Can I run Immersion Cooling systems in any datacenter?
Yes, you can. Generally though, Immersion Cooling requires a water circuit running to the systems, which may be more than what you are used to.
Yes, you can. Generally though, Immersion Cooling requires a water circuit running to the systems, which may be more than what you are used to.
Usually, colocation providers will be happy to facilitate Immersion Cooling, it will allow them to facilitate high density environments without having to make large investments. Both GRC and Asperitas are working with several colocation providers as partners.
Liquid-Immersion-Cooling systems such as those offered by GRC and Asperitas are designed to be installed on raised floors and concrete slabs alike. And while it may seem obvious, it is important to point out that when talking about floor loading, pressure on the floor is a more important consideration than gross weight alone. Because our racks are horizontal, they help evenly spread weight across their footprint, yielding a floor loading that is often less than that of an air-cooled rack. Actually, liquid-Immersion Cooling eliminates the need for raised floors entirely, but if you already have a raised-floor infrastructure there is no need to remove it, and likely no need to reinforce or modify it in any way.
While it is true that an individual horizontal rack has a slightly larger footprint than a vertical rack, when you look at the fully burdened datacenter footprint, Immersion Cooling produces significant space savings: no hot/cold aisles or high ceilings are required, neither is room for air circulation. Immersion Cooling does not need the height you will see in traditional datacenters, in fact in most cases the same data hall can be designed to have two levels with Immersion Cooling instead of just one traditional level. With immersion you will achieve a higher performance and more IT power per unit area.