Exergy Analysis of Data Centres-Effect of the Rack Location and Airflow Direction on the Thermal Performance

Babak Fakhim; Masud Behnia; Steven W. Armfield

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.846.36

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Exergy Analysis of Data Centres-Effect of the Rack Location and Airflow Direction on the Thermal Performance

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In this paper, a numerical analysis of flow and temperature distribution of a small raised-floor data centre is conducted in order to evaluate the thermal performance of the data centre. The flow patterns and temperature profiles established leads to a detailed exergy analysis of the data centre, which results in better understanding of irreversibilities in room airspace. The impact of the rack location in the data centre room and the airflow direction through perforated tiles on the thermal performance of the data centre is investigated using first-law and second-law of thermodynamics.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 846)

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Babak Fakhim*, Masud Behnia, Steven W. Armfield

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Data Centre Cooling, Exergy Analysis, Performance Metric, Thermal Management

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