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2011 Medclim
Ultimate Efficiency
for Data Center Cooling
Tunis 23.11.2011
Karim Ait Younes, Stulz GmbH, Germany
STULZ
Air Technology Systems,
Frederick/MD, USA
STULZ S.p.A.
Valeggio sul Mincio(VR),
Italy
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DFC²
Direct Free-Cooling for Data
centres
The Target
High Availability of the Data Centre
=
Uninterrupted Operation of the Air Conditioning System
45%
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab; Data centre energy benchmark case studies
2.200
ULTIMATE EFFICIENCY
Ingredients for ULTIMATE EFFICIENCY
• Fan technology
• Airflow / Cooling on Demand
-The Air Flow Concepts System
-The Raised Floor
• High Density Zones
• How to eliminate Hot Spots
• Service on Demand
or
…keep in mind:
Your data centre need energy at any time, all
year round.
9.1% 11.4%
<1.5
29.5%
25.0% 1.5-2.0
25.0% 2.0-3.0
3.0-5.0
>5.0
0-10V
Signal
Under-Floor Static
Pressure Tube
0m³
0m³/h 20250m³
20250m³/h 20250m³
20250m³/h 20250m³³/h
20250m 20250m³³/h
20250m
Airflow: 162.000m³/h
Fan Power: 49,40 kW
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Savings:
36 %
(219.500 kg CO2) p.a.
16200m³/h 16200m³/h 16200m³
16200m³/h 16200m³³/h
16200m 16200m³
16200m³/h
Airflow: 162.000m³/h
Based on 0,13€/kWh, 8760 hrs/yr and Total Cooling EER of 3.0
Airflow: 162.000m³/h
Fan Power: 32,00 kW
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Savings:
80 %
(489.000 kg CO2) p.a.
16200m³/h 12600m³/h 9000m³/h 2700m³/h 2700m³/h
Airflow: 81.000m³/h
Based on 0,13€/kWh, 8760 hrs/yr and Total Cooling EER of 3.0
Static Pressure
High Velocity Pressure
Xm
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Static pressure
distribution of a raised
floor incorporating
baffles plates
Perforated baffles in front of CRAC units convert velocity pressure into a more even
static pressure.
Courtesy CitiGroup
Circular Damper
• Reduce all leakage from raised floor, e.g. Use grommets for cable entries
Challenges:
- The needed air flow of the servers is depending on the capacity of the
servers and supply air temperature.
-5 Pa to 5 Pa
Service on Demand
...thank
you for
your
attention.