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A data center’s capacity is rarely determined by power alone. It is determined by how much heat can be dissipated. This can be calculated before the rack is moved—and before any renovations are made.
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The challenge
The solution
THE PROCESS
A data center is a physical challenge within a building. The three questions are asked in this order.
Cooling, airflow, and placement determine how much power can be accommodated in each location.
Result: a capacity based on a calculation rather than an average.
New equipment, a redesign, or higher density. The consequences can be seen before they are felt.
Result: changes tested in the model, not in actual operation.
Energy consumption for cooling accounts for a large portion of the bill. It can be optimized once the airflow is known.
Result: an operational overview that can be compared with actual figures.
AREAS
All four questions are asked in a data center. The difference lies in whether the answer is an estimate or a calculation.
The capacity is not uniform throughout the room. It depends on where the cooling reaches.
Cold air that doesn't reach the equipment is money down the drain.
Most operational problems arise after a change that seemed reasonable at the time.
Cooling is the area that's easiest to improve once you can see where it's being wasted.
TOOLS
The physics is the same at both ends of the scale. The difference lies in what the model encompasses.
Data Center A model of the entire data center—including cooling, airflow, capacity, and energy consumption—updated with the facility’s own operational data.
Electronics
The enclosure and the equipment inside it. The same thermal technology applied to each individual product.
WHO USES IT
The task varies depending on who owns the space.
Capacity is the key. Being able to say exactly what can go where is the difference between a sold space and an empty one.
A room is rarely built for what is in it today. It is built for what was in it ten years ago.
New workloads result in a power density per rack that very few rooms were originally designed to handle.
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FAQ
A model of the facility that calculates air, heat, and power—and is kept up to date with actual operational data. It is used to determine what will happen if something changes, without having to change it first.
The flow calculation is at the heart of it, yes. The difference is that this model is designed for a data center: racks, cooling units, capacity, and energy are concepts built into the tool, rather than geometry that you have to set up yourself.
Drawings of the room, an overview of equipment and power, and the measurement data you already have. The model will be more accurate with operational data, but it can be built without it.
It depends on the size of the room and how well it is documented. It is usually the documentation that determines the pace, not the calculation.
Probably not this page. If you need to perform calculations for a cabinet or a product, that belongs on the page about thermal simulation.
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The most informative starting point is usually a rack that can’t be filled up, or a renovation you’re unsure about. That gives us something concrete to work with. No sales pitch. No pressure.
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