Open AccessDesign analysis and Work load characteristics of a Micro data Center
Author(s) -
T Renugadevi,
D Hari Prasanth,
Appili Yaswanth,
Karuppan Muthukumar,
Madhavi Venkatesan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/850/1/012018
Subject(s) - data center , overheating (electricity) , server , rack , airflow , computer science , work (physics) , heat transfer , simulation , environmental science , mechanical engineering , engineering , mechanics , electrical engineering , operating system , physics
Data centers are large-scale data storage and processing systems. It is made up of a number of servers that must be capable of handling large amount of data. As a result, data centers generate a significant quantity of heat, which must be cooled and kept at an optimal temperature to avoid overheating. To address this problem, thermal analysis of the data center is carried out using numerical methods. The CFD model consists of a micro data center, where conjugate heat transfer effects are studied. A micro data center consists of servers aligned with air gaps alternatively and cooling air is passed between the air gaps to remove heat. In the present work, the design of data center rack is made in such a way that the cold air is in close proximity to servers. The temperature and airflow in the data center are estimated using the model. The air gap is optimally designed for the cooling unit. Temperature distribution of various load configurations is studied. The objective of the study is to find a favorable loading configuration of the micro data center for various loads and effectiveness of distribution of load among the servers.