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Computational Fluid Dynamics

Many companies are reaching the power or cooling capacity of their current facility. Common questions being asked are,

  1. ‘What is the life expectancy of my current facility?’,
  2. ‘How soon do I need to start planning for an expansion or new data centre?’
  3. ‘Are there changes I can make to my existing facility to extend its life?’
  4. 'What are the greatest energy saving steps I can take?'

Computational Fluid Dynamics is a modeling tool that can we use to help answer those questions and provide you with information on the effectiveness of your data centre. It performs the 'what if' exercise allowing you to identify where the problems really are and test alternative solutions before a large amount of money is spent on solutions that may not work.

CFD modeling takes into account all aspects of the data centre: number of racks, equipment configurations, heat load, dimensions of the facility, attributes of the CRAC units, etc. Based on sophisticated mathematical algorithms we are able to provide you with a view of the future, answering the key questions of life expectancy, ability to handle additional load and recommendations for improved air management.

The modelling will provide you with a detailed analysis of the current configurations including evaluation of airflows and thermal loads in the data center, and identify if the airflow rate and/or cooling capacity are not adequate. The analysis includes:

•   a comprehensive cooling audit report with detailed analysis of CRAC, rack and tile airflow performance in HTML form that can be imported into a spreadsheet and shared with others to help make critical decisions on how to set up a new data center or revamp an existing site to alleviate cooling problems
•      color coded thermal mapping of all rack temperatures in the data center to instantly identify hot servers and verify rack inlet temperatures against ASHRAE thermal guidelines for maximum allowable temperature
•       visual representation of room airflow patterns and temperature distribution, plenum airflow patterns and pressure distribution, and flow distribution through tiles
•      ability to run multiple scenarios of possible situations including impact of CRAC failure, increased heat load, impact of hot or cold aisle containment or room redesign.

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