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Data Center Cooling Solutions

With the rapid development of information technology, data center has become an indispensable infrastructure in modern society. However, the large amount of heat generated during data center operation not only affects the performance of the equipment, but also can cause security issues. Therefore, data center cooling solutions are critical.

What is Data Center Cooling?

Data center cooling, also known as data center thermal management, refers to a series of cooling measures taken to maintain a suitable temperature environment for the normal operation of equipment ( servers, IT equipment and other electronic devices that generate a large amount of heat) inside the data center. Data center cooling is not only related to the life, performance and stability of hardware equipment, but also directly affects the overall energy efficiency and operating costs of the data center.The key components and solutions adopted in the data center cooling system include server cooling, computer room cooling (or server room cooling), airflow management, heat dissipation, liquid regulation and humidity control.

The Importance of Data Center Cooling

1. Excessive heat in the data center can cause malfunctions in server components such as processors and memory, as well as slow computer system performance, system crashes, and even hardware damage. Cooling the data center can keep the system at its optimal performance level.

2. An overheated environment can lead to system failures and shutdowns. Data center cooling can prevent shutdowns.

3. Long-term high-temperature environments shorten the lifespan of hardware. Keeping the environment of the data center cool can extend the lifespan of equipment.

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Data Center Cooling Technologies

Air cooling technology

Air cooling technology uses air flow to dissipate heat from the data center. According to the different air flow mode, air cooling technology can be divided into natural convection and forced convection. Natural convection relies on the thermal lift generated by the equipment's own heat, without additional energy consumption, but the heat dissipation efficiency is low. Forced convection speeds up the flow of air through devices such as fans, improving cooling efficiency but increasing energy consumption.The traditional air-cooling systems include computer room air handlers (CRAH) and computer room air conditioners (CRAC).

Water cooling technology

Water cooling technology uses water as a heat conduction medium, and takes away the heat generated by the equipment through the circulation of water. Water cooling technology has high heat dissipation efficiency and can be used in high-density data centers. The high-pressure pipeline network circulates cold water to heat exchangers or cooling coils within the data center and to the servers themselves. The cold water circulates through the pipes, absorbing the heat generated by the servers and other equipment. As the water absorbs the heat and becomes hot, it is sent to the chillers. However, water-cooling technology requires additional equipment and water resources and is expensive to maintain.

Evaporative cooling technology

Evaporative cooling technology uses the principle of heat absorption when the liquid evaporates to dissipate the heat generated by the equipment through the evaporation process. This technology involves spraying water onto the surface or into the air. As the water changes from a liquid to a gas during this process, it evaporates and absorbs a large amount of heat, resulting in a cooling effect. This technology has the advantages of high heat dissipation efficiency and water saving, but there are some problems such as complex equipment and difficult maintenance. This cooling method is particularly effective in areas with arid or low-humidity climates.

Liquid cooling technology

Liquid cooling technology is a server cooling technology, through coolant (water or dedicated coolant) circulation in the equipment, directly absorb and take away heat. Liquid cooling mainly includes two types: immersion cooling and direct liquid cooling,DLC (or direct to chip liquid cooling). This cooling method is more efficient, suitable for high-performance computing environments and training of deep learning models, but it is also relatively expensive and difficult to maintain.

Cooling Solutions Selection

When choosing a data center cooling solution, you need to consider the following factors:

1. Data center scale: Large data centers can use water-cooling technology to improve heat dissipation efficiency, while small data centers can use air-cooling technology to reduce costs.

2. Energy consumption: Forced convection and evaporative cooling technology will increase energy consumption, which needs to be selected according to the actual situation.

3. Maintenance costs: Water cooling technology and evaporative cooling technology require more equipment and maintenance personnel, and the maintenance costs are higher.

4. Environmental impact: Evaporative cooling technology is water-saving and environmentally friendly, and it is suitable for water shortage areas.

The choice of a data center cooling solution need to take into account a number of factors, including data center size, energy consumption, maintenance costs, and environmental impact. In practical applications, the advantages and disadvantages of different technologies can be combined to choose the most suitable cooling scheme. In the future, with the continuous development of technology, data center cooling technology will continue to improve, providing a strong guarantee for the stable operation of data center.

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Data Center Liquid Cooling System

With the boom in cloud computing and big data technologies, the computational density of processing-intensive applications such as artificial intelligence (AI) training is constantly increasing, and data center workloads continue to increase and so does the need for efficient thermal management in data centers.Many businesses and organizations have begun to adopt high-efficiency, high-performance liquid cooling systems.

Lori's Technology of Liquid Cooling

Immersion Cooling

It immerses the server in a non-conductive liquid that absorbs the heat generated by the server, thus improving cooling efficiency.

Liquid Cooling Loops

Liquid cooling circuits are formed by connecting one or more cold plates through an inlet to an enclosure and an outlet to form a liquid cooling system for data centers or artificial intelligence.

Lori Data Center Direct Liquid Cooling Components

As a global heat sink manufacturer, Lori can customize the right liquid cooling looops, direct to chip liquid cooling cold plates (CPU liquid cold plate, GPU cold plate,, manifold, DIMM cold plate) , pipes and fittings for your data center to meet your cooling needs. If you need customized data center cooling components, please contact us.

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