Traditional air cooled racks are struggling to cope with the demands of next generation 1000w TDP (Thermal Design Power) CPUs,GPUs and the associated workloads that they have been designed for.
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Cold isle racks and rear door cooling can help traditional data centres provide more than 10kW in a 42u rack, but these are inefficient cooling methods and come with some potential risks. Traditional data centres typically achieve mPUE ranging from 1.2 to 1.7 but thanks to the advancements of Immersion cooling from GRC, we are able to reduce this to 1.03 which is a huge improvement and helps drive Carbon Neutrality targets. Data centres have most of the infrastructure already in place such as chilled water loops so it is an easier transition to start building immersion ready data halls.
Immersion Cooling also provides some barriers to entry as you need a heat rejection system that allows a user to capture the waste heat, there is some plumbing involved, chilled water loops and a few other considerations. The benefits however, far outweigh the initial friction and the ability to capture waste heat and repurpose it back into the building or into the community is a game changer.
Castrol ON & GRC are pioneering the way forward for Immersion Cooling and CodeZero are a strategic partner of both companies. One of our sister companies NYX VX has produced a VR experience for Castrol ON & GRC to help drive education to both data centres and customers on the benefits of Immersion Cooling.
