Abstract
The Caldwell CMHRE-Ω1.2 is a modular open-hardware research platform for evaluating direct liquid cooling, thermal stabilization, phase-change buffering, low-grade thermoelectric energy recovery, gyroid-inspired flow distribution, localized vortex/impingement heat-transfer enhancement, and adaptive thermal control.
CMHRE-Ω1.2 uses a controlled 100–500 W electrically metered copper heater block as a chip analog. A primary, conventional liquid-cooling loop is always available to remove the full thermal load safely. Optional research modules operate in bypassable side streams so no experimental energy-recovery module becomes a mandatory thermal bottleneck.
The platform incorporates selected practical elements from the posted CIERS-TEG v3.0 disclosure: detailed metering and control architecture, copper-foam-enhanced PCM, split-path thermal routing, a staged experimental sequence, and component-level electrical measurement. These features are incorporated only where they improve testability, thermal performance, or reproducibility. CMHRE does not adopt unvalidated performance claims, nanofluid coolant, mandatory in-line TEG placement, or in-line piezoelectric vortex harvesting.paste.txt
The objective is not to assume large gains. The objective is to produce public, repeatable evidence of which cold-plate geometries, buffering methods, and recovery pathways provide net benefit after pump, fan, control, heat-rejection, and conversion losses are included.
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Recommended Citation
Caldwell, Michael Victor Mr., "CALDWELL CMHRE-Ω1.2 Open-Hardware Modular Thermal Stabilization, Direct-Liquid-Cooling, and Waste-Heat Utilization Research Platform", Technical Disclosure Commons, ()
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/11471