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Cooling Technologies for Internet Data Center in China: Principle, Energy Efficiency, and Applications

#datacenter #datacenter-airflow #datacenter-archtecture | The highlighted energy consumption of Internet data center (IDC) in China has become a pressing issue with the implementation of the Chinese dual carbon strategic goal. This paper provides a comprehensive review of cooling technologies for IDC, including air cooling, free cooling, liquid cooling, thermal energy storage cooling and building envelope. Firstly, the environmental requirements for the computer room and the main energy consumption items for IDC are analyzed. The evaluation indicators and government policies for promoting green IDC are also summarized. Next, the traditional cooling technology is compared to four new cooling technologies to find effective methods to maximize energy efficiency in IDC. The results show that traditional cooling consumes a significant amount of energy and has low energy efficiency. The application of free cooling can greatly improve the energy efficiency of IDC, but its actual implementation is highly dependent on geographical and climatic conditions. Liquid cooling, on the other hand, has higher energy efficiency and lower PUE compared to other cooling technologies, especially for high heat density servers. However, it is not yet mature and its engineering application is not widespread. In addition, thermal energy storage (TES) based cooling offers higher energy efficiency but must be coupled with other cooling technologies. Energy savings can also be achieved through building envelope improvements. Considering the investment and recovery period for IDC, it is essential to seek efficient cooling solutions that are suitable for IDC and take into account factors such as IDC scale, climate conditions, maintenance requirements, etc. This paper serves as a reference for the construction and development of green IDC in China.

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コンピュータサーバ室設備設置及び運用のガイドライン

#datacenter #datacenter-airflow #datacenter-archtecture #datacenter-spec | TSCP 産学連携研究会スパコン施設における省エネ化検討 WG

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サーバ施設高効率化に向けたガイドライン(2016/12)

#datacenter #datacenter-airflow #datacenter-archtecture #datacenter-spec | TSCP 産学連携研究会サーバ施設高効率化方策検討 WG

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Twine: A Unified Cluster Management System for Shared Infrastructure

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A Comparative CFD Study of Two Air Distribution Systems with Hot Aisle Containment in High-Density Data Centers

#datacenter-airflow | Removing heat from high-density information technology (IT) equipment is essential for data centers. Maintaining the proper operating environment for IT equipment can be expensive. Rising energy cost and energy consumption has prompted data centers to consider hot aisle and cold aisle containment strategies, which can improve the energy efficiency and maintain the recommended level of inlet air temperature to IT equipment. It can also resolve hot spots in traditional uncontained data centers to some degree. This study analyzes the IT environment of the hot aisle containment (HAC) system, which has been considered an essential solution for high-density data centers. The thermal performance was analyzed for an IT server room with HAC in a reference data center. Computational fluid dynamics analysis was conducted to compare the operating performances of the cooling air distribution systems applied to the raised and hard floors and to examine the difference in the IT environment between the server rooms. Regarding operating conditions, the thermal performances in a state wherein the cooling system operated normally and another wherein one unit had failed were compared. The thermal performance of each alternative was evaluated by comparing the temperature distribution, airflow distribution, inlet air temperatures of the server racks, and recirculation ratio from the outlet to the inlet. In conclusion, the HAC system with a raised floor has higher cooling efficiency than that with a hard floor. The HAC with a raised floor over a hard floor can improve the air distribution efficiency by 28%. This corresponds to 40% reduction in the recirculation ratio for more than 20% of the normal cooling conditions. The main contribution of this paper is that it realistically implements the effectiveness of the existing theoretical comparison of the HAC system by developing an accurate numerical model of a data center with a high-density fifth-generation (5G) environment and applying the operating conditions.

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Upflow vs Downflow | Blog | Mitsubishi Electric

#datacenter-airflow | Dive into the use cases and advantages of upflow and downflow DX cooling system designs to optimize performance and increase cost savings.

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The Hidden Risk of Invisible Airflow Imbalance in an Efficient Contained Data Center | Electronics Cooling

#datacenter-airflow | Husam Alissa, Kourosh Nemati, Dr. Bahgat Sammakia, Mark Seymour, Ken Schneebeli, Dr. Demetriou New Solutions, New Challenges Generally, a legacy data center consists of an array of hot and cold aisles where the air intake to the IT equipment resides […]

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サーバ施設高効率化に向けたガイドライン(2016/12)