Liquid Cooling In the Data Center

Liquid cooling is coming to the data centre, there is no debate about this, but what do we need to do to make it work? In this talk, we uncover some of the key challenges, such as scalability and integration, to help data centre operators and customers better understand the possibilities of the liquid=cooled data centre environment.

Direct Liquid Cooling uses the excellent thermal conductivity of liquid, compared to air, to provide efficient cooling directly at heat source, via a cold plate situated directly adjacent to the processor. This new cooling technique effectively eliminates the dependence of present cooling plants on air handling systems. This reduces significant the facilities PUE Power Usage Efficiency to approximately 1.1. What are the solutions of GF Piping Systems for this new Cooling trend in the Data Center: – Corrosion free: ​Clean smooth pipes – Light weight: easy to install and ideal for retrofits – High performance materials, wide temperature and chemical resistance – Clean & High Purity production

For years, liquid cooling — including immersion — has primarily been seen as a special-purpose solution, a necessity for today’s High Density and/or High Performance Compute servers for which air cooling would be too costly or even technically infeasible with only novelty value in traditional data centers. As such, liquid cooling has long been assumed to be a small, niche market, accounting for perhaps 10% of the overall data center cooling solution marketplace.. But as server energy consumption, power costs, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) policies, and regulatory scrutiny all continue to rise, it’s become clear that this once niche solution is now positioned to be the primary technology enabling the data center and edge technology sustainability requirements of this year and beyond.