Blogger Mike Schropp of “Total Geekdom” recently revealed the construction of his new wind tunnel-cooled computer. Designed for grid computing, Schropp’s new computer is part of the IBM’s World Community Grid, which combines a worldwide network of computers into a supercomputer that is working to identify cures for cancer and AIDS and find solutions to other areas of medical … [Read more...]
Direct Contact Liquid Cooling for the Datacenter – Can it be Simple, Low Cost, High Performance and Efficient?
In the mid 1960’s liquid cooling was deemed necessary by mainframe producers like IBM as the heat flux generated with bipolar circuit technology rose past levels that could be easily managed by traditional air cooling. In the early nineties, a very efficient technology was introduced. Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) circuits demonstrated reduced power … [Read more...]
Evaluation and Opportunities for Use of Thin Form Factor Synthetic Jets to Low Profile Electronics Cooling Applications
Introduction Modern portable consumer electronics devices such as ultrabooks, tablets and smartphones are easily recognized for the incredible functionality they offer in very compact packages. Due to advances in semiconductor miniaturization and the development of dual and quad-core architectures, current and next-generation portable devices boost computational and graphics … [Read more...]
A History of ASHRAE Technical Committee TC9.9 and its Impact on Data Center Design and Operation
The ASHRAE Technical Committee TC9.9 had its beginning from a group of thermal engineers from the various IT manufacturing companies (15 companies in all made up of members who were acquainted through ASME conferences). Those first meetings starting in 1999 focused on 4 topics that our Thermal Management Consortium considered lacking in the industry: ü Power Trends of IT … [Read more...]
Facebook Strives to Redefine Data Center Cooling Systems
As one of the world’s largest purveyors of online information, Facebook is continually updating its data center cooling system in an effort to increase cooling efficiency while maintaining current costs. Facebook’s original data center in Prineville, Ore. was designed for the desert and takes advantage of the low temperatures and humidity to cool its hardware with outside air. … [Read more...]
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