Flomerics Announces Workshops on Optimizing Data Center Cooling

By DE Editors

Flomerics (Marlborough, MA) announced workshops on how to optimize the thermal performance of data centers using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation software.

The workshops will explain how to simulate the thermal performance of an existing or planned data center configuration using templates and libraries that enable users to simply drag and drop building blocks into the model. The three-day seminar includes two days of training while the third day is devoted to helping attendees model their own data center.

The first two days of the workshop will explain how to model data centers including using templates that provide the basic structure of the layout; creating the room layout including walls, raised floor, etc.; adding floor grills from a library; adding computer room air conditioners (CRACs)  either in the data center or in a utility room; and more.

Power densities and overall power consumption have risen to levels where this approach is no longer practical. It has become too expensive simply to throw more CRACs at the problem. Data center designers now need to understand the local 3D airflow within the room to allocate the existing cooling capacity more efficiently and ensure that every piece of equipment is properly cooled and redundancy requirements are met.

Flovent CFD software provides a solution to this problem. CFD predicts and graphically illustrates the 3D airflow patterns as well as temperature and pressure distributions within the data center. This makes it possible to go beyond bulk measurements and make efficient use of the cooling capacity by ensuring cool air is directed where it is needed. The user can evaluate changes in the cooling system layout or equipment configuration and optimize the design of the data center for each change. This results in lower initial costs and operating costs for the cooling system while ensuring reliable operation of the data center.

For more information about Flovent and/or to schedule a workshop, visit Flomerics.

Sources:  Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.