Using Airflow Simulation to Meet Cooling Challenges in Data Centers
Presenter: Dr. Amir Radmehr, Technical Staff, Innovative Research (Tileflow)
Tuesday, May 18
3:20-3:50 pm, Gibson
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Continuing increase of servers' heat load has made the proper cooling of the server racks a new challenge for the data center managers. There are many cooling solutions available, and choosing the right one that meets the practical and budgetary restrictions is not always easy.
Airflow simulation is a powerful tool for identifying and resolving the cooling problems in data centers. It enables you to make a computer model of your data center and assess various cooling solutions without actually exercising them. After finding the best solution that meets your needs and budget, you can implement it with peace of mind.
In this presentation, a number of case studies will be presented, through which various solutions to common cooling problems in data centers will be simulated. For each case, the pressure distribution under the raised floor, the airflow discharging from perforated tiles, and the airflow pattern and temperature distribution above the raised floor will be shown. Using this information, the proper cooling strategy can be selected and implemented.
The airflow simulation to be used in the presentation has been carefully validated with reference to actual measurements in real-life data centers.