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A CPU cooler based on a flow field of impinging jet array includes a cooling base having an array of recesses on a top surface. The cooling base is disposed on a CPU. An orifice plate of a size substantially similar to the cooling base has an array of orifices with each orifice corresponding to a re

A CPU cooler based on a flow field of impinging jet array includes a cooling base having an array of recesses on a top surface. The cooling base is disposed on a CPU. An orifice plate of a size substantially similar to the cooling base has an array of orifices with each orifice corresponding to a recess of the array of recesses. The orifice plate is spaced above the cooling base by a separation distance. A fan is secured to the CPU, with the cooling base and orifice plate being secured between the fan and the CPU. The fan when activated provides a coolant flow that produces vortical flow structures with enhanced turbulence on each recess by impinging air jets onto the recesses through the orifices corresponding to the recesses, thereby dissipating heat generated fly the running CPU.

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1. A flow field based cooler for a CPU, the cooler comprising: a cooling base having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, a length and a width, with the cooling base having an array of recess recesses on the loop surface, with each recess of the array of recesses being spaced

1. A flow field based cooler for a CPU, the cooler comprising: a cooling base having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, a length and a width, with the cooling base having an array of recess recesses on the loop surface, with each recess of the array of recesses being spaced from and not interconnected with the remaining recesses of the array of recesses, with the bottom surface of the cooling base being rested disposed on the CPU; an orifice plate having a length and a width corresponding respectively to the length and width of the cooling base, with the orifice plate having a top face and a bottom face opposite to the top face, with the orifice plate having an array of orifices, with each orifice of the array of orifices extending from the top face to the bottom face, with each orifice of the array of orifices corresponding to one of the recesses of the array of recesses, with the orifice plate having a tab at each of two opposite sides along the length of the orifice plate, with the tabs extending perpendicular from the bottom face of the orifice plate and being seated on of the cooling base so that the orifice plate is provided above the cooling base, with the orifice plate being spaced from the cooling base by a predetermined separation distance; and a fan secured to the CPU, with the cooling base and the orifice plate being intermediate the fan and the CPU and with the orifice plate being intermediate the fan and the base plate when the fan is secured on the CPU; wherein the fan when operating generates flow from the fan through the array of orifices and into the array of recesses to generate vortical flow structures with enhanced turbulence on each recess of the array of recesses by impinging jets of air through each orifice and onto the recesses through the orifices, thereby dissipating heat generated by the running CPU. 2. The cooler of claim 1, wherein the orifices extend perpendicular to the bottom face of the orifice plate.3. The cooler of claim 1, wherein the orifices extend oblique to the bottom face of the orifice plate.4. The cooler of claim 1 with the top and bottom faces of the orifice plate and the top and bottom surfaces of the cooling base each being rectangular.5. The cooler of claim 4 with the top and bottom faces of the orifice plate and the top and bottom surfaces of the cooling base each being square.6. The cooler of claim 1 with each orifice of the array of orifices being centered over the corresponding recess of the array of recesses and generating a single vortical flow structure on the corresponding recess when the fan is operating.7. The cooler of claim 1 with each orifice of the array of orifices being disposed off center to the corresponding recess of the array of recesses and generating a pair of opposite circulating vortical wall-jet flows on the corresponding recess when the fan is operating.8. The cooler of claim 1 with each recess of the array of recesses having circular cross sections parallel the top surface of the cooling base.9. The cooler of claim 1 further comprising a tab at each of two opposite ends along the width of the orifice plate, with the tabs extending perpendicular from the bottom face of the orifice plate and being seated on the top surface of the cooling base to cooperate with the tabs at the two opposite sides to hold the orifice plate above the cooling base.10. The cooler of claim 1 wherein the fan includes a shroud, with the shroud enclosing the cooling base, the orifice plate, and the CPU.11. The cooler of claim 10 with the CPU including projections, with the shroud of the fan latching on the projections of the CPU.