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Parametric Numerical Study of the Airflow and Thermal Performance in a Real Data Center for Improving Sustainability

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dc.contributor.authorMacedo, Diogo Gonçalves Costa e Silva de
dc.contributor.authorGodina, Radu
dc.contributor.authorGaspar, Pedro Dinis
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Pedro Dinho da
dc.contributor.authorCovas, Miguel Trigueiros
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-18T14:23:41Z
dc.date.available2019-10-18T14:23:41Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, reducing energy consumption has been relentlessly pursued by researchers and policy makers with the purpose of achieving a more sustainable future. The demand for data storage in data centers has been steadily increasing, leading to an increase in size and therefore to consume more energy. Consequently, the reduction of the energy consumption of data center rooms is required and it is with this perspective that this paper is proposed. By using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), it is possible to model a three-dimensional model of the heat transfer and air flow in data centers, which allows forecasting the air speed and temperature range under diverse conditions of operation. In this paper, a CFD study of the thermal performance and airflow in a real data center processing room with 208 racks under di erent thermal loads and airflow velocities is proposed. The physical-mathematical model relies on the equations of mass, momentum and energy conservation. The fluid in this study is air and it is modeled as an ideal gas with constant properties. The model of the e ect of turbulence is made by employing a k–" standard model. The results indicate that it is possible to reduce the thermal load of the server racks by improving the thermal performance and airflow of the data center room, without a ecting the correct operation of the server racks located in the sensible regions of the room.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMacedo, D., Godina, R., Gaspar, P.D., Silva, P.D., & Covas, M.T. (2019). A Parametric Numerical Study of the Airflow and Thermal Performance in a Real Data Center for Improving Sustainability.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/app9183850pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/7291
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.subjectEnergetic sustainabilitypt_PT
dc.subjectComputational fluid dynamicspt_PT
dc.subjectData centerpt_PT
dc.subjectAir flow and thermal energy managementpt_PT
dc.subjectInformation and communication technologiespt_PT
dc.subjectComputer room air conditioningpt_PT
dc.titleParametric Numerical Study of the Airflow and Thermal Performance in a Real Data Center for Improving Sustainabilitypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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