeration circuit is coupled to the surface for removing heat generated by the integrated circuit. The closed-loop refrigeration circuit includes a condenser. A blower is coupled to the surface, the blower having a first port, a second port, and an impeller that rotates around an axis. The blower is oriented such that the axis is perpendicular to the surface and non-intersecting with the condenser, wherein the blower moves air across the condenser.

Abstract: A piston-type compressor includes a cylinder having a liner sleeve in which is mounted a reciprocating piston driven by a crankshaft through a connecting rod. The piston forms a dynamic seal with the sleeve with the volume above the piston head defining a first, or compression chamber. Connected between the piston and the compressor cylinder is a flexible sealing element such as a bellows which defines a second, isolating chamber between the bellows and the dynamic seal and which further defines a third, or crankcase chamber between the bellows and the region of the compressor which includes the crankcase. The volumes in the second and third chambers are chosen so that the pressures therein are generally equal. A bypass filter assists in eliminating the pressure differential across the bellows during startup by maintaining the pressure within the intermediate and crankcase chambers substantially equal.