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Dissipating heat and apparatus therefor from a heat dissipation surface is described. In an embodiment, first jets are streamed along the heat dissipation surface in a first direction and are spaced apart from one another. Second jets are streamed along the heat dissipation surface in a second direc

Dissipating heat and apparatus therefor from a heat dissipation surface is described. In an embodiment, first jets are streamed along the heat dissipation surface in a first direction and are spaced apart from one another. Second jets are streamed along the heat dissipation surface in a second direction at least substantially opposite the first direction and spaced apart from one another. Coolant used to provide the first jets and the second jets is exited away from the heat dissipation surface. The first jets and the second jets are offset from one another in a transverse direction with respect to the first direction and the second direction, and the first jets and the second jets pass side-by-side with respect to one another.

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1. A method for dissipating heat from a heat dissipation surface, comprising: providing a first plurality of jets streaming along the heat dissipation surface in a first direction and spaced apart from one another;providing a second plurality of jets streaming along the heat dissipation surface in a

1. A method for dissipating heat from a heat dissipation surface, comprising: providing a first plurality of jets streaming along the heat dissipation surface in a first direction and spaced apart from one another;providing a second plurality of jets streaming along the heat dissipation surface in a second direction at least substantially opposite the first direction and spaced apart from one another; andexiting coolant used to provide the first plurality of jets and the second plurality of jets away from the heat dissipation surface;wherein the first plurality of jets and the second plurality of jets are offset from one another in a transverse direction with respect to the first direction and the second direction; andwherein the first plurality of jets and the second plurality of jets pass side-by-side with respect to one another. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the coolant used to provide the first plurality of jets and the second plurality of jets is a liquid. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the coolant used to provide the first plurality of jets and the second plurality of jets is a gas. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the coolant used to provide the first plurality of jets and the second plurality of jets is a gas-liquid mixture. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the coolant used to provide the first plurality of jets and the second plurality of jets is a dielectric liquid. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one jet of either or both of the first plurality of jets and the second plurality of jets is inclined toward the heat dissipation surface for contact therewith. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first plurality of jets are interlocked with the second plurality of jets. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first plurality of jets and the second plurality of jets are channelized. 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein a jet of the first plurality of jets and a jet of the second plurality of jets collide side-to-side with one another. 10. The method according to claim 1, wherein: the heat dissipation surface is submerged under the coolant; andthe first plurality of jets and the second plurality of jets are projected as submerged into the coolant. 11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: providing a first manifold having a first plurality of nozzles and a second manifold having a second plurality of nozzles;flowing the coolant into the first manifold and the second manifold;the first manifold spaced apart from the second manifold by and located at opposing sides of the heat dissipation surface; andprojecting the coolant out of the first plurality of nozzles of the first manifold in the first direction and the second plurality of nozzles of the second manifold in the second direction to provide the first plurality of jets and the second plurality of jets, respectively. 12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the first plurality of jets and the second plurality of jets in combination define a plane that is above the heat dissipation surface. 13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the first plurality of jets correspond in number to the second plurality of jets to provide pairs of alternate jets. 14. The method according to claim 11, wherein: the first plurality of nozzles are at least substantially uniformly spaced apart from one another in the transverse direction; andthe second plurality of nozzles are at least substantially uniformly spaced apart from one another in the transverse direction. 15. The method according to claim 11, wherein the first plurality of nozzles and the second plurality of nozzles have different diameters for cooling locations on the heat dissipation surface at different rates. 16. The method according to claim 11, wherein the first manifold and the second manifold are parts of a heat sink. 17. An apparatus for dissipating heat, comprising: a heat sink defining a chamber;the heat sink having a base, a top, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a fourth sidewall all having surfaces bordering the chamber;the first sidewall having a first inlet, a first cavity, and first nozzles;the first inlet extending through a portion of the first sidewall to the first cavity for passage of coolant;the first nozzles extending through another portion of the first sidewall from the first cavity for jetting out the coolant from the first nozzles into the chamber;the second sidewall having a second inlet, a second cavity, and second nozzles;the second inlet extending through a portion of the second sidewall to the second cavity for passage of the coolant;the second nozzles, offset from the first nozzles in a transverse direction, extending through another portion of the second sidewall from the second cavity for jetting out the coolant from the second nozzles into the chamber;the base, associated with the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall, and the fourth sidewall, having a heat transfer surface at a bottom of the chamber from which the heat is to be dissipated during operation;the top, associated with the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall, and the fourth sidewall, having an outlet for passage of the coolant out of the chamber; andan underside of the base to conduct the heat to the coolant in the chamber of the heat sink via the heat transfer surface of the base. 18. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein: the first sidewall and the second sidewall face one another;the first nozzles and the second nozzles are pointed in different directions at least substantially opposite one another; andthe first nozzles and the second nozzles are offset from one another in the transverse direction to the surfaces of the first sidewall and the second sidewall facing one another for providing jets that pass side-by-side with respect to one another and along the heat transfer surface during operation. 19. The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein a jet from each of the first nozzles and the second nozzles is pointed at the heat transfer surface. 20. The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the first nozzles alternate with the second nozzles along the first sidewall and the second sidewall, respectively, for providing pairs of interdigitated jets alternatively directed during operation. 21. The apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising: third nozzles formed through the other portion of the first sidewall from the first cavity for jetting out the coolant from the third nozzles into the chamber;wherein the third nozzles correspond to and are pointed opposite the second nozzles;fourth nozzles formed through the other portion of the second sidewall from the second cavity for jetting out the coolant from the fourth nozzles into the chamber;wherein the fourth nozzles correspond to and are pointed opposite the first nozzles; andwherein the third nozzles and the fourth nozzles are for jetting out the coolant short distances in comparison to the second nozzles and the first nozzles, respectively. 22. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the heat transfer surface of the base has dimples. 23. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the heat transfer surface of the base has pin-fins extending upwardly therefrom into the chamber. 24. The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein: the pin-fins define channels; andthe first nozzles and the second nozzles are pointed into the channels. 25. The apparatus according to claim 24, wherein the first nozzles and the second nozzles are pointed to emit within corresponding ones of the channels. 26. A system, comprising: the apparatus according to claim 17; andan electronic device having a heat dissipation surface coupled to the underside of the base for thermal conduction. 27. The system according to claim 26 further comprising a pump coupled to the first inlet and the second inlet for pumping the coolant into and out of the heat sink. 28. An apparatus for dissipating heat, comprising: a heat sink defining a region;the heat sink having a base, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a fourth sidewall all having surfaces bordering the region;the first sidewall having a first inlet, a first cavity, and first nozzles;the first inlet extending through a portion of the first sidewall to the first cavity for passage of coolant;the first nozzles extending through another portion of the first sidewall from the first cavity for jetting out the coolant from the first nozzles into the region;the second sidewall having a second inlet, a second cavity, and second nozzles;the second inlet extending through a portion of the second sidewall to the second cavity for passage of the coolant;the second nozzles, offset from the first nozzles in a transverse direction, extending through another portion of the second sidewall from the second cavity for jetting out the coolant from the second nozzles into the region; andthe base, associated with the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall, and the fourth sidewall, having an opening for receipt of a heat dissipation surface. 29. A system, comprising: the apparatus of claim 28; anda device having the heat dissipation surface and coupled to the apparatus for having the heat dissipation surface in the opening. 30. The apparatus according to claim 28, wherein: the first sidewall and the second sidewall face one another;the first nozzles and the second nozzles are pointed in different directions at least substantially opposite one another; andthe first nozzles and the second nozzles are offset from one another in the transverse direction to the surfaces of the first sidewall and the second sidewall facing one another for providing jets that pass side-by-side with respect to one another and along the heat transfer surface during operation. 31. An apparatus for dissipating heat, comprising: a heat sink defining a region;the heat sink having a first sidewall and a second sidewall bordering the region;the first sidewall having a first cavity and having first nozzles formed through a portion of the first sidewall to the first cavity for passage of coolant from the first cavity for jetting out from the first nozzles into the region;the second sidewall having a second cavity and having second nozzles formed through a portion of the second sidewall to the second cavity for passage of the coolant from the second cavity for jetting out from the second nozzles into the region; anda heat dissipation surface located at the bottom of the region;wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall face one another;wherein the first nozzles and the second nozzles are pointed in different directions at least substantially opposite one another; andwherein the first nozzles and the second nozzles are offset from one another in a transverse direction to facing surfaces of the first sidewall and the second sidewall for providing interlocked jets along the heat dissipation surface during operation.