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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Optimization of Cooling Airflow in Data Center by CFD Analysis in a New Energy Efficient Cooling System Using CO2 as Cooling Medium
Authors : Weirong Zhang, Hongye Li, Yifei Bai, Zhaofeng Wang
Published in: Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (ISHVAC 2019)
Publisher: Springer Singapore
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Abstract
In data center, using outdoor low-temperature air as free cooling is one of the most effective ways to increase the energy efficiency of the heat source system. At the same time, optimizing the indoor air organization to reduce the energy consumption of fans is considered as another effective way of saving energy. In this study, a new cooling system for data center by using evaporation and condensation of CO2 as free cooling is proposed. Also, the system is optimized by organizing the cooling airflow with natural convection and small distributed fans on the indoor side. This paper mainly focuses on optimization of cooling airflow, especially that around racks. CFD is used to analyze the temperature distributions and flow distributions by adjusting power of small distributed fans and shape of the cooling unit. The results show that small distributed fans and natural convection can generate the desired distribution of cooling airflow.