Air Flow Measurement and Management for Improving Cooling and Energy Efficiency in Raised-Floor Data Centers: A Survey
Recently, the rapid growth in both data center power density and scale poses great challenges to the cooling system. On one hand, the data center operators try to over provision cooling resources for fear of server failures induced by accumulated heat. On the other hand, they also want to reduce the...
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doaj-a154167f54784d3e826fdc0b0ee3c4462021-03-29T21:10:42ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362018-01-016488674890110.1109/ACCESS.2018.28668408451865Air Flow Measurement and Management for Improving Cooling and Energy Efficiency in Raised-Floor Data Centers: A SurveyJianxiong Wan0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3236-3036Xiang Gui1Shoji Kasahara2Yuanyu Zhang3Ran Zhang4School of Data Science and Application, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot, ChinaSchool of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New ZealandGraduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, JapanGraduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, JapanUNIQloud Co. Ltd., Beijing, ChinaRecently, the rapid growth in both data center power density and scale poses great challenges to the cooling system. On one hand, the data center operators try to over provision cooling resources for fear of server failures induced by accumulated heat. On the other hand, they also want to reduce the energy cost as the cooling system takes up a significant portion of overall energy consumption. Among all available cooling solutions, air cooling dominates the data center industry due to its simpleness. However, its cooling efficiency has been questioned due to the low air density and specific heat. In this paper, we provide an overview for current endeavors to improve the air cooling efficiency. We group existing researches according to the locations where they can be applied from the perspective of air flow cycle. We also discuss the thermal measurement issues. We hope this paper can help researchers and engineers to design and control their data center air cooling systems.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8451865/Air-cooled raised-floor data centercooling and energy efficiencyair flow management |
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Jianxiong Wan Xiang Gui Shoji Kasahara Yuanyu Zhang Ran Zhang Air Flow Measurement and Management for Improving Cooling and Energy Efficiency in Raised-Floor Data Centers: A Survey IEEE Access Air-cooled raised-floor data center cooling and energy efficiency air flow management |
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Air Flow Measurement and Management for Improving Cooling and Energy Efficiency in Raised-Floor Data Centers: A Survey |
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Air Flow Measurement and Management for Improving Cooling and Energy Efficiency in Raised-Floor Data Centers: A Survey |
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Air Flow Measurement and Management for Improving Cooling and Energy Efficiency in Raised-Floor Data Centers: A Survey |
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Air Flow Measurement and Management for Improving Cooling and Energy Efficiency in Raised-Floor Data Centers: A Survey |
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Air Flow Measurement and Management for Improving Cooling and Energy Efficiency in Raised-Floor Data Centers: A Survey |
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air flow measurement and management for improving cooling and energy efficiency in raised-floor data centers: a survey |
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Recently, the rapid growth in both data center power density and scale poses great challenges to the cooling system. On one hand, the data center operators try to over provision cooling resources for fear of server failures induced by accumulated heat. On the other hand, they also want to reduce the energy cost as the cooling system takes up a significant portion of overall energy consumption. Among all available cooling solutions, air cooling dominates the data center industry due to its simpleness. However, its cooling efficiency has been questioned due to the low air density and specific heat. In this paper, we provide an overview for current endeavors to improve the air cooling efficiency. We group existing researches according to the locations where they can be applied from the perspective of air flow cycle. We also discuss the thermal measurement issues. We hope this paper can help researchers and engineers to design and control their data center air cooling systems. |
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Air-cooled raised-floor data center cooling and energy efficiency air flow management |
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