A review on airflow distribution and management in data center

H Lu, Z Zhang, L Yang - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
Rapid expansions of high-density data centers have been triggered worldwide owing to the
high demand of cloud computing over the past decade. The airflow distribution and …

Effects of airflow on the thermal environment and energy efficiency in raised-floor data centers: A review

C **, X Bai, C Yang - Science of The Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Airflow is crucial for air-cooled data centers. Its flow path and distribution influences the
thermal environment and energy efficiency of raised-floor data centers. This paper provides …

Optimization of thermal environment and airflow distribution in data center with row-based cooling using the Taguchi/TOPSIS method

L Wang, Y Wang, X Bai, Y **, H Jiang, Y Ma - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The short air supply distance of the row-based cooling system improved the cooling
efficiency. However, the row-based coolers are closer to the racks, resulting in high-speed …

A numerical investigation of fan wall cooling system for modular air-cooled data center

X **ong, Y Fulpagare, PS Lee - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Airflow management in the data center is one of the most researched topics to achieve
uniform airflow for effective thermal management. Recently, the Fan Wall Cooling (FWC) …

Case study regarding the thermal environment and energy efficiency of raised-floor and row-based cooling

C **, X Bai, J Ni, J Shen - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Data centers are energy-intensive facilities, and their thermal environment and energy
efficiency are key research areas. In this study, the airflow distribution and energy …

Cooling Technologies for Internet Data Center in China: Principle, Energy Efficiency, and Applications

X Huang, J Yan, X Zhou, Y Wu, S Hu - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The highlighted energy consumption of Internet data center (IDC) in China has become a
pressing issue with the implementation of the Chinese dual carbon strategic goal. This …

Chip to facility ramifications of containment solution on it airflow and uptime

HA Alissa, K Nemati, BG Sammakia… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We developed a generalized testing methodology in which IT fans' internal and external
impedance effects are collapsed into a single curve (ie, flow curve). Such curves can give …

The study of servers' arrangement and air distribution strategy under partial load in data centers

C **, X Bai - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, with the rapid development of data centers, its huge energy consumption
problem is increasingly prominent. Especially, with the development trend of large-scale …

Field experiment and numerical simulation for airflow evaluation in a data center with row-based cooling

Y Wang, X Bai, Y Fu, Y Tang, C **, Z Li - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Row-based cooling has been recommended for cooling scenarios with high power
densities. Existing studies on row-based cooling have mostly focused on good results, and …

Liquid cooling of data centers: A necessity facing challenges

M Azarifar, M Arik, JY Chang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The evolving data generation landscape requires faster and more efficient microprocessors,
prompting innovative manufacturing methods for smaller and faster transistors. Transistor …