Numerical Study on Thermal Management of Data Center Integrated with Underfloor Vertical Baffles

Yiwen Zhang, Kai Zhang, Jinxiang Liu, Fei Li, Jun Bao

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Abstract

The underfloor air distribution (UFAD) system is widely used in the data center account for the potential of energy saving. However, the uneven distribution of airflow in the underfloor plenum will deteriorate the thermal environment of UFAD system and cause the uniform cooling for servers in the racks. To improve the cooling performance of UFAD system based data center, several kinds of underfloor vertical baffles (UVB) were designed and employed to guide airflow path. By using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model, the thermal environment of UFAD based data center had been significantly improved. The results show that the maximum temperature at the top of racks was reduced by about 8.5 °C by deploying the enclosed baffles. The average values of average inlet/outlet temperature were decreased by 4.15 and 3.03 °C, respectively, and the standard deviations of them were 8.8 and 19.3% of those in no-baffle model.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, ISHVAC 2019 - Volume 1
Subtitle of host publicationIndoor and Outdoor Environment
EditorsZhaojun Wang, Fang Wang, Peng Wang, Chao Shen, Jing Liu, Yingxin Zhu
PublisherSpringer
Pages77-85
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9789811395192
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Event11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, ISHVAC 2019 - Harbin, China
Duration: 12 Jul 201915 Jul 2019

Publication series

NameEnvironmental Science and Engineering
ISSN (Print)1863-5520
ISSN (Electronic)1863-5539

Conference

Conference11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, ISHVAC 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHarbin
Period12/07/1915/07/19

Keywords

  • Data center
  • Thermal management
  • Underfloor air distribution
  • Underfloor vertical baffles

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