LiquidCooling

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Lairddesignsandmanufacturescustomized,performancecritical
productsforadvancedelectronicsandwirelesssystems.Thecompany
isaglobalmarketleaderinthedesignandsupplyofelectromagnetic
interference(EMI)shielding,thermalmanagementproducts,specialty
metalproducts,signalintegritycomponents,andwirelessantennae
solutions,aswellasradiofrequency(RF)modulesandsystems.Laird
partnerswithitscustomerstocustomizeproductsolutionsfor
applicationsinmanyindustriesincluding:

Sincetherearemanyuniqueattributesthatneedtobeascertained
fromeachapplication,oftenaliquidcoolingsolutionrequiresacustom
configurationtooptimizeperformanceandlonglifeoperation.Thetype
ofcoolantusedwilldependonthedesiredcontroltemperature.Laird
hastheknowhowtodesigncoolingsystemsthatarecompatiblewith
water,waterglycol,transformeroilorvariouscorrosionprohibitors.
LCScanalsobequitecomplexandrequiretemperaturecontrolof
multipleliquidcircuitsormultiplepressuredropsettingsinorderto
accommodatelowandhighpressureconditions.Lairdhasexperience
withbothandoffersstrongengineeringdesignserviceswithaglobal
presencethatsupportsonsiteconceptgeneration,thermalmodeling,
mechanicalandelectricaldesignandrapidprototyping.Thecompany
alsooffersvalidationtestservicestomeetuniquecompliancestandards
foreachindustry,suchasULandMILSTDs,orauniquestandardspecific
toamedical,industrialorsemiconductoraccount.

Telecommunications
MobileCommunications
NetworkEquipment
Automotive

IndustrialLaser

Analytical
Aerospace&Defense
Healthcare
XRayScanning
Semiconductor

Lairdofferscustomersuniqueproductsolutions,dedicationtoresearch
anddevelopment,aswellasaseamlessnetworkofmanufacturingand
customersupportfacilitiesacrosstheglobe.

ABriefIntroductionto
LiquidCoolingSystems
Thermalmanagementofelectroniccomponentsandsystemsismore
challengingthanever.Powerdensitiescontinuetoincrease,while
productformfactorscontinuetoshrink.Engineersmustnowconsider
thermalmanagementearlyonintheproductdevelopmentcycletomake
suresufficientspaceandpowerisavailabletoremoveheatfromtheir
system.Simplethermalmanagementsolutions,suchasaheatsinkfan
mechanism,arenolongerviabletokeepcriticalsystemsoperatingat
peakperformance.Intodayscomplexoperatingenvironment,liquid
coolingsystemsarerequiredtodissipatealargeamountofheatina
denselypackedelectronicenvironment.Maximumoperationallifeis
requiredtokeepsystemmaintenanceandrepairdowntimetoa
minimum.Temperaturestabilizationhasespeciallybecomecritical,as
nextgenerationsystemsrequiremoreprecisetemperaturecontrol.

Liquidcoolingsystems(LCS)areselfcontainedunitsthatrecirculatea
coolanttoapredefinedtemperaturesetpoint.Therearetwotypesof
liquidcoolingsolutions.Thefirstisaliquidheatexchangersystemthat
coolsthecoolantinaliquidcircuittoambienttemperature.Thissystem
consistsofapumptocirculatecoolant,aliquidheatexchangerto
dissipateheat,andaliquidcircuittotransfercoolantfromtheheat
sourcetotheLCS.Thesecondtypeisacompressorbasedsystem,or
recirculatingchiller,thatencompassesacompressorsysteminsteadof
aliquidheatexchangerassembly.Itisusedtocoolthecoolanttowell
belowambientanddissipateheattotheoutsideenvironment.Additional
featurescanbeincludedtoaddtemperaturecontrol,variableflow
control,bypasscontrol,coolantfiltrationandelectronicsinorderto
meetuniqueattributerequirements.Compatibilityofmaterialselection
tocoolantisalsocriticalinordertominimizecorrosionandkeeploose
oxidizedparticlesfromobstructingflow.

TotalThermalSolutionProvider
Duetotheincreasingcomplexitiesofthermalmanagementsystems,
andtheconstantpressuretoreduceproductdevelopmentcycletimes,
companiesarerelyingonexternal,specializedthermalmanagement
expertisemoreoften.Lairdhasmorethan35yearsofexperienceinthe
design,manufactureandservicingofliquidcoolingsystemsforvarious
highendmarkets.WhileLairdfocusesondesigningtheoptimalliquid
coolingsolution,itscustomersarefreetofocusondesigningabetterend
instrument.AllproductsaremanufacturedinanISO9001andISO14001
certifiedfacilityandarebuilttomeettheneedsofstrictprocesscontrol
requirementsfoundinmanyofthemedical,industrial,andsemi
conductorindustries.Allpartsareprocuredfromstrategicsupplierswith
aproventrackrecordofsupplyinghighlyreliablecomponents,andoffer
strongdesignsupportforcustomization.Lairdalsooffersaftersales
servicesupporttorepairorreplaceunitsthathavebeeninthefieldfor
morethantwodecades.

PIDLiquidtoLiquidSystem

BenefitsofUsingLiquid
CoolingSystems

LCSareuniquetothethermalmanagementmarketinthattheyuse
acoolanttotransferheat.Mostengineersareconcernedabout
introducingliquidstotheirelectronics,butifunitisdesignedand
assembledcorrectly,itbecomesanonissue.LCShaveseveral
advantagesoverconventionalaircooledsystems.

Lairdprovidesrobustliquidcoolingsolutionsformanyofthehigh
performanceapplicationsfoundinthemedical,industrial,and
semiconductormarkets.Systemsaredesignedtomaximizetemperature
stabilizationatabove,below,orequaltoambienttemperature.Service
lifeexpectationscanexceedmorethan20yearsinthefield.

HighHeatPumpingCapacity.Liquidheatexchangerscanreduce
thethermalresistanceofconventionalheatsinkfandissipation
mechanismsbyafactorof10ormore.Thisisduetothepoorthermal
propertiesofheattransferringinairversusincoolantssuchaswater.

HealthcareDiagnostics& Treatment
MedicalImaging
MedicalLasers
ClinicalDiagnostics
Centrifuges
RadiationTherapy

LiquidCoolingApplications

HighHeatFluxDensity.LCScanremoveuptofivetimestheamount
ofheatpersquareareaoverconventionalaircoolingsystems.This
becomesadvantageousindenselypackedelectronicswithlimited
spacetoaccommodateanaircoolingmechanism.

HeatRouting.Liquidcoolingallowstheintegrationofasmallheat
exchangertobelocatedattheheatsource,whichthenroutesheat
awaythroughaliquidcircuit.Thisisadvantageousindenselypacked
electronicswhereaconventionalaircoolingsystempushesairall
aroundsystemandpotentiallyaddsheattothesystemfromother
hotelectronicsincloseproximity.

RapidCoolDown.Cooldowntimeisafunctionofcoolingcapacity.
LCShavelargercoolingcapacitiesthanconventionalheatsinkfan
mechanisms,whichwillreducethetimeittakestoreachtemperature.

LowerNoise.Systemswithhighheatremovalrequirementsofone
kilowattorhigherrequiremuchlargerfanstogeneratetheairflow
neededtodissipateheat.Thismakestheaircoolingsystemnoisier,
exposessystemtohighervibrationandpotentiallyrequiresalarger
systemthanthatofanLCS.

IndustrialInstrumentation
SecurityXRayScanning
NonDestructiveTest
DigitalPrinting
ElectronMicroscope
IndustrialLasers

SemiconductorFabrication
Metrology
Plasma/WetEtch
Lithography
Chemical/PhysicalVaporDeposition
RapidThermalProcessing

LiquidHeatExchangerS Y S T E M S
Lairdoffersthree(3)typesofliquidheatexchangersystems.Standardcoolingcapacitiesrangefrom500Wto5000W.However,customsolutions
havebeendesignedtoremoveupto40KWofheat.StandardheattransferconfigurationsareeitherLiquidAirorLiquidLiquidsystems.All
systemsaredesignedtooperateusingeitherwater,waterwithglycol(antifreeze),oroilasacoolant.

WLSeries,WaterCooled
Watercooledsystemsaredesignedtocirculatewaterorawaterglycol(antifreeze)mixtureandkeepthetemperatureofthecoolantatornear
ambient.TheWLSeriesisarecirculatingliquidtoairheatexchangerthatoffersdependable,compactperformancebyremovinglargeamountsof
heatfromaliquidcircuit.Thecoolantisrecirculatedusingahighpressurepumptoassuremaximumflowrate.Heatfromcoolantisabsorbedbya
radiantheatexchangeranddissipatedintotheambientenvironmentusingabrandnamefan.
Coolingtoambient
Highheatpumpingcapacity
PART
DESCRIPTION

COOLINGCAPACITY
(WATTS)

Compactformfactor
Longlifeoperation
MAXPRESSURE
DROP(BARS)

PUMPFLOWRATE
(LPM)

INPUTVOLTAGE
(VAC)

DIMENSIONS
(LXWXH)(CM)

WEIGHT
(KGS)

11

WL500

500

2.5

2.3@4bar

230

37x30x15

WL1000

1,000

6.0

4.4@4bar

230

33x29x30

WL1500

1,500

6.0

4.0@4bar

230

48x40x48

WL2000

2,000

6.7

4.4@4bar

230

30x30x50

26

WL3000

3,000

8.0

6.0@4bar

230

48x40x48

38

WL5000

5,000

7.0

6.5@3bar

230

48x40x48

38

17

38

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LiquidHeatExchangerS Y S T E M S
OLSeries,Oil Cooled
Oilcooledsystemsaredesignedtocirculatetransformeroilandareusedinapplicationswherethe
temperatureattheheatsourceexceedstheoperationaltemperaturelimitofwaterbasedcoolants.The
OLSeriesisarecirculatingliquidtoairheatexchangerthatoffersdependable,compactperformanceby
removinglargeamountsofheatfromaliquidcircuit.Thecoolantpumptoassuremaximumflowrate.
Heatfromcoolantisabsorbedbyaradiantheatexchangerandisrecirculatedusingahighpressure
dissipatedintotheambientenvironmentusingbrandnamefan.

Coolingtoaboveambient(wherethetemperatureattheheatsourceis
atorexceedsthelimitofconventionalcoolantoperatingtemperatures)
Highheatpumpingcapacity
Compactformfactor
Longlifeoperation

PART
DESCRIPTION

COOLINGCAPACITY
(WATTS)

MAXPRESSURE
DROP(BARS)

PUMPFLOW
RATE(LPM)

INPUTVOLTAGE
(VAC)

DIMENSIONS
(LXWXH)(CM)

WEIGHT
(KGS)

OL4503

4,500

9.0

23@3.5bar

230

75x35x65

54

OL15000

15,000

1.75

20@1.0bar

230

70x64x98

82

LiquidLiquidSeries
LiquidLiquidsystemsusefacilitywaterasahotsideheatdissipationmechanism,whichincreasesthe
coolingcapacitywhilemaintainingformfactor.WWseriessystemsaredesignedtooperateusingwater
ascoolant,whileOWSeriessystemsaredesignedtooperateusingoilascoolant.

Coolingtoambient
Highheatpumpingcapacityinsmallestformfactor
Longlifeoperation

COOLING
CAPACITY(WATTS)

COOLANT
TYPE

MAXPRESSURE
DROP(BARS)

PUMPFLOW
RATE(LPM)

INPUTVOLTAGE
(VAC)

WW3001

3,000

Water

6.7

5.4@4bar

230

45x2740

24

WW5001

5,000

Water

6.5

10@4bar

230

45x30x37

24

OW4002

4,000

Oil

9.0

17@3.5

230

62x35x55

45

PART
DESCRIPTION

DIMENSIONS
(LXWXH)(CM)

WEIGHT
(KGS)

WLKSeries,RecirculatingChillers
TheWLKSeriesisacompressorbasedrecirculatingchillerthatoffersdependable,compactperformance
bycontrollingthetemperatureofwaterorwaterwithglycol(antifreeze)inaliquidcircuit.Thecoolantis
recirculatedusingapumpwithhighMTBF.Heatfromthecoolantisabsorbedbyadurable,compressor
basedsystemanddissipatedtotheambientenvironment.Theunitisregulatedwithaneasytouse
digitaltemperaturecontrollerwithpushbuttoninterface.Theunitishousedinsideadurablesheetmetal
casing.Standardcoolingcapacitiesrangeareavailableupto3KW.However,customsolutionshavebeen
designedtoremoveupto200KWofheat.

Coolingtobelowambient
Highheatpumpingcapacity
Variabletemperaturecontrol

Hightemperaturestability
CFCfreerefrigerants
Longlifeoperation

PART
DESCRIPTION

COOLINGCAPACITY CONTROLTEMP
(WATTS)
RANGE(C)

MAXPRESSURE
DROP(BARS)

PUMPFLOW
RATE(LPM)

INPUTVOLTAGE
(VAC)

DIMENSIONS
(LXWXH)(CM)

WEIGHT
(KGS)

WLK21

2,000

530C

8.0

6.0@6

230

59x61x92

115

WLK31

3,000

535C

6.7

6.0@4

230

59x61x92

115


LiquidCoolingSystemTurnkeyC A P A B I L I T I E S
Sincetherearemanyuniqueattributesthatneedtobeascertainedforeachapplication,often
theoptimalliquidcoolingsolutionendsuprequiringacustomconfiguration.Lairdhasover35
yearsofexperienceinthedesign,manufactureandservicingofcustomliquidcoolingsystems
forvarioushighendmarkets.Ourengineeringteamhastheknowhowtodesigncooling
systemsthatarecompatiblewithwater,waterglycol,transformeroil,orvariouscorrosion
prohibitors.LCScanalsobequitecomplexandrequirethetemperaturecontrolofmultiple
liquidcircuitsormultiplepressuredropsettingsinordertoaccommodatelowandhigh
pressureconditions.Lairdhasexperiencedesigningbothsystems,andcanintegratemany
uniqueattributesintoanLCS,suchas:

Coolingcapacity(upto200KW)
Variablepumpcapacity
Thermalcontrolofmultipleliquidcircuits
Coolantfiltration
Variableflowcontrol
PIDtemperaturecontrol
Hightemperaturestability
HighCoefficientofPerformance
Durabilitybyhotgasbypasscontrol

CFCfreerefrigerants
Stainlesssteelheatexchanger
Highoperationaltemperatures
Flowmonitoring
Levelswitching
Faultsignalpotentialfree
Maximumpressurelimit
Custominput/outputfittingsandhousingconfiguration

Lairdoffersstrongengineeringserviceswithaglobalpresencethatsupportsonsiteconceptgeneration,thermal
modeling,flowanalysis,mechanicaldesign,electricaldesignandrapidprototyping.Verticalintegrationisfundamental
tomeettheneedsoftodaysfastproductdevelopmentcycles.Lairdhasinvestedinsheetmetalfabrication,spot
welding,tubebendingandCNCequipment.Ourengineeringteamalsoworkswithworldclasssupplierstoutilizetheir
expertiseinsupportingcustomdesignsonpumps,compressortechnologies,evaporatorsandliquidheatexchangers.

Validationtestservicesarealsoavailabletosupportcompliancestandardsforeachindustry,suchasUL/CSAand
MILSTDs.Inhousetestcapabilitiesexisttosupport:

Gforcetesting
Noisemeasurement
Hightempovenstoragetesting
Coolingcapacity
Temperaturecycling
Pressureandflowrates
Continuousoperationtesting
Electronicdrivecircuittesting
Reliabilitytesting
AllproductsaremanufacturedinanISO9001andISO14001certifiedfacilityandarebuilttomeettheneedsofstrict
processcontrolrequirementsfoundinmanyofthemedical,industrialandsemiconductorindustries.Allpartsare
procuredfrompremiumsupplierswithaprovenhistoryofsupplyinghighreliablecomponents.Lairdalsooffers
strongservicesupporttorepairorreplacepartsonunitsthathavebeeninthefieldformorethantwodecades.

Lairdprovidestheknowledge,innovation,andresourcestoensureexceptionalthermalperformanceandcustomer
satisfaction.Contactustodayforyourcompleteapplicationsolutions.

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FeaturedApplication:MedicalImaging
Medicalimagingsystemsprovidedetailedimagesonthestructureofabodyin
multipletopographies.Detailedcontrastsarevisiblebetweenthedifferent
softtissuesandareusefulinneurological,cardiovascularandoncological.CT
andPETScannersuseionradiationcreatedbyXraystocapture
topographicalimagesandMRIsusemagneticandradiofrequencyfields.

WhyLiquidCooling?
Duringoperation,componentssuchasamplifiersandpowersuppliers
generatealargeamountofheatthatneedstobemanagedwithinthe
system.Thermalmanagementsystemsthatfeatureliquidcoolingoffer
higherefficienciesthanairbasedheattransfermechanisms,which
translatesintohigherreliability,lessfieldmaintenance,greatersystem
uptimeandlowertotalcostofownership.

WorldwideService&Support
Lairdhasanestablished,worldclassserviceoperationdedicatedtorespondingtoour
customers'serviceandsupportneedsworldwide.AllliquidcoolingsystemsareservicedinaISO9001andISO14001
certifiedfacility.Lairdstockscomponentsoncontinuousrunningprogramswithabilitytoshipoutpartstoaregional
technicianwithin24hours.Lairdoffersextendedservicecontractstosupportbeyondstandardwarrantyperiods.

Repairs,exchanges,orupgrades
Installation,commissioning,andstartupassistance
Precisiontuningandsystemoptimization
Custompreventativemaintenanceplans
Tailoredrefurbishmentmanagementplans
Extendedwarrantyprograms
Customizedtrainingprograms

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