For a long time, experiments with the cooling of computer components by immersion in dielectric liquid remained foci , designed to draw attention to the products of a particular brand. Only recently, manufacturers of serious equipment began to talk about the possibility of using this method of cooling in the server segment. In any case, Intel and SGI became interested in this topic, and Hitachi decided to declare that its helium-filled hard drives for cooling by immersion in liquid are best suited
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Colleagues from the site Heise.de began to cover the exposition of the exhibition CeBIT 2017, which is taking place these days in Hanover. At the Fujitsu booth, he found a functioning sample of a server system cooled by a dive into a liquid. The latter has dielectric properties, and allows you to immerse yourself in the standard components, without requiring any special preparation.
Fujitsu claims that one such "bath" is capable of effectively dissipating up to 30 kW of thermal power, taking up to 16 servers. The density of the latter is increased, the need for fans and air conditioners disappears, and the server components immersed in the liquid are also protected from the effects of atmospheric air, which has an ideal composition far from anywhere in the world. The power consumption for cooling server objects can be reduced by up to 40%. Experiments with
the cooling of computer technology by immersion in liquid have been carried out since the mid-eighties of the last century, but only now they have come to the stage of industrial use. Related Products :
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