Integral cold plate and honeycomb facesheet assembly

Abstract

A cold plate assembly includes a face sheet assembly with an integral cold plate and a structure mounted to the face sheet assembly.

1 . A cold plate assembly comprising:
 a face sheet assembly with an integral cold plate; and   a structure mounted to said face sheet assembly.   
     
     
         2 . The cold plate assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said structure comprises a core within a frame. 
     
     
         3 . The cold plate assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said face sheet assembly includes a face sheet brazed to a parting sheet of said integral cold plate. 
     
     
         4 . The cold plate assembly as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said face sheet is larger than said integral cold plate. 
     
     
         5 . The cold plate assembly as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a second face sheet assembly with a second integral cold plate, said second face sheet assembly mounted to said structure. 
     
     
         6 . The cold plate assembly as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said second face sheet is larger than a parting sheet of said second integral cold plate. 
     
     
         7 . The cold plate assembly as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said second face sheet assembly and said first face sheet assembly sandwich said structure. 
     
     
         8 . The cold plate assembly as recited in  claim 7 , wherein said structure comprises a core within a frame. 
     
     
         9 . The cold plate assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said face sheet assembly further comprises:
 a first end sheet;   a first parting sheet brazed to said first end sheet, said path B closure bar and said fluid path B fin structure;   a fluid path B closure bar brazed to said first parting sheet and said middle parting sheet;   a fluid path B fin structure brazed to said first parting sheet and said middle parting sheet;   a middle parting sheet brazed to said fluid path B fin structure, said fluid path B closure bar, said fluid path A fin structure and said fluid path A closure bar;   a fluid path A closure bar brazed to said middle parting sheet and said second parting sheet;   a fluid path A fin structure brazed to said middle parting sheet and to said second parting sheet; and   a second parting sheet brazed to said fluid path A fin structure, said fluid path A closure bar and a first face sheet.   
     
     
         10 . The cold plate assembly as recited in  claim 9 , further comprising a second face sheet assembly with a second integral cold plate, said second face sheet assembly mounted to said structure. 
     
     
         11 . The cold plate assembly as recited in  claim 10 , wherein said second face sheet assembly further comprises:
 a second end sheet;   a second parting sheet brazed to said second end sheet, said path A closure bar and said fluid path A fin structure;   a fluid path A closure bar brazed to said second parting sheet and said middle parting sheet;   a fluid path A fin structure brazed to said second parting sheet and said middle parting sheet;   a middle parting sheet brazed to said fluid path A fin structure, said fluid path A closure bar, said fluid path B fin structure and said fluid path B closure bar;   a fluid path B closure bar brazed to said middle parting sheet and said first parting sheet;   a fluid path B fin structure brazed to said middle parting sheet and to said first parting sheet; and   a first parting sheet brazed to said fluid path B fin structure, said fluid path B closure bar and a first face sheet.   
     
     
         12 . A cold plate assembly comprising:
 a first end sheet;   a first parting sheet brazed to said first end sheet, said path B closure bar and said fluid path B fin structure;   a fluid path B closure bar brazed to said first parting sheet and said middle parting sheet;   a fluid path B fin structure brazed to said first parting sheet and said middle parting sheet;   a middle parting sheet brazed to said fluid path B fin structure, said fluid path B closure bar, said fluid path A fin structure and said fluid path A closure bar;   a fluid path A closure bar brazed to said middle parting sheet and said second parting sheet;   a fluid path A fin structure brazed to said middle parting sheet and to said second parting sheet;   a second parting sheet brazed to said fluid path A fin structure, said fluid path A closure bar and said first face sheet; and   a face sheet brazed to said second parting sheet.   
     
     
         13 . The cold plate assembly as recited in  claim 12 , wherein said face sheet is larger than said second parting sheet. 
     
     
         14 . The cold plate assembly as recited in  claim 12 , wherein said first parting sheet, said middle parting sheet and said second parting sheet are manufactured of a braze alloy. 
     
     
         15 . The cold plate assembly as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said braze alloy melts during a brazing process to form an integral structure.