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Evaluation of a New Low-GWP Dielectric Fluid for Two-Phase Immersion Cooling of Data Centers.

Number: 0683

Author(s) : POTTKER G., BRANDT D. R., VAN WASSEN A.

Summary

Two-phase immersion cooling (2-PIC) is an emerging technology for thermal management of high heat-density server systems used in data centers. With 2-PIC, data centers can significantly reduce energy usage, carbon and physical footprint and enable much higher chip heat rejection rates compared to air-cooled facilities. Dielectric liquids used in 2-PIC today however, either have high GWP, poor dielectric properties or may require stringent contamination controls. In this paper, a new low-GWP 2-PIC fluid candidate is proposed. First, key thermophysical and dielectric properties are compared among multiple fluids. Second, a signal integrity analysis will show that the new fluid has similar cable losses compared to air. Next, results of a successful proof-of-concept testing of the new fluid with actual servers are presented in detail. Finally, a 2-PIC system simulation model is used to demonstrate both the potential of the technology and the new fluid to increase power usage effectiveness (PUE) of data centers.

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  • Original title: Evaluation of a New Low-GWP Dielectric Fluid for Two-Phase Immersion Cooling of Data Centers.
  • Record ID : 30031854
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Technology
  • Source: Proceedings of the 26th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
  • Publication date: 2023/08/21
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18462/iir.icr.2023.0683

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