Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to detecting leaks in a fluid cooling system. One aspect of the present invention concerns an apparatus for detecting leaks in a fluid cooling system that includes a pressure exerting device for applying a pressure on a supply hose and a return hose of the cooling system, and a pressure gauge coupled to the pressure exerting device for detecting a drop of fluid pressure in the cooling system while the pressure is applied. The drop of fluid pressure indicates that there may be a leak in the cooling system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 7, 2011
Date of Patent:
July 1, 2014
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
John A. Fitzsimmons, Thomas A. Kline, Patrick F. White
Inventors:
David Anthony Norman, Robert H. Mimlitch, III, Raul Olivera, Douglas Michael Galletti, Gregory James Lavender, Jeffrey Russel Waegelin, James Anthony Trzaskos, Kelvin Gunnar Frank, Jason Alan Weihman, Thomas Charles Glick, Arthur Philip Dutra, IV, John Edward Vielkind-Neun, Paul David Copioli