Frontier technology前沿技术
How is the cooling boundary moving, and how far is each new technology from volume?散热的边界在怎样移动?新技术离量产还有多远?
Liquid takes more heat off each chip.液体从每颗芯片带走更多热量。
Warmer facility water turns compressors into trim.设施水变暖,让压缩机变成补冷。
20 research cards checked 2026-10-15; product evidence checked 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-1720 张研究卡 2026-10-15 核查;产品证据核查 2026-10-12 至 2026-10-17
- Chip and package芯片与封装
- GPU / CPU packageGPU / CPU 封装
- Rack机柜(二次侧)
- Server fans, containment服务器风扇、封闭通道
- Cold plates冷板
- Manifolds and QDs分水器、快接头
- Rear-door heat exchanger背板换热器
- Immersion tank浸没槽
- CDU or terminalCDU 或末端
- CRAH, fan wall精密空调、风墙
- In-row cooler列间空调
- Liquid-to-liquid CDU液-液 CDU
- Liquid-to-air CDU液-气 CDU
- Two-phase CDU (condenser)两相 CDU(冷凝器)
- Plant冷站(设施水)
- Pumps水泵
- Water-cooled chiller水冷冷机
- Plate heat exchanger板式换热器
- Outdoor室外排热
- Air-cooled chiller风冷冷机
- Cooling tower冷却塔
- Dry cooler干冷器
- Adiabatic or hybrid cooler绝热或混合干冷器
- Heat reuse, heat pump热回收、热泵
Across all layers:跨层:
| Layer层 | Node节点 | Routes through it经过的路线 | Research markers研究标记 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chip and package芯片与封装 | GPU / CPU packageGPU / CPU 封装 | T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 | 1, 20 |
| Rack机柜(二次侧) | Server fans, containment服务器风扇、封闭通道 | T1, T2 | |
| Rack机柜(二次侧) | Cold plates冷板 | T3, T4, T5 | 2, 3 |
| Rack机柜(二次侧) | Manifolds and QDs分水器、快接头 | T3, T4, T5 | 4 |
| Rack机柜(二次侧) | Rear-door heat exchanger背板换热器 | T2 | 14 |
| Rack机柜(二次侧) | Immersion tank浸没槽 | T6 | 13 |
| CDU or terminalCDU 或末端 | CRAH, fan wall精密空调、风墙 | T1, T4 | |
| CDU or terminalCDU 或末端 | In-row cooler列间空调 | T2 | |
| CDU or terminalCDU 或末端 | Liquid-to-liquid CDU液-液 CDU | T3, T6 | 5, 16 |
| CDU or terminalCDU 或末端 | Liquid-to-air CDU液-气 CDU | T4 | 15 |
| CDU or terminalCDU 或末端 | Two-phase CDU (condenser)两相 CDU(冷凝器) | T5 | |
| Plant冷站(设施水) | Pumps水泵 | F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 | 6 |
| Plant冷站(设施水) | Water-cooled chiller水冷冷机 | F1 | 8 |
| Plant冷站(设施水) | Plate heat exchanger板式换热器 | F1, F5 | 19 |
| Outdoor室外排热 | Air-cooled chiller风冷冷机 | F2, F3 | 17 |
| Outdoor室外排热 | Cooling tower冷却塔 | F1 | |
| Outdoor室外排热 | Dry cooler干冷器 | F3 | 7, 9 |
| Outdoor室外排热 | Adiabatic or hybrid cooler绝热或混合干冷器 | F4 | 18 |
| Outdoor室外排热 | Heat reuse, heat pump热回收、热泵 | F5 | 12 |
- ASHRAE TC9.9 white paper: W17–W45 and W+ classes (checked 2026-10-11)ASHRAE TC9.9 白皮书:W17–W45 和 W+ 等级(2026-10-11 核对)
- Value-chain heat-path map (published 2026-10-12)产业链热路径图(2026-10-12 发布)
- Deep dive: CDU, evidence checked 2026-10-12深挖页:CDU,证据核查 2026-10-12
- Deep dive: Chillers, evidence checked 2026-10-12深挖页:冷水机组,证据核查 2026-10-12
- Deep dive: Dry coolers, evidence checked 2026-10-13深挖页:干冷器,证据核查 2026-10-13
- Deep dive: In-rack liquid parts, evidence checked 2026-10-13深挖页:机柜内液冷部件,证据核查 2026-10-13
- Deep dive: Rear-door heat exchangers, evidence checked 2026-10-15深挖页:背板换热器,证据核查 2026-10-15
- Deep dive: Fan walls, evidence checked 2026-10-15深挖页:风墙,证据核查 2026-10-15
- Deep dive: Cooling controls, evidence checked 2026-10-15深挖页:冷却控制,证据核查 2026-10-15
- Deep dive: Pumps and drives, evidence checked 2026-10-17深挖页:水泵与变频器,证据核查 2026-10-17
- Routes T1–T6, F1–F5 and research markers 1–12: the four-line observatory plan of 2026-10-14, section 5.2; markers 13–20: owner decision of 2026-10-15路线 T1–T6、F1–F5 和研究标记 1–12:2026-10-14 四线观测站方案第 5.2 节;标记 13–20:站长 2026-10-15 决定
Moving line: the main heat path. Dotted: an alternative to that step. Dashed: a conditional step (chiller trim on hot hours). Not every pair is a sensible design: air routes usually need colder water than a dry cooler alone can supply. T6 shows single-phase immersion; two-phase immersion condenses its vapour on a coil in the tank.流动线:主要热量路径。点线:该步骤的替代选项。虚线:有条件的步骤(热天冷机补冷)。并非每种组合都合理:风冷路线通常需要比单靠干冷器更低的水温。T6 图示单相浸没;两相浸没在槽内盘管上冷凝蒸汽。
Shown first: T3 single-phase cold plate with F3 dry cooler and chiller trim. Pick other routes to see where the heat goes. Numbered markers open a research card summary.默认显示:T3 单相冷板 + F3 干冷器与冷机补冷。选择其他路线,看热量流向哪里。点编号标记打开研究卡摘要。
IT-side heat-capture routes (T1–T6) and facility-side heat-rejection options (F1–F5); pick one of each on the map aboveIT 侧取热路线(T1–T6)和设施侧排热方式(F1–F5);在上方系统图上各选一条
ASHRAE facility water classes that connect the two layers, plus W+连接两层的 ASHRAE 设施水温等级,另有 W+
Facility water to the CDU in the NVIDIA MGX example; the rack runs at 45 °CNVIDIA MGX 示例中进入 CDU 的设施水;机柜侧 45 °C
Research cards研究卡
1 laboratory实验室 1 4 prototype or pilot样机或试点 4 13 early commercial早期商用 13 2 mainstream主流 2
Checked 2026-10-15. Every quote below was matched against the source's own text. Open a card for its evidence.2026-10-15 核查。下方每条引文都已与来源原文比对。展开卡片查看证据。
1 In-chip microfluidic cooling芯片内微流道冷却 Laboratory实验室
- Constraint约束
- A cold plate sits on top of the package, so heat must cross the lid and interface layers before it reaches the coolant.冷板贴在封装上方,热量要先穿过封盖和界面材料才能到达冷却液。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- Microsoft, with Corintis, has shown coolant channels etched into the silicon itself in a lab-scale test.Microsoft 与 Corintis 在实验室规模测试中展示了直接刻在硅片内的冷却液通道。
- Figure图示
Where the coolant meets the heat冷却液离热源有多远 - Coolant channels.冷却液通道。
- Cold plate (metal).冷板(金属)。
- Thermal interface material, above and below the lid.导热界面材料,封盖上下各一层。
- Lid (heat spreader) over the die.封盖(均热盖),罩在芯片上。
- Die (silicon). Heat starts at hot spots on its circuit side, here at the bottom.芯片裸片(硅)。热量产生于电路面上的热点,图中在底部。
- Sealed cover over the etched channels (not published; drawn generic).覆盖刻蚀通道的密封盖(结构未公开,示意画法)。
Cold-plate heat crosses the interface layers and the lid; etched channels bring the coolant to the silicon. Drawn after Microsoft (2025) and Purdue (2023).冷板方案的热量要穿过界面材料和封盖;刻蚀通道让冷却液直接到达硅片。绘制依据:Microsoft(2025)、Purdue(2023)。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- Microsoft calls its tests lab-scale and gives no production date; Corintis's conventional copper microchannel cold plates are a separate, commercial product.Microsoft 称其测试为实验室规模,没有给出量产时间;Corintis 的常规铜微通道冷板是另一种已商用产品。
- Evidence types证据类型
- vendor claim厂商说法
- Still open尚未解决
- No peer-reviewed heat flux or thermal resistance for the Microsoft result.Microsoft 结果没有经同行评审的热流密度或热阻数据。
- No fabrication partner or production date for etching channels into production GPUs.在量产 GPU 上刻蚀通道,尚无代工伙伴或量产时间。
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- Microsoft announced the lab-scale system with the Swiss start-up Corintis and says it will work with fabrication and silicon partners.Microsoft 与瑞士初创公司 Corintis 发布了实验室规模系统,并称将与代工和芯片伙伴合作。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- Removed heat up to three times better than cold plates in Microsoft's lab tests (depends on workload and configuration).Microsoft 实验室测试中散热能力最高为冷板的三倍(视负载和配置而定)。 vendor claim厂商说法 2025-092025-09
removed heat up to three times better than cold plates
source来源 - Reduced the maximum temperature rise of the silicon inside a GPU by 65% (varies by chip type).GPU 内部硅片的最高温升降低 65%(因芯片而异)。 vendor claim厂商说法 2025-092025-09
reduced the maximum temperature rise of the silicon inside a GPU by 65 percent
source来源
2 Cold-plate thermal resistance and heat-flux limits冷板热阻和热流密度极限 Prototype or pilot样机或试点
- Constraint约束
- Chip heat flux and power rise faster than conventional single-phase cold plates can carry away at a given pumping power and coolant temperature.芯片热流密度和功率的增长,快于常规单相冷板在一定泵功和冷却液温度下的散热能力。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- Additively manufactured and optimised microchannel blocks and jet impingement are being demonstrated and offered to partners, and one vendor presentation targets heat fluxes beyond 350 W/cm².增材制造与优化的微通道冷板、射流冲击正在演示并寻求合作伙伴,一家厂商的演讲以超过 350 W/cm² 的热流密度为目标。
- Figure图示
Three flow layouts in a cold plate冷板的三种流道布局 - Coolant channels: in a long channel the coolant warms along the way, and friction grows with length.冷却液通道:在长通道里,冷却液沿途升温,摩擦阻力随长度增加。
- Cold-plate base (metal).冷板底座(金属)。
- Thermal interface material between the plate and the die.冷板与芯片之间的导热界面材料。
- Die (silicon): the heat source.芯片裸片(硅):热源。
- Printed manifold: feeds coolant down and takes it back up at many points, so each path is short.3D 打印歧管:在许多位置向下供液、向上回液,每条流程都很短。
- Nozzle plate: jets strike the die itself, with no interface layer (drawn single-phase; the Purdue project boils the coolant).喷嘴板:射流直接冲击芯片本身,中间没有界面材料(图示为单相;普渡项目让冷却液沸腾)。
Short paths and jets thin the warm layer at the wall, so heat leaves faster; the cost is pumping power. Drawn after HRL (2026) and Purdue (2023).短流程和射流能减薄壁面处的热边界层,热量散得更快;代价是泵功。绘制依据:HRL(2026)、Purdue(2023)。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- HRL announced a block and is seeking partners; Fabric8Labs showed cold plates at the 2025 OCP Summit; university jet designs are laboratory work under ARPA-E. No sales or deployment figures were found.HRL 发布了冷板并在寻找合作伙伴;Fabric8Labs 在 2025 年 OCP 峰会展示了冷板;高校射流设计是 ARPA-E 资助的实验室工作。未找到销售或部署数据。
- Evidence types证据类型
- vendor claim厂商说法 government programme target政府项目目标
- Still open尚未解决
- Vendor numbers use different bases (W/cm² on a heater area, K/W, °C/kW, °C·cm²/W) and cannot be compared directly.厂商数字口径不同(按加热面积的 W/cm²、K/W、°C/kW、°C·cm²/W),不能直接比较。
- Flow, inlet temperature and pressure drop are missing from most claims; no independent measurement on production GPUs was found.多数宣称缺少流量、进液温度和压降;未找到在量产 GPU 上的独立测量。
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- ARPA-E COOLERCHIPS funds HRL and Purdue projects; HRL announced its Low-Chill block in February 2026; Fabric8Labs and Wiwynn showed printed cold plates in October 2025.ARPA-E COOLERCHIPS 资助 HRL 和普渡大学项目;HRL 于 2026 年 2 月发布 Low-Chill 冷板;Fabric8Labs 与纬颖于 2025 年 10 月展示打印冷板。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- HRL: 40% more heat load than state-of-the-art blocks at equal pumping power, tested with coolant inlet up to 70 °C.HRL:相同泵功下比现有冷板多带走 40% 热负荷,测试冷却液进液温度最高 70 °C。 vendor claim厂商说法 2026-02-242026-02-24
Removes 40% more heat load
source来源 - Fabric8Labs presented a next-generation cold plate with ECAM microchannels for heat fluxes beyond 350 W/cm² at an OCP symposium talk (a presentation, with no thermal resistance, flow or inlet temperature stated).Fabric8Labs 在 OCP 研讨会上介绍了采用 ECAM 微通道、面向超过 350 W/cm² 热流密度的新一代冷板(为演讲,未给出热阻、流量或进液温度)。 vendor claim厂商说法 2025-10-132025-10-13
A next-generation cold plate presentation with ECAM microchannels for ultra-high heat fluxes beyond 350W/cm² at the Future Technologies Symposium
source来源 - ARPA-E target for the Purdue two-phase jet project: thermal resistance 0.0035 K/W (a target, not a result).ARPA-E 对普渡两相射流项目的目标:热阻 0.0035 K/W(目标,不是结果)。 programme target项目目标 2023-102023-10
Resistance Target 0.0035 K/W
source来源
3 Two-phase cold plates两相冷板 Prototype or pilot样机或试点
- Constraint约束
- Single-phase water cold plates need high flow and cool supply water to hold chip temperature at kilowatt-class GPU power.在千瓦级 GPU 功率下,单相水冷板需要大流量和较低的供液温度才能控住芯片温度。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- Refrigerant boiling in the cold plate carries more heat per unit of flow; vendors describe pumped two-phase systems and universities test evaporative plates.制冷剂在冷板内沸腾,单位流量可带走更多热量;厂商介绍了泵送两相系统,高校在测试蒸发冷板。
- Figure图示
Pumped two-phase loop泵送两相回路 - Pump: drives liquid refrigerant out to the racks.泵:把液态制冷剂送往机柜。
- Cold plate: the refrigerant boils on the chip and leaves as liquid plus vapour; orange marks the heat the vapour carries, its temperature barely rises.冷板:制冷剂在芯片上沸腾,以气液混合物流出;橙色表示蒸汽带走的热量,其温度几乎不升高。
- Condenser: the vapour condenses and gives its heat to facility water (a brazed plate exchanger); air-cooled units use a coil and fans instead.冷凝器:蒸汽冷凝,把热量交给设施水(钎焊板式换热器);风冷型改用盘管和风机。
- Control valve on the facility water.设施水调节阀。
- CDU: pump and condenser in one unit; the condensed liquid returns to the pump.CDU:泵和冷凝器在同一台设备内;冷凝后的液体回到泵。
Boiling takes up heat as latent heat, so each litre of flow carries more heat at a nearly steady temperature. Drawn after Vertiv (2025).沸腾以潜热吸热,所以每升流量能带走更多热量,温度几乎不变。绘制依据:Vertiv(2025)。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- Vertiv and Intel state technology readiness level 7 and commercial readiness level 2; Accelsius reports a 250 kW rack test on retrofitted servers; the University of Maryland passed an ARPA-E review. No sales figures were found.Vertiv 和 Intel 称技术成熟度 7 级、商业成熟度 2 级;Accelsius 报告了改装服务器的 250 kW 机柜测试;马里兰大学通过了 ARPA-E 评审。未找到销售数据。
- Evidence types证据类型
- vendor claim厂商说法 government programme milestone政府项目里程碑 vendor-reported rack test厂商自报的机柜测试
- Still open尚未解决
- No independent measurement at a customer site was found.未找到客户现场的独立测量。
- Refrigerant choice (low global warming potential, regulation) and system pressure are still being settled.制冷剂选择(低全球变暖潜值、法规)和系统压力仍在确定中。
- United States美国
- The University of Maryland's evaporative cold plate passed the ARPA-E Go/No-Go review in May 2024; Vertiv and Accelsius describe pumped two-phase products.马里兰大学的蒸发冷板于 2024 年 5 月通过 ARPA-E Go/No-Go 评审;Vertiv 和 Accelsius 介绍了泵送两相产品。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- Vertiv and Intel: pumped two-phase direct-to-chip cooling has reached technology readiness level 7 and commercial readiness level 2.Vertiv 与 Intel:泵送两相芯片直冷已达到技术成熟度 7 级、商业成熟度 2 级。 vendor claim厂商说法 2025-06-162025-06-16
has achieved a technology readiness level (TRL) of 7 and a commercial readiness level (CRL) of 2
source来源 - Accelsius: in a 250 kW rack test, with PG25 facility water entering the CDU at 40 °C and 375 L/min, the hottest GPU stayed below NVIDIA's throttle limit of about 87 °C (retrofitted H100 servers).Accelsius:在 250 kW 机柜测试中,进入 CDU 的设施侧 PG25 水为 40 °C、375 L/min,最热 GPU 仍低于 NVIDIA 约 87 °C 的降频限值(改装的 H100 服务器)。 vendor claim厂商说法 2025-04-102025-04-10
the CDU was subjected to facility water (PG25) at 20°C, 30°C and 40°C, and 375 liters per minute of flow. Even under maximum rack load and using 40°C inlet temperatures, the junction temperature of the hottest GPU remained below NVIDIA's thermal throttle limit (~87°C)
source来源 - University of Maryland passed the ARPA-E Go/No-Go review at the end of May 2024.马里兰大学于 2024 年 5 月底通过 ARPA-E Go/No-Go 评审。 programme milestone项目里程碑 2024-052024-05
passed the ARPA-E Go/No-Go review milestone
source来源
4 Standard quick disconnects and manifolds快接头和分水器标准化 Early commercial早期商用
- Constraint约束
- When every vendor's liquid connector differs, racks and servers from different suppliers cannot be mated without custom parts.各家液冷接头不同,不同供应商的机柜和服务器无法直接对接。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- OCP merged its hand-mate and blind-mate quick-disconnect specifications into UQD/UQDB v2.0.0, effective 22 September 2026, backed by nine companies.OCP 将手插与盲插快接头规范合并为 UQD/UQDB v2.0.0,于 2026 年 9 月 22 日生效,九家公司参与。
- Figure图示
Quick-disconnect coupling in section快接头剖面 - Plug: the half with the outer mating shape; its end connects to a port.插头:外侧配合的一半,尾端接设备接口。
- Socket: the half with the inner mating shape; its end takes a hose.插座:内侧配合的一半,尾端接软管。
- Plug valve: a spring poppet that closes the nose when apart (internals are the maker's choice; drawn generic).插头阀:弹簧阀芯,断开时封住端口(内部结构由厂家自定,此为示意)。
- Socket valve: a fixed stem and a spring sleeve that closes around it when apart.插座阀:固定阀杆,断开时由弹簧套筒围住它封闭。
- Seal on the sealing surface that the specification fixes, so any maker's plug fits.密封圈,位于规范规定的密封面上,任何厂家的插头都能配合。
- Latch on a hand-mate socket; blind-mate halves are aligned and held by the rack instead.手插型插座上的锁扣;盲插型则由机柜负责对准和固定。
Each half closes itself as they part, so little coolant spills; the spec fixes the mating shapes, not the valves. Drawn after OCP UQD/UQDB v2.0.0.两半分开时各自关闭,只漏出极少冷却液;规范规定配合形状,不规定阀门结构。绘制依据:OCP UQD/UQDB v2.0.0。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- Version 2 took effect on 22 September 2026; couplings to the earlier OCP specification are sold by several makers (see the Products lists), but adoption data was not found.第 2 版于 2026 年 9 月 22 日生效;按早先 OCP 规范制造的接头已有多家厂商销售(见产品页名单),但未找到采用率数据。
- Evidence types证据类型
- standard标准
- Still open尚未解决
- The specification covers single-phase water or glycol only, not two-phase refrigerant.规范只覆盖单相水或乙二醇,不覆盖两相制冷剂。
- No public data on adoption or interchangeability tests.没有关于采用率或互换性测试的公开数据。
- United States美国
- OCP UQD/UQDB v2.0.0 lists AMD and CPC as authors and Cejn, CoolIT, Danfoss, Etched, NVIDIA, Stäubli and Parker as collaborators; OCP also publishes Open Rack V3 blind-mate manifold and connector specifications.OCP UQD/UQDB v2.0.0 由 AMD 和 CPC 起草,Cejn、CoolIT、丹佛斯、Etched、NVIDIA、史陶比尔和派克参与;OCP 还发布了 Open Rack V3 盲插分水器和接头规范。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- OCP UQD/UQDB v2.0.0 took effect on 22 September 2026 and covers non-combustible single-phase (water/glycol) systems.OCP UQD/UQDB v2.0.0 于 2026 年 9 月 22 日生效,适用于不可燃单相(水/乙二醇)系统。 standard标准 2026-09-222026-09-22
Effective September 22, 2026
source来源 - Maximum operating pressure 6.89 bar(g), minimum burst 20.68 bar(g), at least 5,000 coupling cycles, 5–65 °C, for every size.各尺寸最高工作压力 6.89 bar(g)、最低爆破压力 20.68 bar(g)、至少 5,000 次插拔、工作温度 5–65 °C。 standard标准 2026-09-222026-09-22
6.89 bar(g) / 100 psi(g)
source来源 - Version 2 is designed to be backwards compatible with version 1.第 2 版设计为向后兼容第 1 版。 standard标准 2026-09-222026-09-22
UQD Specification Version 2 is designed to be backwards compatible
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5 High-capacity, low-approach CDUs大容量、低接近温差 CDU Early commercial早期商用
- Constraint约束
- A CDU of about 1 MW means many units per hall, and a wide approach between facility water and the CDU's secondary supply forces the facility water colder and the chillers harder.约 1 MW 的 CDU 意味着每个机房要很多台;设施水与 CDU 二次侧供水之间的接近温差大,会迫使设施水更冷、冷机负担更重。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- The OCP Project Deschutes CDU specification, led by Google, sets a 2 MW unit with a 3 °C approach target, and vendors list units built to it.由 Google 牵头的 OCP Project Deschutes CDU 规范设定单台 2 MW、接近温差目标 3 °C,厂商已列出按该规范制造的产品。
- Figure图示
CDU loop: where the approach is measuredCDU 回路:接近温差在哪里测量 - Plate heat exchangers: the specification uses three dual-pass units in parallel.板式换热器:规范采用三台双流程换热器并联。
- Control valve on the facility water; by default it holds the approach constant.设施水调节阀:默认调节开度,使接近温差保持恒定。
- Pumps (N+1, one drawn); by default they hold a fixed pressure difference.水泵(N+1 冗余,图中画一台):默认维持恒定压差。
- Approach: IT-loop supply leaving minus facility water entering (the Deschutes definition); 3 °C at 2,000 kW is the specification's target.接近温差:离开的 IT 回路供液温度减去进入的设施水温度(Deschutes 规范的定义);2,000 kW 时 3 °C 是规范的目标值。
- Temperature sensors on all four connections.四个接口上都有温度传感器。
- Racks: cold plates on the chips warm the IT loop.机柜:芯片上的冷板使 IT 回路升温。
A smaller approach lets the facility water run warmer for the same IT supply temperature. Drawn after OCP Project Deschutes v1.0.0.接近温差越小,在 IT 供液温度不变时,设施水就可以越暖。绘制依据:OCP Project Deschutes v1.0.0。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- Vertiv lists a CDU built to the specification on the OCP Marketplace; the specification reached version 1.0.0 on 26 February 2026, and no independent full-load test of the 3 °C approach was found.Vertiv 在 OCP Marketplace 上列出了按该规范制造的 CDU;规范于 2026 年 2 月 26 日发布 1.0.0 版,未找到 3 °C 接近温差满载运行的独立测试。
- Evidence types证据类型
- consortium specification联盟规范 vendor claim厂商说法
- Still open尚未解决
- No independent full-load measurement of the 3 °C approach was found; vendor listings give capacity but not their own approach test conditions.未找到 3 °C 接近温差满载运行的独立测量;厂商产品页给出容量,但未给出自己的接近温差测试条件。
- The specification lists an operating liquid range of 18–55 °C; the facility-water temperature for a given IT supply temperature depends on the 3 °C approach plus the facility plant.规范列出的工作液温范围为 18–55 °C;给定 IT 供液温度所需的设施水温,取决于 3 °C 接近温差和设施冷站。
- United States美国
- Google led the Deschutes specification; Vertiv lists a CDU built to it with up to 2 MW of cooling on the OCP Marketplace.Google 牵头 Deschutes 规范;Vertiv 在 OCP Marketplace 上列出按其制造、冷量最高 2 MW 的 CDU。
- China中国
- Trane launched its DCDA CDU series in Shanghai in January 2026, described as its first locally developed CDU for Asia Pacific; capacity and approach are not stated in the release.Trane 于 2026 年 1 月在上海发布 DCDA 系列 CDU,称为其首款面向亚太本地研发的 CDU;发布稿未写容量和接近温差。
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- Project Deschutes specification: thermal load 2,000 kW at an approach temperature of 3 °C (v1.0.0).Project Deschutes 规范:热负荷 2,000 kW,接近温差 3 °C(v1.0.0)。 consortium specification联盟规范 2026-02-262026-02-26
Thermal load (kW) 2000 Approach temperature (°C) 3
source来源 - The same table lists a power consumption of 74 kW for the 2 MW CDU, about 3.7% of its thermal load (operating point not stated).同一表格列出该 2 MW CDU 的耗电功率为 74 kW,约为热负荷的 3.7%(未说明工况)。 consortium specification联盟规范 2026-02-262026-02-26
Power consumption (kW) 74
source来源 - The specification gives an operating liquid temperature range of 18–55 °C, with DI water or PG25.规范给出的工作液温范围为 18–55 °C,介质为去离子水或 PG25。 consortium specification联盟规范 2026-02-262026-02-26
Operating liquid temperature (°C) 18-55
source来源 - Vertiv says its CoolChip CDU is built to the Project Deschutes 5th-generation specification and delivers up to 2 MW of cooling.Vertiv 称其 CoolChip CDU 按 Project Deschutes 第 5 代规范制造,冷量最高 2 MW。 vendor claim厂商说法 undated listing页面未注日期
built to Google’s Project Deschutes 5th-generation OCP specification delivering up to 2MW cooling capacity
source来源 - Trane launched the DCDA series in Shanghai, described as its first locally developed CDU for data centres in Asia Pacific (vendor release).Trane 在上海发布 DCDA 系列,称为首款面向亚太数据中心本地研发的 CDU(厂商发布)。 vendor claim厂商说法 2026-01-222026-01-22
the first locally developed Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) solution specifically designed for data centers in Asia Pacific region
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6 High-efficiency pumps高效水泵 Mainstream主流
- Constraint约束
- Pumps in CDUs and chilled-water plants run all year, so motor, drive and hydraulic losses add directly to facility power.CDU 和冷冻水系统中的水泵全年运行,电机、变频器和水力损失直接计入设施用电。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- Variable-speed pumps with high-efficiency motors (IE5 class on some products) are supplied for data-centre loops; regulation sets a minimum, not the best available.数据中心水系统采用带高效电机(部分产品为 IE5 级)的变速水泵;法规只设下限,不代表最高水平。
- Figure图示
Where pump-set losses arise, and what the rules rate泵组损耗出在哪里,法规考核哪一段 - Drive (variable frequency): sets the speed; its losses leave as heat (orange arrows).变频器:调节转速;其损耗以热的形式散出(橙色箭头)。
- Motor: IE5 efficiency class on some data-centre products (vendor claim).电机:部分数据中心产品为 IE5 能效等级(厂商说法)。
- Pump: its hydraulic losses end up as heat in the water.水泵:水力损失最终变成水中的热量。
- EU: MEI rates the pump alone, shaft to water; at least 0.4 since 2015.欧盟:MEI 只考核水泵本体(从泵轴到水);2015 年起不低于 0.4。
- US: PEI rates pump and motor, plus the speed control for the variable-load rating; at most 1.00.美国:PEI 考核水泵加电机,变负荷评级还包括调速控制;不高于 1.00。
Losses arise in the drive, the motor and the pump; each rule sets a floor for part of that chain. Drawn after 10 CFR 431 and EU 547/2012.损耗分别出在变频器、电机和水泵;各项法规只为其中一段设下限。绘制依据:10 CFR 431、欧盟 547/2012。
Throttling or slowing the pump (qualitative)节流还是降速(定性示意) - Throttled at full speed: a valve burns the extra head, so power falls only a little.全速节流:阀门消耗多余扬程,功率只略有下降。
- Speed control holding a fixed pressure (or against static head): power falls more slowly.调速但保持固定压差(或存在静扬程):功率下降较慢。
- Speed control with no pressure floor: power falls roughly with the cube of flow (affinity laws).调速且无压差下限:功率约按流量的三次方下降(相似定律)。
Slowing a pump cuts power far more than throttling it; the cube law is the best case. Drawn after DOE pump and fan sourcebooks.降速比节流省电多得多;三次方关系是最理想的情况。绘制依据:DOE 水泵指南、DOE 风机指南。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- Minimum pump efficiency rules have applied in the EU since 2013 and in the US since 2020; vendors cite installed IE5 pumps at named data centres.欧盟自 2013 年、美国自 2020 年起实施水泵最低能效规定;厂商列举了具名数据中心中已运行的 IE5 水泵。
- Evidence types证据类型
- regulation法规 vendor claim厂商说法
- Still open尚未解决
- No independent figure for energy saved by high-efficiency pumps in data-centre service was found.未找到高效水泵在数据中心实际运行中节能量的独立数据。
- Which pump types CDU makers use (canned-rotor, magnetic-drive or standard) is not stated in the sources opened.已打开的来源未说明 CDU 厂商使用哪类水泵(屏蔽泵、磁力泵或普通泵)。
- United States美国
- The DOE clean-water pump standard (PEI no more than 1.00) applies to listed pump classes made from 27 January 2020.DOE 清水泵标准(PEI 不高于 1.00)适用于 2020 年 1 月 27 日起生产的所列泵型。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- US: listed clean-water pumps must have a PEI of no more than 1.00.美国:所列清水泵的 PEI 不得高于 1.00。 regulation法规 2020-01-272020-01-27
must have a PEI CL or PEI VL rating of not more than 1.00
source来源 - EU Regulation 547/2012: water pumps must meet a minimum efficiency index of 0.1 from 2013 and 0.4 from 2015.欧盟第 547/2012 号法规:水泵自 2013 年起最低效率指数 0.1,2015 年起 0.4。 regulation法规 2015-01-012015-01-01
calculated with the C-value for MEI = 0,4, according to Annex III
source来源 - Wilo: Stratos GIGA B pumps with IE5 motors run at Iron Mountain's Haarlem data centre.Wilo:Iron Mountain 哈勒姆数据中心使用配 IE5 电机的 Stratos GIGA B 水泵。 vendor claim厂商说法 undated未注日期
Wilo-Stratos GIGA B pumps with IE5 motors are in operation
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7 EC fans for fan walls and dry coolersEC 风机(风墙、干冷器) Mainstream主流
- Constraint约束
- Fan-wall and dry-cooler fans run almost continuously at part load, where fixed-speed AC fans waste power.风墙和干冷器风机几乎连续在部分负荷下运行,定速交流风机在此工况下浪费电能。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- EC fans (electronically commutated, with built-in speed control) are offered for fan walls, CRAH units and dry coolers.EC 风机(电子换向,自带调速)已用于风墙、精密空调和干冷器。
- Figure图示
Inside an EC fan (generic section)EC 风机内部(通用剖面) - Impeller, fixed to the rotor: the motor sits inside its hub.叶轮,固定在转子上:电机位于其轮毂内。
- Rotor with permanent magnets, turning outside the stator (external rotor).带永磁体的转子,在定子外侧旋转(外转子)。
- Stator coils, fixed to the flange.定子线圈,固定在法兰上。
- Electronics: switch the coil currents (electronic commutation) and set the speed from the signal.电子模块:切换线圈电流(电子换向),并按信号调节转速。
Built-in electronics commutate the motor and set its speed, so no separate drive is needed. Drawn after REF Industry (2026) and Wikipedia (EC motor).内置电子模块完成电机换向并调节转速,无需外置变频器。绘制依据:REF Industry(2026)、Wikipedia(EC 电机)。
Fan laws for one fan in a fixed system (qualitative)固定系统中单台风机的风机定律(定性) - Airflow rises in step with speed.风量与转速成正比。
- Pressure rises with the square of speed.压力与转速的平方成正比。
- Power rises with the cube of speed, so a fan at part speed needs far less power.功率与转速的三次方成正比,所以风机降速运行时功耗大幅减少。
For one fan in a fixed system, power follows the cube of speed, so slowing down at part load saves most. Drawn after DOE fan sourcebook (2003).固定系统中的单台风机,功率随转速的三次方变化,所以部分负荷时降速最省电。绘制依据:DOE 风机指南(2003)。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- Vendors cite large installed EC fan arrays on data-centre roofs and launch new fan-wall models; the savings figures are the vendors' own.厂商列举了数据中心屋顶上大规模运行的 EC 风机阵列,并推出新的风墙机型;节能数字均为厂商自报。
- Evidence types证据类型
- vendor claim厂商说法 trade press行业媒体
- Still open尚未解决
- Vendor efficiency comparisons give no baseline or test conditions.厂商的效率对比没有给出比较基准或测试条件。
- The limits in the new EU fan regulation (2024/1834) and the status of a US federal fan standard were not checked against the official texts.欧盟新风机法规(2024/1834)的限值和美国联邦风机标准的现状,未与官方文本核对。
- United States美国
- Rosenberg reports 850 EC axial fans on a Texas data-centre roof.Rosenberg 称得州一座数据中心屋顶装有 850 台 EC 轴流风机。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- ebm-papst says its RadiFlow 630 fan, aimed at CRAH and fan-wall units, is up to 10% more efficient than competitors' in the application (vendor claim).ebm-papst 称其面向精密空调和风墙机组的 RadiFlow 630 风机,在应用中效率比竞品最高高 10%(厂商说法)。 vendor claim厂商说法 2026-05-112026-05-11
delivering up to 10% higher efficiency in the application compared with market competitors
source来源 - Rosenberg: 850 EC axial fans cool a data centre in Texas from the roof.Rosenberg:得州一座数据中心屋顶由 850 台 EC 轴流风机散热。 vendor claim厂商说法 undated未注日期
850 EC axial fans provide reliable and energy-efficient cooling
source来源
8 Magnetic-bearing chillers in warm-water plants磁悬浮冷机在温水系统中的角色 Early commercial早期商用
- Constraint约束
- When outdoor air is too hot for a dry cooler alone, a chiller is still needed, and high leaving-water temperatures can fall outside a conventional compressor's operating envelope.室外气温过高、仅靠干冷器不够时仍需冷机,而较高的出水温度可能超出常规压缩机的运行范围。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- Oil-free magnetic-bearing compressors with raised suction limits let chillers deliver warmer water; vendors state maximum leaving-water temperatures from 28 to 45 °C.提高吸气温度上限的无油磁悬浮压缩机让冷机可供更高温的水;厂商标称的最高出水温度为 28–45 °C。
- Figure图示
Warm water shrinks the compressor lift (qualitative)出水温度越高,压缩机提升越小(定性) - Cycle for cold leaving water: low evaporating pressure, large lift.低温出水的循环:蒸发压力低,提升大。
- Cycle for warm leaving water: the evaporator runs warmer, so the lift is small.高温出水的循环:蒸发温度更高,提升小。
- Suction limit of a conventional compressor; warm water needs a raised limit (vendors state maximum leaving water of 28–45 °C).常规压缩机的吸气温度上限;高温出水需要更高的上限(厂商标称最高出水温度 28–45 °C)。
- Compression: its width is the work per kilogram, much shorter for warm water.压缩过程:横向宽度即每千克制冷剂的功,高温出水时短得多。
- Saturation dome: inside it the refrigerant is part liquid, part vapour. Thin line: one constant temperature.饱和线:线内制冷剂为气液混合。细线:一条等温线。
Warmer leaving water raises the evaporating pressure, so the compressor lifts less but must accept a warmer suction. Drawn after Danfoss (2021).出水温度升高使蒸发压力升高,压缩机提升变小,但必须能接受更高的吸气温度。绘制依据:Danfoss(2021)。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- Data-centre models from Danfoss (compressors), Carrier, Johnson Controls and Trane were launched between 2021 and 2026; no independent plant data was found.Danfoss(压缩机)、Carrier、Johnson Controls 和 Trane 在 2021–2026 年间推出了数据中心机型;未找到独立的冷站运行数据。
- Evidence types证据类型
- vendor claim厂商说法 trade press行业媒体
- Still open尚未解决
- Maximum leaving-water temperatures differ by product and rating condition, and efficiency at those temperatures is not shown.最高出水温度因产品和额定工况而异,这些温度下的效率未给出。
- No independent field or test data on warm-water operation was found.未找到温水运行的独立现场或测试数据。
- United States美国
- Danfoss Turbocor offers high-suction-temperature compressors for data centres; Carrier and Johnson Controls list warm-water data-centre chillers.Danfoss Turbocor 提供面向数据中心的高吸气温度压缩机;Carrier 和 Johnson Controls 列出了数据中心温水冷机。
- China中国
- Trane launched the HSWE water-cooled magnetic-bearing chiller for Asia-Pacific in July 2026, with a COP of 7.3 rated under the Chinese national standard (vendor figure).Trane 于 2026 年 7 月面向亚太推出 HSWE 水冷磁悬浮冷机,按中国国家标准 COP 7.3(厂商数字)。
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- Danfoss (2021): high-suction-temperature Turbocor options can make leaving water as warm as 28 °C.Danfoss(2021):高吸气温度 Turbocor 选项可使出水温度高达 28 °C。 vendor claim厂商说法 2021-02-182021-02-18
generate leaving water temperatures as high as 28°C
source来源 - Danfoss (2023): TGS380 and TTS450 compressors can make water up to 30 °C in data-centre use.Danfoss(2023):TGS380 和 TTS450 压缩机在数据中心应用中可制出最高 30 °C 的水。 vendor claim厂商说法 2023-09-182023-09-18
generate water temperatures up to 30°C or 86°F when used in data-center applications
source来源 - Carrier AquaEdge 19MV4: chilled water up to 35 °C (rating conditions in footnotes not seen).Carrier AquaEdge 19MV4:冷冻水最高 35 °C(脚注中的额定工况未见)。 vendor claim厂商说法 undated未注日期
chilled-water temperatures up to 35°C
source来源 - Johnson Controls YORK YDAM (air-cooled): high chilled-fluid setpoints to support 45 °C warm-water cooling (trade press of vendor release).Johnson Controls YORK YDAM(风冷):较高的冷冻液设定值,可支持 45 °C 温水冷却(行业媒体转述厂商发布)。 vendor claim厂商说法 2026-02-092026-02-09
allow high chilled-fluid setpoints to support 45-degree C. warm-water cooling
source来源 - Trane HSWE: maximum leaving chilled water up to 35 °C (media report of vendor release).Trane HSWE:最高冷冻水出水温度 35 °C(媒体转述厂商发布)。 vendor claim厂商说法 2026-07-022026-07-02
supports a maximum leaving chilled water temperature of up to 35°C
source来源
9 Water-free heat rejection无水排热 Prototype or pilot样机或试点
- Constraint约束
- Rejecting AI-rack heat to warm outdoor air without evaporating water needs high coolant temperatures and a very low chip-to-coolant thermal resistance.不蒸发水、把 AI 机柜热量排到温暖的室外空气中,需要较高的冷却液温度和很低的芯片到冷却液热阻。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- ARPA-E COOLERCHIPS funds cold plates, two-phase loops and dry coolers aimed at total cooling energy below 5% of IT load; its phase 1.5 extends the work to 1 MW per rack.ARPA-E COOLERCHIPS 资助冷板、两相回路和干冷器,目标是冷却总能耗低于 IT 负荷的 5%;1.5 期把目标扩展到每机柜 1 MW。
- Figure图示
Rack to dry cooler, with no water evaporated从机柜到干冷器,全程不蒸发水 - Server sleds: water boils in a heat sink on each chip, below atmospheric pressure; orange marks the heat the vapour carries; its temperature barely rises.服务器托架:水在每颗芯片的散热器中于负压下沸腾;橙色表示蒸汽带走的热量,其温度几乎不升高。
- Condenser sled in the rack: the vapour condenses and gives its heat to the water that runs to the dry cooler.机柜内的冷凝器托架:蒸汽冷凝,把热量交给流向干冷器的水。
- Pump sled (the slides do not show its piping; drawn on the liquid line).泵托架(报告未给出其管路,图中画在液体管路上)。
- Dry cooler: outdoor air cools the water through a finned coil; no water is sprayed or evaporated.干冷器:室外空气经翅片盘管冷却水,不喷水,也不蒸发水。
- Fans draw the outdoor air through the coil.风机抽吸室外空气流过盘管。
- Temperature ladder, not to scale: 40 °C air is the team's design target; 50–55 °C is the dry-cooler water in its completed rack test.温度阶梯(未按比例):40 °C 空气是团队的设计目标;50–55 °C 是其已完成机柜测试中干冷器供水的温度。
Warm coolant lets a dry cooler reject chip heat to hot outdoor air without evaporating water. Drawn after University of Florida (2025).冷却液温度够高,干冷器就能把芯片热量排到炎热的室外空气中,而不必蒸发水。绘制依据:佛罗里达大学(2025)。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- Team slides show a completed rack-level two-phase solution using 50–55 °C water from a dry cooler (Florida; its design target is a 126 kW rack at 40 °C outdoor air) and a 5 kW mock-server test (Missouri); the DOE record of 2026-08-26 says final system testing at a common site is still to come.团队报告显示:已完成使用干冷器 50–55 °C 水的机柜级两相方案(佛罗里达;其设计目标是 40 °C 室外气温下 126 kW 机柜),以及 5 kW 模拟服务器测试(密苏里);DOE 2026-08-26 的记录表明在统一场地的最终系统测试尚未进行。
- Evidence types证据类型
- government programme record政府项目记录 government project slides (self-reported)政府项目报告(自报)
- Still open尚未解决
- No independent measurement of total cooling energy as a share of IT load at 40 °C outdoor air has been published.尚未发表 40 °C 室外气温下冷却总能耗占 IT 负荷比例的独立测量。
- The 1 MW-per-rack loops are untested; site and schedule are not stated.每机柜 1 MW 的回路尚未测试,场地和时间未公布。
- United States美国
- Seven COOLERCHIPS teams will test at a common site in phase 1.5 (DOE record of 2026-08-26).COOLERCHIPS 1.5 期将有 7 个团队在统一场地测试(DOE 2026-08-26 记录)。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- Programme goal: total cooling energy below 5% of a typical data centre's IT load, at any time and any US location, for a high-density system.项目目标:高密度系统在美国任何地点、任何时间,冷却总能耗低于典型数据中心 IT 负荷的 5%。 programme target项目目标 2024-042024-04
COOLERCHIPS technologies could reduce total cooling energy expenditure to less than 5% of a typical data center’s IT load at any time and at any U.S. location for a high-density compute system
source来源 - Phase 1.5 continues water-free cooling for heat loads of 1 MW per rack; ARPA-E will choose a common location for 7 teams' final system testing.1.5 期继续开发无水冷却,目标每机柜 1 MW 热负荷;ARPA-E 将为 7 个团队选定统一的最终系统测试地点。 programme record项目记录 2026-08-262026-08-26
manage heat loads of 1 megawatt per rack for AI applications
source来源 - University of Florida team: a two-phase rack-level solution completed using 50–55 °C water from a dry cooler (team slide, self-reported).佛罗里达大学团队:用干冷器提供的 50–55 °C 水完成了机柜级两相冷却方案(团队报告,自报)。 project slide项目报告(自报) 2025-01-062025-01-06
Completed two-phase rack level cooling solution using 50 – 55 C water from dry cooler
source来源 - University of Missouri team: pumping power 2.60% of IT power for secondary and primary loops on a 5 kW mock server (pumping only, not fans).密苏里大学团队:在 5 kW 模拟服务器上,一、二次回路泵功为 IT 功率的 2.60%(仅泵功,不含风机)。 project slide项目报告(自报) 2025-11-202025-11-20
Pumping power consumption: 0.82% (secondary loop: active, passive 0%) and 2.60% (total: combined secondary and primary loops) of IT power.
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10 Liquid-cooling standards and water classes液冷标准和水温等级 Early commercial早期商用
- Constraint约束
- Servers, CDUs and plants need a shared language for facility-water temperature and interfaces, or each rack needs a custom plant.服务器、CDU 和冷站需要统一的设施水温和接口语言,否则每种机柜都要定制冷站。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- ASHRAE renamed its water classes by their upper limit in 2021 (W17 to W45 and W+), and OCP publishes CDU specifications such as Project Deschutes.ASHRAE 于 2021 年按上限温度重新命名水温等级(W17 至 W45 和 W+);OCP 发布 Project Deschutes 等 CDU 规范。
- Figure图示
ASHRAE facility-water classes, 2021 namesASHRAE 设施水温等级(2021 年命名) - Every class starts at 2 °C; the number in its name is the upper limit of the facility water.所有等级下限均为 2 °C;名称中的数字是设施水温度上限。
- W+ (was W5): its name sets no upper limit.W+(原 W5):名称不设上限。
- TC 9.9 expected that direct liquid-cooled products able to use W45 today may give way to higher-power ones that need W32, and facility water may in time drop to W27.TC 9.9 预计,如今能用 W45 的直接液冷产品可能被只能用 W32 的更高功率产品取代,设施水温最终可能降到 W27 范围。
Each class is named by its upper limit; equipment rated for a class must run at full performance across its range. Drawn after ASHRAE TC 9.9 (2021).每个等级以温度上限命名;标定某等级的设备须在整个范围内保持全性能运行。绘制依据:ASHRAE TC 9.9(2021)。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- The water classes and OCP specifications are in use. A Chinese national standard for cold-plate systems could not be checked against the official record, so it is not shown.水温等级和 OCP 规范已在使用。中国冷板液冷系统国家标准无法与官方记录核对,因此不显示。
- Evidence types证据类型
- standard标准 consortium specification联盟规范
- Still open尚未解决
- The official record of GB/T 48023-2026 could not be opened, so its dates are not shown.GB/T 48023-2026 的官方记录无法打开,因此不显示其日期。
- No newer ASHRAE liquid-cooling guidance was found in a primary source.未在一手来源中找到更新的 ASHRAE 液冷指南。
- United States美国
- ASHRAE TC 9.9 white paper (2021); OCP Project Deschutes CDU specification for about 2 MW at a 3 °C approach.ASHRAE TC 9.9 白皮书(2021);OCP Project Deschutes CDU 规范,约 2 MW、3 °C 接近温差。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- ASHRAE renamed the classes W17 (previously W1), W27 (W2), W32 (W3), W40 (new), W45 (W4) and W+ (W5); all have a lower limit of 2 °C.ASHRAE 将等级更名为 W17(原 W1)、W27(W2)、W32(W3)、W40(新增)、W45(W4)和 W+(W5);下限均为 2 °C。 standard标准 20212021
The classes are newly named as follows: W17 (previously W1), W27 (W2), W32 (W3), W40 (new), W45 (W4), and W+ (W5).
source来源 - ASHRAE TC 9.9 expected that newer, higher-power products might only manage W32, and cooling needs might eventually push facility water down to W27.ASHRAE TC 9.9 预计更高功率的新产品可能只能在 W32 下运行,冷却需求最终可能把设施水温推低到 W27。 standard标准 20212021
They may be replaced by newer, higher-powered products only capable of W32 (W3) operation, and eventually cooling requirements may drive facility water temperatures down into the W27 (W2) range.
source来源 - OCP Project Deschutes CDU is targeted to support about 2 MW of heat (v1.0.0).OCP Project Deschutes CDU 目标支持约 2 MW 热负荷(v1.0.0)。 consortium specification联盟规范 2026-02-262026-02-26
The Project Deschutes CDU is targeted to support ~2 MW heat loads
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11 Controls: GPU power swings and leak detection控制:GPU 功率波动下的热控制、漏液检测 Early commercial早期商用
- Constraint约束
- AI training swings GPU power within seconds, while CDU pumps, valves and plants respond in seconds to minutes, so heat load and cooling can mismatch.AI 训练会在秒级内改变 GPU 功率,而 CDU 水泵、阀门和冷站的响应在秒到分钟级,热负荷与冷量可能不匹配。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- Power is smoothed at the source (capacitors, power caps, a power burner), and CDUs are specified with PLC control, parallel operation and zoned leak detection.在源头平滑功率(电容、功率上限、功率燃烧器);CDU 规范要求 PLC 控制、并联运行和分区漏液检测。
- Figure图示
Default CDU control loops and leak zonesCDU 的默认控制回路和漏液分区 - PLC: reads the sensors, drives the pump and the valve, and lets CDUs run in parallel.PLC:读取传感器、控制水泵和阀门,并支持多台 CDU 并联运行。
- Pressure difference between IT supply and return: by default the pump speed holds it fixed.IT 供液与回液之间的压差:默认通过调节水泵转速使其恒定。
- Pump (N+1, one drawn).水泵(N+1 冗余,图中画一台)。
- Temperatures of the IT supply and the facility supply: by default the valve holds their difference, the approach, fixed.IT 供液温度和设施水供水温度:默认通过阀门使两者之差(接近温差)恒定。
- Control valve on the facility water.设施水调节阀。
- Leak-detection rope in three zones (where they run is not specified).漏液检测绳,分三个区(敷设位置规范未写明)。
Both default loops hold a set point; the specification leaves response to load steps for later versions. Drawn after OCP Project Deschutes v1.0.0.两个默认回路都只维持设定值;对负荷阶跃的响应,规范留待后续版本补充。绘制依据:OCP Project Deschutes v1.0.0。
Power smoothing: what the grid sees功率平滑:电网看到的负荷 - Power cap: the GPUs' power limit is raised step by step at the start of a run.功率上限:训练开始时逐步提高 GPU 的功率上限。
- Energy storage: capacitors in the power shelves charge when GPU power is low and discharge when it is high.储能:电源架中的电容在 GPU 功率低时充电、高时放电。
- Power burner: when the work stops, the GPUs keep drawing power for a while, then taper off.功率燃烧器:任务停止后,GPU 继续耗电一段时间,再逐渐降低。
Smoothing evens out what the grid sees; inside the rack the GPU load, and its heat, still swings. Drawn after NVIDIA (2025).平滑的是电网看到的负荷;机柜内 GPU 的负荷及其发热仍在波动。绘制依据:NVIDIA(2025)。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- Power smoothing ships in NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 and CDU control and leak detection are in the OCP Deschutes specification; thermal load-step control is still research.NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 已具备功率平滑,OCP Deschutes 规范包含 CDU 控制与漏液检测;热负荷阶跃控制仍在研究中。
- Evidence types证据类型
- vendor claim厂商说法 consortium specification联盟规范
- Still open尚未解决
- No standard for leak-detection performance or for the CDU's response to load steps was found.未找到漏液检测性能或 CDU 负荷阶跃响应的标准。
- No primary document on coordinating the CDU with chillers or dry coolers was found.未找到关于 CDU 与冷机或干冷器协调控制的一手文件。
- United States美国
- NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 power smoothing (July 2025); OCP Deschutes CDU control defaults.NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 功率平滑(2025 年 7 月);OCP Deschutes CDU 默认控制方式。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- NVIDIA: with power caps, capacitors and a power burner, peak demand seen by the grid fell by 30% when training Megatron (grid side, not cooling).NVIDIA:通过功率上限、电容和功率燃烧器,训练 Megatron 时电网看到的峰值需求降低 30%(电网侧,不是冷却侧)。 vendor claim厂商说法 2025-07-282025-07-28
the peak power demand seen by the grid is reduced by 30% when training the Megatron LLM
source来源 - OCP Deschutes CDU: leak rope detection in three zones through the PLC; default pump control holds a fixed pressure difference and default valve control a fixed approach temperature.OCP Deschutes CDU:通过 PLC 进行三区漏液绳检测;水泵默认按恒定压差控制,阀门默认按恒定接近温差控制。 consortium specification联盟规范 2026-02-262026-02-26
Leak rope detection (detected through PLC, 3 zones)
source来源 - The Deschutes specification requires CDUs to run in parallel and says more control detail will follow in later versions.Deschutes 规范要求 CDU 可并联运行,并称后续版本将补充更多控制细节。 consortium specification联盟规范 2026-02-262026-02-26
Controls shall allow for CDUs to be operated in parallel … More details on the controls will be added in subsequent versions of the spec.
source来源
12 Heat reuse and high-temperature heat pumps热回收和高温热泵 Early commercial早期商用
- Constraint约束
- Data-centre heat usually leaves at 25–40 °C, too cool for most district heating, so reuse needs a heat pump, a nearby user and a legal push.数据中心余热通常只有 25–40 °C,对多数区域供热来说温度太低,回收需要热泵、附近的用热方和法规推动。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- Germany's Energy Efficiency Act and the EU Energy Efficiency Directive now require reuse or a feasibility case, and OCP's Heat Reuse subproject publishes reference designs.德国《能源效率法》和欧盟《能源效率指令》已要求余热回收或提供可行性论证;OCP 热回收子项目发布参考设计。
- Figure图示
Data-centre heat against what a heat network takes数据中心余热温度与热网需求 - Typical excess heat: generally 25–40 °C.一般余热:通常 25–40 °C。
- High-temperature liquid cooling: return above 40 °C, in some cases 65 °C; the newest hardware often does not accept it.高温液冷:回水高于 40 °C,个别可达 65 °C;最新硬件往往不接受这么高的水温。
- District-heating return: OCP lists it among uses that take heat above 45 °C.区域供热回水:OCP 将其列为接收 45 °C 以上热量的用途之一。
- Heat pump: lifts the heat to the temperature the user needs, using electricity; the smaller the lift, the less it uses.热泵:消耗电能,把热量提升到用户所需温度;提升越小,耗电越少。
Most data-centre heat is too cool for a heat network, so a heat pump lifts it; hot liquid cooling may need no lift. Drawn after OCP Heat Reuse (2025).多数数据中心余热温度不够热网使用,需要热泵提升;高温液冷可能无需提升。绘制依据:OCP 热回收(2025)。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- The laws are in force and OCP reference designs describe real sites; no measured delivered temperature or heat-pump COP from a named site was verified.法规已生效,OCP 参考设计描述了真实站点;未核实任何具名站点的实测供热温度或热泵 COP。
- Evidence types证据类型
- law法律 consortium reference design联盟参考设计
- Still open尚未解决
- A heat network must exist nearby; German law waives the reuse share under the conditions stated in the fact above.附近必须有热网;德国法律在上述事实所列条件下豁免余热比例要求。
- The newest IT hardware may not accept the warmest return water.最新的 IT 硬件可能无法接受最高的回水温度。
- United States美国
- OCP Heat Reuse subproject reference designs (March 2025).OCP 热回收子项目参考设计(2025 年 3 月)。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- Germany (EnEfG §11): data centres that start operating from 1 July 2026 must reach PUE 1.2 or lower and at least 10% reused energy; those starting from 1 July 2027 a planned 15%, and from 1 July 2028 a planned 20%. Each must meet its target as an annual average within two years of starting. The reuse share (not the PUE limit) does not apply if the operator shows, for example, that a nearby heat-network operator did not accept an offer of the heat at cost within six months although the operator had the heat-transfer infrastructure ready, or that an agreement with a nearby municipality or network operator, including an investment plan and terms for connection costs and the heat price, lets the share be met within ten years.德国(EnEfG 第 11 条):2026 年 7 月 1 日起投运的数据中心须达到 PUE 不高于 1.2、余热再利用比例不低于 10%;2027 年 7 月 1 日起投运的计划比例不低于 15%,2028 年 7 月 1 日起投运的不低于 20%。各自须在投运后两年内按年均值持续达标。若运营方证明(例如):附近热网运营方在六个月内未接受按成本价提供余热的要约,而数据中心已备好供热交接设施;或与附近市镇或热网运营方签订的协议(含投资计划、接驳管线费用分担和热价安排)可在十年内达到该比例,则余热比例要求(不含 PUE 限值)不适用。 law法律 in force现行有效
Rechenzentren, die ab dem 1. Juli 2026 den Betrieb aufnehmen … von mindestens 10 Prozent aufweisen; Rechenzentren, die ab dem 1. Juli 2027 den Betrieb aufnehmen, müssen einen geplanten Anteil an wiederverwendeter Energie von mindestens 15 Prozent aufweisen … spätestens zwei Jahre nach Inbetriebnahme im Jahresdurchschnitt dauerhaft zu erreichen … Die Anforderungen nach Absatz 2 Satz 1 Nummer 2 sind nicht anzuwenden, wenn der Betreiber des Rechenzentrums nachweist
source来源 - EU Directive 2023/1791: data centres above 1 MW rated energy input must use their waste heat unless they show it is not technically or economically feasible.欧盟指令 2023/1791:额定能源输入超过 1 MW 的数据中心须利用余热,除非证明技术或经济上不可行。 law法律 20232023
Member States shall ensure that data centres with a total rated energy input exceeding 1 MW utilise the waste heat or other waste heat recovery applications unless they can show that it is not technically or economically feasible
source来源 - OCP: excess heat is generally 25–40 °C; with high-temperature liquid cooling, return water is above 40 °C and in some cases reaches 65 °C.OCP:余热温度一般为 25–40 °C;高温液冷的回水高于 40 °C,个别情况可达 65 °C。 consortium reference design联盟参考设计 2025-03-062025-03-06
Return temperatures will be above 40ºC and in some cases reach 65ºC.
source来源 - OCP lists district-heating return among the uses that take heat above 45 °C.OCP 把区域供热回水列为接收 45 °C 以上热量的用途之一。 consortium reference design联盟参考设计 2025-03-062025-03-06
Applications using >45 ºC: power-to-X, biogas upgrade plant, district heating return
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13 Immersion cooling, single- and two-phase浸没冷却(单相、两相) Early commercial早期商用
- Constraint约束
- Fans and cold plates leave part of the heat in air; immersion puts the whole server in a dielectric fluid, removing server fans and letting the loop run on warm water.风扇和冷板仍有部分热量留在空气中;浸没把整台服务器放进介电液体,去掉服务器风扇,并让回路使用温水。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- Single-phase tanks are sold with ratings of about 90–140 kW under stated water and setpoint conditions, while 3M, a main supplier of two-phase fluids, decided to exit fluorinated fluids, and one replacement fluid is still in trials.单相浸没槽已在销售,在标明的水温和设定值条件下额定约 90–140 kW;而两相液体的主要供应商 3M 决定退出含氟液体,一种替代液体仍在试验中。
- Figure图示
Single-phase tank单相浸没槽 - Tank with a lid: the dielectric liquid stays liquid the whole way round.带盖浸没槽:介电液体全程保持液态。
- Servers stand on end in the liquid, with no server fans; the liquid warms as it flows past them.服务器竖立在液体中,不用服务器风扇;液体流过时升温。
- Pump: moves the liquid through the tank and the exchanger.泵:推动液体流经浸没槽和换热器。
- Plate exchanger: gives the heat to facility water. One maker rates its tank with the liquid held at a 50–55 °C setpoint (vendor claim).板式换热器:把热量交给设施水。一家厂商的额定工况把液体保持在 50–55 °C 设定值(厂商说法)。
The liquid never boils: a pump moves it past the servers and through an exchanger to facility water. Drawn after ORNL (2025) and an OCP tank datasheet.液体始终不沸腾:泵推动它流过服务器,再经换热器把热量交给设施水。绘制依据:ORNL(2025)、OCP 浸没槽数据表。
Two-phase tank两相浸没槽 - Sealed lid: keeps the vapour in the tank.密封盖:把蒸汽留在槽内。
- Servers in the liquid, which boils on their hot parts.浸在液体中的服务器,液体在发热部件上沸腾。
- Vapour rises; orange marks the heat the vapour carries; its temperature barely rises.蒸汽上升;橙色表示蒸汽带走的热量,其温度几乎不升高。
- Condenser coil under the lid: coolant inside turns the vapour back to liquid, which drips into the pool.盖下的冷凝盘管:管内冷却液把蒸汽冷凝成液体,滴回液池。
- Pump and fan radiator carry the heat away (as in the tank that ORNL tested).泵和风冷散热器把热量带走(与 ORNL 测试的槽相同)。
The fluid boils on the chips and condenses on a coil under the lid, so no large pump moves it. Drawn after ORNL (2025).液体在芯片上沸腾、在盖下盘管上冷凝,所以不需要大功率泵来输送它。绘制依据:ORNL(2025)。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- Single-phase immersion is sold with rated tanks and stated conditions. For two-phase, the evidence found covers one replacement fluid, which its maker calls developmental and which was tested in a 6 kW DOE-lab tank; it does not describe the whole two-phase market.单相浸没已有标明工况的额定产品在售。两相方面,找到的证据只涉及一种替代液体:其厂商称仍在开发中,并在 DOE 实验室的 6 kW 槽中测试;这不代表整个两相市场。
- Evidence types证据类型
- vendor claim厂商说法 paper论文
- Still open尚未解决
- Whether a hydrofluoroolefin fluid such as Opteon 2P50 becomes a commercial replacement, and how PFAS rules will treat it.Opteon 2P50 这类氢氟烯烃液体能否成为商业替代品,以及 PFAS 规则会如何对待它。
- Single-phase ratings depend on their stated conditions: Submer's on 22–26 °C water and 50–55 °C setpoints, GRC's on coolant held near 50 °C and, for the higher rating, 13 °C chilled water.单相额定值取决于所标条件:Submer 为 22–26 °C 进水、50–55 °C 设定值;GRC 为冷却液约 50 °C,较高额定值还需 13 °C 冷冻水。
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- A DOE-funded ORNL report (March 2025) tested the developmental fluid in a two-phase tank; GRC (Texas) sells single-phase immersion racks.DOE 资助的 ORNL 报告(2025 年 3 月)在两相槽中测试了开发中的液体;GRC(得州)销售单相浸没机柜。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- 3M announced in December 2022 that it would stop making all fluorinated fluids, aiming to exit PFAS manufacturing by the end of 2025 (a plan; immersion is not named).3M 于 2022 年 12 月宣布将停止生产所有含氟液体,目标在 2025 年底前退出 PFAS 生产(计划;未点名浸没冷却)。 vendor claim厂商说法 2022-12-202022-12-20
will discontinue manufacturing all fluoropolymers, fluorinated fluids, and PFAS-based additive products.
source来源 - Two-phase: Chemours calls its replacement two-phase fluid Opteon 2P50 developmental; its 2025 field trial is one step in a process that runs from lab trials to commercial sales (company release, read on a wire service).两相:Chemours 称其两相替代液体 Opteon 2P50 仍在开发中;2025 年的现场试验是从实验室试验到商业销售过程中的一步(公司发布,经通讯社转载阅读)。 vendor claim厂商说法 2025-03-182025-03-18
This announcement marks an important step in the product commercialization process, which includes lab trials, field trials, equipment specification, customer selection, and ultimately commercial contracts and sales.
source来源 - Two-phase: ORNL test of Opteon 2P50 in a tank rated up to 6 kW: PUE 1.07 at a 5 kW load and 35 °C ambient. This tank-level PUE counts the tank's fans, pumps, display and lights; it is not a data-hall PUE.两相:ORNL 在额定最高 6 kW 的槽中测试 Opteon 2P50:5 kW 负荷、35 °C 环境下 PUE 1.07。该槽级 PUE 计入槽内风扇、泵、显示屏和照明,不是机房 PUE。 paper论文 2025-032025-03
At a load of 5 kW, near the tank’s design load of 6 kW, the highest PUE was only 1.07 at a relatively warm ambient temperature of 35°C.
source来源 - Single-phase: Submer SmartPod EVO800 tank: up to 100 kW (50 kW fully redundant) with 26 °C water inlet and a 50 °C setpoint, or up to 140 kW (70 kW redundant) with 22 °C water and a 55 °C setpoint; both with SmartCoolant v3, 25% glycol and 9 m³/h.单相:Submer SmartPod EVO800 槽:进水 26 °C、设定值 50 °C 时最高 100 kW(完全冗余 50 kW),进水 22 °C、设定值 55 °C 时最高 140 kW(冗余 70 kW);均为 SmartCoolant v3、25% 乙二醇、9 m³/h。 vendor claim厂商说法 undated未注日期
At specific conditions: SmartCoolant v3, water inlet 26ºC, % ethyleneglycol 25%, water flow 9m3/h, setpoint 50ºC … At specific conditions: SmartCoolant v3, water inlet 22ºC, % ethyleneglycol 25%, water flow 9m3/h, setpoint 55ºC
source来源 - Single-phase: GRC ICEraQ Micro: 45 kW of IT load with chiller-free water at 32 °C, or 90 kW with chilled water at 13 °C; ratings limit coolant near 50 °C.单相:GRC ICEraQ Micro:32 °C 免冷机水时 45 kW IT 负荷,13 °C 冷冻水时 90 kW;额定值将冷却液限制在约 50 °C。 vendor claim厂商说法 undated未注日期
CDU supports up to 45 kW of IT load w/ chiller-free water at 32 °C (90 °F) or 90 kW w/ chilled water at 13 °C (55 °F)
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14 Rear-door heat exchangers背板换热器 Early commercial早期商用
- Constraint约束
- OCP's door whitepaper puts the air-side limit of a facility at under 20 kW per rack; a water coil on the rack door removes heat before it reaches the room.OCP 背板白皮书把设施风侧的限制定为每柜 20 kW 以下;机柜后门上的水盘管在热量进入机房前将其带走。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- Vendors rate active doors at up to 75 kW per rack with stated water temperatures, and OCP is standardising doors for its racks and studying doors paired with cold plates.厂商标称主动背板每柜最高 75 kW 并注明水温;OCP 正在为其机柜标准化背板,并研究背板与冷板配合的方案。
- Figure图示
Rear-door heat exchanger, seen from above后门换热器(俯视剖面) - Servers: their fans push room air through and heat it.服务器:自带风扇把机房空气吸入并加热。
- Door coil: rows of water tubes with fins; the air leaves at about room temperature, so the rack adds little heat to the room.后门盘管:多排带翅片的水管;空气离开时接近室温,机柜几乎不向机房散热。
- Fans on an active door make up for the coil's air resistance.主动背板上的风扇,用来抵消盘管增加的风阻。
- Water in (cold) and out (warm): conventional doors need cold water, class W17 or W27.进水(冷)与回水(温):常规背板需要较冷的水,即 W17 或 W27 等级。
- Hybrid option (dashed): cold plates send part of the heat to liquid; one consortium analysis assumes at least 50% (not a test).混合方案(虚线):冷板把部分热量直接交给液体;一项联盟分析假设至少 50%(非测试)。
The coil takes the heat out of the server exhaust before it reaches the room, so the room sees almost none of it. Drawn after OCP door HX whitepaper.盘管在服务器排风进入机房之前就把热量带走,机房几乎感受不到这部分热量。绘制依据:OCP 背板换热器白皮书。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- Several vendors sell doors with ratings and water-temperature conditions, but no deployment share was found, so the stage is not set higher; the hybrid case with cold plates rests on a consortium analysis, not a published test.多家厂商销售带额定值和水温条件的背板,但未找到部署占比,因此阶段不定得更高;与冷板配合的混合方案依据联盟分析,没有公开测试。
- Evidence types证据类型
- vendor claim厂商说法 consortium specification联盟规范
- Still open尚未解决
- A door's rated kW depends on airflow, air temperature and water temperature together; headline ratings often omit them.背板的额定 kW 同时取决于风量、空气温度和水温;标题数字常常不写这些条件。
- Conventional doors need cold water (about 14–22 °C), so they do not fit a warm-water plant without losing capacity.常规背板需要较冷的水(约 14–22 °C),不降低容量就不适合温水冷站。
- United States美国
- OCP's Door Heat Exchanger sub-project (with Meta, Rittal, nVent, Amphenol and Boyd) published a whitepaper; Motivair and Lenovo publish door ratings.OCP 背板换热器子项目(Meta、Rittal、nVent、Amphenol、Boyd 参与)发布了白皮书;Motivair 和 Lenovo 公布了背板额定值。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- Motivair ChilledDoor active door: up to 75 kW per rack for the top model, rated at a 75 °F room, 35% RH and 55–65 °F (about 13–18 °C) supply water.Motivair ChilledDoor 主动背板:最高型号每柜最高 75 kW,额定条件为 75 °F 室温、35% 相对湿度、55–65 °F(约 13–18 °C)供水。 vendor claim厂商说法 20232023
*Calculated at 35% RH and 75F Room Temp; Supply Temperature Range 55F - 65F water; 100% water
source来源 - Lenovo Rear Door Heat eXchanger V2 needs 18 °C ±1 °C water for an ASHRAE Class 1 room or 22 °C ±1 °C for Class 2.Lenovo Rear Door Heat eXchanger V2 在 ASHRAE 1 类机房需 18 °C ±1 °C 供水,2 类机房需 22 °C ±1 °C。 vendor claim厂商说法 undated未注日期
22°C ±1°C (71.6°F ±1.8°F) for ASHRAE Class 2 Environment
source来源 - OCP whitepaper: door heat exchangers typically need colder facility water, W17 or W27.OCP 白皮书:背板换热器通常需要较冷的设施水,即 W17 或 W27。 consortium specification联盟规范 undated未注日期
Typically, door heat exchangers require colder FWS operating temperatures of W17/W27.
source来源 - Same whitepaper: a 30 kW rack could be cooled with 1,500 cfm of air at 32 °C and 30 °C water, assuming the CDU is upstream of the door and cold plates capture at least 50% of the power (an analysis, not a test).同一白皮书:在 CDU 位于背板上游、冷板至少带走 50% 功率的前提下,30 kW 机柜可用 1,500 cfm、32 °C 空气和 30 °C 水冷却(分析,非测试)。 consortium specification联盟规范 undated未注日期
a 30kW rack could be comfortably cooled with 1500cfm and 30°C water supply (assuming the CDU is upstream to the Door HX and at least 50% of the power is capture by the cold plate loops)
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15 Liquid-to-air CDUs (sidecars)液-气 CDU(侧柜) Early commercial早期商用
- Constraint约束
- Many halls have no facility-water loop, but liquid-cooled GPU racks need a liquid loop at the rack.许多机房没有设施水回路,但液冷 GPU 机柜需要在机柜处有液体回路。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- Vendors now list liquid-to-air CDUs of 70–180 kW that reject the heat into the room air, and OCP has opened a workstream on such sidecar units.厂商现已列出 70–180 kW 的液-气 CDU,把热量排入机房空气;OCP 已为这类侧柜单元设立工作组。
- Figure图示
Liquid-to-air sidecar: the heat goes into the room液-气侧柜:热量排进机房 - Rack: cold plates on the chips; the coolant warms as it passes them.机柜:芯片上装有冷板,冷却液流过时升温。
- Liquid-to-air coil: the coolant gives its heat to room air. Vendors rate units at an approach (11 °C, 15 °C; vendor claims) without defining it.液-气盘管:冷却液把热量交给机房空气。厂商按接近温差标称额定值(11 °C、15 °C,厂商声明),但未说明其定义。
- Fans blow room air through the coil and back into the hall.风机让机房空气流过盘管,再排回机房。
- Pump: moves the coolant between rack and sidecar; no facility water is connected.泵:在机柜与侧柜之间输送冷却液;不接设施水。
- Room air conditioning: it must remove all the rack's heat; in the 24 kW unit test, loads above its capacity raised the room temperature.机房空调:必须带走机柜的全部热量;在 24 kW 单元测试中,超过其冷量的负荷使房间温度上升。
- Hot air that recirculates to the sidecar's intake lowers its performance.热风回流到侧柜进风口,会降低其性能。
A sidecar needs no facility water, but all the heat it rejects becomes load on the room's air cooling. Drawn after Heydari et al. (2023) and CoolIT AHx180.侧柜不需要设施水,但它排出的全部热量都成为机房空调的负荷。绘制依据:Heydari 等(2023)、CoolIT AHx180。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- Vendors publish rated products; the only independent data found in this search is one peer-reviewed test of a 24 kW unit, in which overloading the room's cooling raised the room temperature.厂商已发布额定产品;本次检索找到的唯一独立数据是一项经同行评审的 24 kW 单元测试,其中机房冷却超负荷时机房温度上升。
- Evidence types证据类型
- vendor claim厂商说法 paper论文 consortium specification联盟规范
- Still open尚未解决
- No source states the room air temperature these units need; ratings are given at an approach whose definition is not stated.没有来源写明这类单元所需的机房空气温度;额定值按未定义的接近温差给出。
- All the rack's heat lands in the hall, so the room cooling must carry it.机柜的全部热量都排入机房,必须由机房冷却承担。
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- Binghamton University with NVIDIA published a 24 kW unit test; Vertiv and CoolIT list liquid-to-air CDUs; OCP is standardising sidecars.宾汉姆顿大学与 NVIDIA 发表了 24 kW 单元测试;Vertiv 和 CoolIT 列出了液-气 CDU;OCP 正在标准化侧柜。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- Peer-reviewed test (InterPACK 2023): a 24 kW liquid-to-air CDU in a room with limited air conditioning; at the 6 kW test point the effect on room temperature was negligible.经同行评审的测试(InterPACK 2023):在空调有限的房间中测试 24 kW 液-气 CDU;在 6 kW 测点,对房间温度的影响可忽略。 paper论文 2023-102023-10
heat loads as low as 6.0 kW had negligible effect on room temperature
source来源 - Same test: room temperature rose significantly when the heat load exceeded the room's cooling capacity, and the CDU's own performance fell from hot-air recirculation.同一测试:当热负荷超过房间冷量时房间温度显著上升,CDU 自身性能也因热风回流而下降。 paper论文 2023-102023-10
room temperature was significantly increased at the end of the test due to overloading the HVAC system with heat loads above its cooling capacity.
source来源 - Vertiv CoolChip CDU 70: 70 kW liquid-to-air at an 11 °C approach, for air-cooled facilities without facility water (approach and room air temperature not defined).Vertiv CoolChip CDU 70:液-气 70 kW、接近温差 11 °C,用于无设施水的风冷机房(未定义接近温差和机房空气温度)。 vendor claim厂商说法 undated未注日期
70 kW @ 19.8°F (11°C) ATD
source来源 - CoolIT AHx180: 180 kW at a 15 °C approach, rejecting server heat directly into the data-centre air with four fans.CoolIT AHx180:接近温差 15 °C 时 180 kW,用四台风机把服务器热量直接排入机房空气。 vendor claim厂商说法 undated未注日期
180 kW cooling capacity at 15°C approach temperature difference (ATD).
source来源 - OCP is developing sidecar units next to IT racks that cool without access to facility water (work in progress).OCP 正在开发紧挨 IT 机柜、无需设施水的侧柜冷却单元(进行中)。 consortium specification联盟规范 undated未注日期
providing flexible and scalable cooling solutions without the need for access to facility water.
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16 Coolant quality: PG25, filtration, corrosion冷却液质量:PG25、过滤、腐蚀 Early commercial早期商用
- Constraint约束
- Cold plates have very fine channels, so particles, corrosion and bacteria can block flow and cut cooling.冷板通道很细,颗粒、腐蚀和细菌会堵塞流道、削弱冷却。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- OCP published its first formal coolant specifications in 2026 (PG25 in July, treated water in August) and a PG25 guideline in September; before that, guidance came mainly from a 2019 ASHRAE white paper and vendors.OCP 于 2026 年发布首批正式冷却液规范(7 月 PG25、8 月处理水)及 9 月的 PG25 指南;此前主要依据 2019 年 ASHRAE 白皮书和厂商资料。
- Figure图示
Filtration from the drum to the cold plate从桶装液到冷板的各级过滤 - Maker's filter before the fluid is packed: 50 µm or finer, 25 µm or less preferred.生产商在包装前过滤:50 µm 或更细,优先 25 µm 及以下。
- Fluid as supplied (specification limits): PG25 with 25–28 % propylene glycol by weight and chloride below 5 ppm; water-based coolant at pH 8.0–10.5.出厂液体(规范限值):PG25 含 25–28%(质量)丙二醇,氯化物低于 5 ppm;水基冷却液 pH 8.0–10.5。
- CDU inline filter on the full flow, often 25 or 50 µm; it protects the heat exchanger (facility water on its far side) and quick disconnects.CDU 全流量管路过滤器,常见 25 或 50 µm,保护换热器(另一侧为设施水)和快速接头。
- Sidestream filter: a small part of the flow passes it continuously; strongly recommended above 250 gallons of fluid.旁滤器:一小部分流量持续流经;冷却液超过 250 加仑时强烈建议设置。
- Cold-plate channels: the narrowest passages in the loop.冷板通道:回路中最窄的流道。
The narrowest cold-plate channel sets how fine the loop's filters must be. Drawn after OCP PG25 v1.0.0, OCP PG25 guidelines and OCP water coolant v1.3.冷板最窄的通道决定了回路过滤器要有多细。绘制依据:OCP PG25 v1.0.0、OCP PG25 指南、OCP 水基冷却液 v1.3。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- PG25 and treated water are already specified for megawatt CDUs, but the formal OCP coolant specifications only date from July–September 2026.PG25 和处理水已被兆瓦级 CDU 规范采用,但 OCP 的正式冷却液规范到 2026 年 7–9 月才发布。
- Evidence types证据类型
- consortium specification联盟规范 standard标准
- Still open尚未解决
- Filtration ratings differ by stage (filling, CDU inline, side-stream, at fill); the right in-loop rating depends on the finest cold-plate channel.各环节的过滤等级不同(灌装、CDU 管路、旁滤、加注时);回路中合适的等级取决于冷板最细的通道。
- The specification limits describe the fluid as delivered, not in-service limits.规范限值针对出厂液体,不是运行中的限值。
- United States美国
- OCP coolant specifications were written with Google, Meta, Dow, Castrol and others; ASHRAE TC 9.9 published the 2019 white paper.OCP 冷却液规范由 Google、Meta、Dow、Castrol 等参与编写;ASHRAE TC 9.9 发布了 2019 年白皮书。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- OCP PG25 Base Specification: manufacturers must filter at 50 µm or finer (25 µm or less preferred), and the fluid must contain 25–28% propylene glycol by weight (limits for the fluid as supplied).OCP PG25 基础规范:生产商须用 50 µm 或更细的过滤器过滤(优先 25 µm 及以下),液体须含 25–28%(质量)丙二醇(针对出厂液体的限值)。 consortium specification联盟规范 2026-07-142026-07-14
Filtration must be performed using filters rated at 50 microns or finer (with 25 micron or less preferred)
source来源 - Same specification: chloride impurity below 5 ppm (limits for the fluid as supplied).同一规范:氯化物杂质低于 5 ppm(针对出厂液体的限值)。 consortium specification联盟规范 2026-07-142026-07-14
Chloride (Cl) <5 ppm ASTM D5827
source来源 - OCP water-based coolant specification (effective 6 August 2026): pH 8.0–10.5 and conductivity below 2,000 µS/cm for the coolant as supplied.OCP 水基冷却液规范(2026 年 8 月 6 日生效):出厂冷却液 pH 8.0–10.5,电导率低于 2,000 µS/cm。 consortium specification联盟规范 2026-08-062026-08-06
5.4.4. pH 8.0 ~ 10.5
source来源 - OCP PG25 Guidelines: sidestream filtration is strongly recommended for systems above 250 gallons; CDUs often carry 25 or 50 µm inline filters.OCP PG25 指南:系统冷却液超过 250 加仑时强烈建议旁滤;CDU 常配 25 或 50 µm 管路过滤器。 consortium specification联盟规范 2026-09-152026-09-15
Sidestream filtration is strongly recommended for systems greater than 250 gallons of heat transfer fluid
source来源 - ASHRAE TC 9.9 white paper (2019): filtration is needed to prevent fouling of the tight channels in IT cooling equipment.ASHRAE TC 9.9 白皮书(2019):需要过滤,以防 IT 冷却设备的细小通道结垢堵塞。 standard标准 20192019
Filtration is needed to preclude fouling of these tight channels.
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17 Air-cooled chillers with free cooling带自然冷却的风冷冷机 Early commercial早期商用
- Constraint约束
- An air-cooled chiller must still make the set water temperature on the hottest days while using cool hours for free cooling.风冷冷机须在最热的日子仍制出设定水温,同时在凉爽时段利用自然冷却。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- Free-cooling air-cooled chillers now list operation at up to 55 °C ambient, and some state leaving or return water temperatures of 26–40 °C.带自然冷却的风冷冷机现在标称可在最高 55 °C 环境温度下运行,部分产品给出 26–40 °C 的出水或回水温度。
- Figure图示
Water path in mixed mode混合模式下的水路 - Free-cooling coil on the air inlet side of the condenser coil: outdoor air pre-cools the return water.自然冷却盘管,装在冷凝盘管的进风侧:室外空气先给回水预冷。
- Condenser coil: rejects the heat of the refrigerant circuit.冷凝盘管:排出制冷循环的热量。
- Three-way valve: sends the return water through the free-cooling coil, or past it (dashed) when the outdoor air is too warm.三通阀:把回水送进自然冷却盘管;室外空气太热时让回水绕过盘管(虚线)。
- Evaporator: cools the water the rest of the way to the set point.蒸发器:把水继续冷却到设定温度。
- Compressor (refrigerant circuit simplified).压缩机(制冷回路已简化)。
- Fans draw outdoor air through both coils.风机抽吸室外空气依次流过两组盘管。
Return water meets the outdoor air first; the compressors make up only what the air cannot. Drawn after Daikin Applied (2020) and Kaltra (2023).回水先由室外空气冷却,压缩机只补足空气做不到的部分。绘制依据:Daikin Applied(2020)、Kaltra(2023)。
Three modes by outdoor-air temperature按室外气温划分的三种模式 - Full free cooling: air well below the leaving water; compressors off. One vendor states 13 °C ambient (vendor claim).完全自然冷却:气温远低于出水温度,压缩机停机。有厂商称环境 13 °C 即可实现(厂商声明)。
- Mixed: air below the return water; the coil pre-cools, the compressors finish.混合模式:气温低于回水温度;盘管预冷,压缩机补足。
- Mechanical: air above the return water; the valve bypasses the coil.机械制冷:气温高于回水温度;三通阀让水绕过盘管。
Warmer water widens the free and mixed ranges. Card 8 shows the machine. Drawn after Daikin Applied (2020).水温越高,自然冷却和混合模式的范围越宽。卡片 8 展示了机组结构。绘制依据:Daikin Applied(2020)。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- These are catalogue products with datasheets; the warmest water stated in the pages opened is chiller inlet water up to 32 °C (Vertiv) and 40 °C return water (Kaltra), and no page rates a chiller at 35–45 °C leaving water with an efficiency.这些是有样本资料的目录产品;已打开页面中最高的水温为冷机进水最高 32 °C(Vertiv)和回水 40 °C(Kaltra),没有页面给出 35–45 °C 出水下的额定效率。
- Evidence types证据类型
- vendor claim厂商说法
- Still open尚未解决
- No air-cooled free-cooling chiller rated at 35–45 °C leaving water with a stated efficiency was found.未找到在 35–45 °C 出水下给出额定效率的风冷自然冷却冷机。
- Rating conditions (flow, temperature difference, humidity) are mostly missing from the pages.页面大多缺少额定工况(流量、温差、湿度)。
- Vendors disagree on whether dry coolers alone are enough; one says they are not practical in many regions.厂商对仅用干冷器是否足够看法不一;有厂商称在许多地区不可行。
- United States美国
- Trane, Vertiv and Airedale by Modine (Wisconsin) list free-cooling air-cooled chillers for data centres, with R-1234ze options.Trane、Vertiv 和 Airedale by Modine(威斯康星)列出了面向数据中心的风冷自然冷却冷机,提供 R-1234ze 选项。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- Carrier 30XF: keeps 26 °C leaving water even at 55 °C outdoor air (flow and temperature difference not stated).Carrier 30XF:即使室外 55 °C 仍保持 26 °C 出水(未写流量和温差)。 vendor claim厂商说法 undated未注日期
Maintains 26 °C leaving water temperature, even with 55 °C OAT
source来源 - Vertiv Liebert HPC free-cooling chillers allow operation with inlet water temperatures up to 32 °C (no efficiency or ambient given).Vertiv Liebert HPC 自然冷却冷机允许进水温度最高 32 °C(未给出效率或环境温度)。 vendor claim厂商说法 undated未注日期
allows operation with inlet water temperatures up to 32°C
source来源 - Kaltra Lightstream Turbo II FC: return water up to 40 °C with temperature differences up to 20 K; full free cooling at 13 °C ambient.Kaltra Lightstream Turbo II FC:回水最高 40 °C,温差最高 20 K;环境 13 °C 时可完全自然冷却。 vendor claim厂商说法 2023-11-132023-11-13
The units work with return water temperatures of up to 40°C and deltas up to 20°C, with full free cooling achievable at 13.0°C ambient.
source来源 - Airedale TurboChill DCS: optimised for ambient temperatures up to 55 °C with R1234ze; no leaving water temperature or efficiency in the release.Airedale TurboChill DCS:针对最高 55 °C 环境温度优化,使用 R1234ze;发布稿未写出水温度或效率。 vendor claim厂商说法 2025-09-192025-09-19
It is optimized for higher ambient temperatures of up to 55°C/131°F, with low GWP refrigerant R1234ze (GWP 1.37)
source来源 - Airedale argues that dry coolers as the only heat rejection are not practical in many regions (a vendor opinion).Airedale 认为在许多地区仅用干冷器排热不可行(厂商观点)。 vendor claim厂商说法 2026-01-222026-01-22
Thermal architectures with dry coolers as the only form of heat rejection are not practical in many regions
source来源 - Trane Ascend ACR for data centres: an integrated water-side economiser and R-1234ze; no leaving water temperature or efficiency in the sheet.Trane Ascend ACR(数据中心):集成水侧节能器,使用 R-1234ze;资料未写出水温度或效率。 vendor claim厂商说法 2026-02-112026-02-11
The integrated water side economizer provides free cooling, significantly reducing reliance on mechanical cooling.
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18 Adiabatic and hybrid dry coolers绝热和混合干冷器 Early commercial早期商用
- Constraint约束
- A dry cooler cannot reach the required fluid temperature on the hottest days, and evaporative assist costs water that regulators and utilities increasingly count.干冷器在最热的日子达不到所需液温,而蒸发辅助要耗水,监管方和供水方越来越关注这部分用水。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- Adiabatic and hybrid coolers add evaporative help on hot days to reach the required fluid temperature, while the EU and an industry pact are putting numbers on water use per unit of IT energy (WUE).绝热和混合冷却器在高温日借助蒸发达到所需液温;同时欧盟和行业公约开始为单位 IT 能耗的用水(WUE)设定数值。
- Figure图示
Adiabatic dry cooler in section绝热干冷器剖面 - Outside air on a hot day, at its dry-bulb temperature.高温日的室外空气,处于干球温度。
- Wetted pad (or mist): water evaporates and cools the air toward its wet-bulb temperature before the coil.湿帘(或喷雾):水分蒸发,使空气在进入盘管前降温,趋近湿球温度。
- Water to the pads, used only above a switch point; the water used counts in WUE, litres per kWh of IT energy.湿帘供水,只在超过切换温度时使用;用水计入 WUE,即每 kWh IT 能耗的升数。
- Coil: fluid from the cooling loop gives its heat to the air and leaves colder.盘管:来自冷却回路的液体把热量交给空气,降温后流出。
- Fans draw the air through and can slow down when the air is cooler.风机抽风穿过盘管;空气更凉时可以降速。
Evaporation cools the air toward its wet bulb, so the coil reaches a colder fluid on hot days but uses water. Drawn after engrXiv preprint (2026).蒸发让空气趋近湿球温度,盘管在高温日能把液体冷却得更低,但要耗水。绘制依据:engrXiv 预印本(2026)。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- They are catalogue products with data-centre case studies, but the quantified water and energy results opened are vendor claims or a preprint that is not peer-reviewed.这些是有数据中心案例的目录产品,但已打开的用水和节能量化结果均为厂商说法或未经同行评审的预印本。
- Evidence types证据类型
- vendor claim厂商说法 paper (preprint)论文(预印本) government report政府报告 consortium specification联盟规范
- Still open尚未解决
- No source gave both the hours above the spray switch point for a named site and the water used per hot hour.没有来源同时给出具名站点超过喷水切换点的小时数和每个高温小时的用水量。
- The water savings stated by vendors are not independently measured, and their baselines are not always given.厂商所称的节水量未经独立测量,比较基准也不总是给出。
- The EU report and draft rating scheme set no WUE cap; the 0.4 L/kWh figure is a voluntary industry pledge.欧盟报告和评级草案未设 WUE 上限;0.4 L/kWh 是自愿的行业承诺。
- United States美国
- EVAPCO publishes data-centre cases for adiabatic coolers; a US preprint models adiabatic assist at twelve US sites.EVAPCO 发布了绝热冷却器的数据中心案例;一篇美国预印本模拟了 12 个美国站点的绝热辅助。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- EVAPCO: at an 18 MW site in California, eco-Air adiabatic coolers reduced water consumption by 95% and removed the need for water treatment (baseline not stated).EVAPCO:在加州一座 18 MW 站点,eco-Air 绝热冷却器节水 95%,并免去了水处理(未写比较基准)。 vendor claim厂商说法 2022-102022-10
After installation, EVAPCO eco-Air Adiabatic Coolers reduced water consumption by 95% AND eliminated the need for water treatment.
source来源 - Preprint (not peer-reviewed), modelled: in the 29 of 36 design cases at twelve US sites where both work, adiabatic spray cut heat-rejection electricity by a median 30.5% (continuous spray, fan modulation), but shifts the water burden from the grid to the site.预印本(未经同行评审),模拟:在 12 个美国站点 36 个设计工况中两者均可行的 29 个里,绝热喷淋使排热用电中位数降低 30.5%(连续喷淋、风机调速),但把用水负担从电网侧转到站点。 paper论文 2026-07-282026-07-28
Adiabatic cooling reduced heat-rejection electricity by a median of 30.5% and maximum 41% under continuous-spray, fan-modulating operation
source来源 - Same preprint: at the 0.4% design condition in Phoenix, Las Vegas and Tucson, dry cooling cannot reach the 41.7 °C target fluid leaving temperature (modelled, not measured).同一预印本:在凤凰城、拉斯维加斯和图森的 0.4% 设计工况下,干冷器达不到 41.7 °C 的目标出液温度(模拟,非实测)。 paper论文 2026-07-282026-07-28
At Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Tucson 0.4%, dry cooling cannot reach the 107 °F (41.7 °C) target fluid leaving temperature (FLT)
source来源 - European Commission report (COM(2026) 500): the average reported WUE of EU data centres was 0.58 m³/MWh in 2024, a weighted average over 458 data centres with reliable values that reported water use above zero; Member States ranged from 0.07 to 1.28.欧盟委员会报告(COM(2026) 500):2024 年欧盟数据中心报告的平均 WUE 为 0.58 m³/MWh,为 458 个数据可靠且用水量大于零的数据中心的加权平均;各成员国从 0.07 到 1.28 不等。 government report政府报告 2026-09-212026-09-21
In 2024, the average reported WUE of data centres in the EU was 0.58 (Figure 3) … m³/MWh can be replaced with L/kWh … For the first reporting period, 458 data centres reported WUE values deemed reliable.
source来源 - Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact (voluntary): from 1 January 2025, new data centres at full capacity in cool climates that use potable water in water-stressed areas will be designed for a WUE of at most 0.4 L/kWh; the limit can be modified by climate, stress and water type.气候中和数据中心公约(自愿):自 2025 年 1 月 1 日起,在缺水地区、使用自来水的寒冷气候新建数据中心,满负荷时设计 WUE 不超过 0.4 L/kWh;该限值可按气候、缺水程度和水源类型调整。 consortium specification联盟规范 20252025
By January 1, 2025 new data centers at full capacity in cool climates that use potable water will be designed to meet a maximum WUE of 0.4 L/kWh in areas with water stress.
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19 Plate heat exchangers between loops回路之间的板式换热器 Early commercial早期商用
- Constraint约束
- Every plate heat exchanger between loops adds a temperature step that the chiller or dry cooler must make up, so designs keep its approach small while still separating the fluids.回路之间每增加一台板式换热器,就多一级温差要由冷机或干冷器补上,所以设计既要把接近温差压小,又要隔离不同流体。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- Open specifications and vendor CDUs now quote 2–5 °C approach at megawatt scale using several plates in parallel, and designers use an intermediate exchanger to shrink the glycol loop.开放规范和厂商 CDU 现在在兆瓦级规模下标称 2–5 °C 接近温差,采用多台板换并联;设计中也用中间换热器缩小乙二醇回路。
- Figure图示
Plate pack in section (one pass drawn; spec is two-pass)板片组剖面(示意单流程;规范为双流程) - Corrugated plates: thin metal sheets; the ridges stir the flow and hold the plates apart.波纹板:薄金属板,波纹扰动流体并撑开板间距。
- IT-loop channels: liquid back from the racks flows down and cools.IT 回路通道:从机柜回来的液体向下流动并降温。
- Facility-water channels: water flows up, against the IT loop, and warms.设施水通道:设施水向上逆流并升温。
- Approach: IT-loop supply leaving minus facility water entering (the Deschutes definition).接近温差:离开的 IT 回路供液温度减去进入的设施水温度(Deschutes 规范的定义)。
In counterflow across thin plates, the IT-loop supply leaves only a few degrees above the entering facility water. Drawn after OCP Project Deschutes v1.0.0.薄板两侧逆流换热,IT 回路供液出口温度只比进入的设施水高几度。绘制依据:OCP Project Deschutes v1.0.0。
Approach rises with load; exchangers in series add up接近温差随负荷上升;串联换热器逐级叠加 - Spec table: approach of the two-pass exchanger at equal flow on both sides (consortium specification).规范表格:两侧流量相同时双流程换热器的接近温差(联盟规范)。
- Intermediate exchanger that keeps the dry-cooler glycol loop small: its approach was not found in a primary source.中间换热器,用来缩小干冷器乙二醇回路:其接近温差未在一手来源中找到。
- CDU exchanger: specifications and vendors quote 2–5 °C at megawatt scale.CDU 换热器:规范和厂商在兆瓦级标称 2–5 °C。
Approach grows with load for a given exchanger, and each exchanger in series adds its own step. Drawn after OCP Project Deschutes v1.0.0 and Alfa Laval.同一台换热器的接近温差随负荷增大;串联的每台换热器都会再加一级温差。绘制依据:OCP Project Deschutes v1.0.0、Alfa Laval。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- Plate heat exchangers themselves are long established; the evidence here is for megawatt-scale, 2–5 °C-approach exchangers in CDUs: a specification naming a part number and several listed products, without deployment counts. The approach added by an exchanger between the dry-cooler loop and facility water was not quantified in any source opened.板式换热器本身早已成熟;这里的证据针对 CDU 中兆瓦级、接近温差 2–5 °C 的换热器:有写明型号的规范和多款在售产品,但没有部署数量。干冷器回路与设施水之间换热器增加的接近温差,在已打开的来源中没有量化。
- Evidence types证据类型
- consortium specification联盟规范 vendor claim厂商说法
- Still open尚未解决
- The approach added by a second exchanger in series (dry-cooler loop to facility water, then the CDU) was not found in a primary source.串联第二台换热器(干冷器回路到设施水,再到 CDU)增加的接近温差,未在一手来源中找到。
- Vendor approach ratings lack their flow, fluid and fouling conditions.厂商的接近温差额定值缺少流量、介质和污垢条件。
- United States美国
- Google's Project Deschutes CDU specification (OCP, v1.0.0) sets 3 °C at 2 MW; Carrier lists a 1,300 kW CDU at 4 °C.Google 的 Project Deschutes CDU 规范(OCP,v1.0.0)设定 2 MW、3 °C;Carrier 列出 1,300 kW、4 °C 的 CDU。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
Sourced facts有来源的事实
- OCP Project Deschutes v1.0.0: the CDU uses three dual-pass heat exchangers in parallel, with a 3 °C approach target at a 2,000 kW load and 500 GPM on both sides.OCP Project Deschutes v1.0.0:CDU 采用三台双流程换热器并联,目标为 2,000 kW 负荷、两侧各 500 GPM 时接近温差 3 °C。 consortium specification联盟规范 2026-02-262026-02-26
The CDU utilizes three dual-pass heat exchangers in parallel for lower pressure drop and improved thermal performance.
source来源 - Same specification: the approach of the two-pass exchanger rises with load and flow, from 1.6 °C at 640 kW to 2.4 °C at 2,458 kW (equal flow on both sides).同一规范:双流程换热器的接近温差随负荷和流量上升,从 640 kW 时的 1.6 °C 到 2,458 kW 时的 2.4 °C(两侧流量相同)。 consortium specification联盟规范 2026-02-262026-02-26
Operating point Flow (GPM) Total liquid load (kW) Approach temperature 2-pass HX (°C)
source来源 - Cooler Master in-row CDU: two parallel brazed plate exchangers, 5 °C approach at 1,400 kW (flows and secondary temperature not stated).Cooler Master 列间 CDU:两台钎焊板换并联,1,400 kW 时接近温差 5 °C(未写流量和二次侧温度)。 vendor claim厂商说法 undated未注日期
approach temperature difference (ATD) of 5 degrees Celsius with 1,400 kW heat dissipation
source来源 - Carrier 65LL CDU: 1,300 kW at a 4 °C approach, with approaches as low as 2 °C (conditions not stated).Carrier 65LL CDU:接近温差 4 °C 时 1,300 kW,最低可至 2 °C(未写工况)。 vendor claim厂商说法 2026-07-302026-07-30
This model delivers a nominal cooling capacity of 1,300 kW at 4 °C ATD and supports approach temperatures as low as 2 °C
source来源 - Alfa Laval: an intermediate plate exchanger in a dry-cooler circuit cuts the glycol volume and lets the protected loop's temperature be controlled (qualitative, no approach given).Alfa Laval:在干冷器回路中加中间板换,可减少乙二醇量并控制受保护回路的温度(定性说明,未给接近温差)。 vendor claim厂商说法 undated未注日期
we can install an intermediate plate heat exchanger and minimize this circuit
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20 Rising rack power: megawatt racks, 800 V DC机柜功率上升:兆瓦级机柜、800 V 直流 Prototype or pilot样机或试点
- Constraint约束
- NVIDIA says 54 V in-rack power distribution begins to hit physical limits above 200 kW per rack, so rack power is moving to higher voltage, while the heat of such racks is carried mainly by liquid.NVIDIA 称机柜功率超过 200 kW 时,54 V 机柜内配电开始触及物理极限,因此机柜供电转向更高电压,而这类机柜的热量主要由液体带走。
- What is changing正在发生的变化
- Two high-voltage rack power routes, NVIDIA's 800 V DC and OCP's ±400 V DC Mt Diablo, both aim at 1 MW racks, while today's liquid-cooled GB200-class racks carry about 115 kW by liquid.两条高压机柜供电路线(NVIDIA 800 V 直流和 OCP ±400 V 直流 Mt Diablo)都以 1 MW 机柜为目标;目前液冷的 GB200 级机柜约有 115 kW 由液体带走。
- Figure图示
Three ways power reaches the trays电力送到计算托盘的三种方式 - Power shelves turn AC into 54 V DC inside the rack; today's largest racks hold up to eight.电源架在机柜内把交流电变为 54 V 直流;目前最大的机柜最多装 8 个。
- 54 V copper busbar to the trays; above about 200 kW per rack it hits space and copper limits (vendor claim).通往托盘的 54 V 铜母排;单柜超过约 200 kW 时会触及空间和用铜的极限(厂商声明)。
- DC/DC converters in the rack take 800 V DC on two conductors (vendor plan from 2027).机柜内的 DC/DC 变换器接入两根导体的 800 V 直流(厂商计划,2027 年起)。
- Separate power rack (sidecar) feeding ±400 V DC to the IT rack, which converts it down again (DC/DC) (draft specification 0.7.0).独立的电源柜(侧柜)向 IT 机柜输送 ±400 V 直流,IT 机柜内再经 DC/DC 变换(规范草案 0.7.0)。
- Compute trays.计算托盘。
Higher voltage carries the same power with less current, so less copper and fewer shelves in the rack. Drawn after NVIDIA (2025) and OCP Diablo 400 v0.7.0.电压越高,输送同样功率所需电流越小,机柜内的铜材和电源架就越少。绘制依据:NVIDIA(2025)、OCP Diablo 400 v0.7.0。
Where today's rack heat goes (vendor figures)当今机柜的热量去向(厂商数据) - Liquid: the manifold feeds cold plates on the chips in every tray.液冷:分水器为每个托盘中芯片上的冷板供液。
- Air: a fan in each tray cools drives, risers and network cards.风冷:每个托盘内的风机冷却硬盘、转接板和网卡。
- GB200 NVL72 rack in QCT's liquid-cooled rack system (vendor document): 115 kW by liquid and 17 kW by air.QCT 液冷机柜系统中的 GB200 NVL72 机柜(厂商资料):液冷 115 kW,风冷 17 kW。
- 1 MW rack, the target of both high-voltage routes; the figure is electrical power, and no source gives its liquid share.1 MW 机柜是两条高压路线的目标;该数字是电功率,没有来源给出其液冷占比。
Today liquid carries most of the rack's heat; a 1 MW rack is several times larger. Drawn after QCT (2025) and NVIDIA (2025).如今液体带走机柜的大部分热量;1 MW 机柜则是其数倍。绘制依据:QCT(2025)、NVIDIA(2025)。
- Why this stage为何是这个阶段
- NVIDIA says its 800 V DC starts in 2027 and the OCP Diablo specification is a 0.7.0 base version; the GB200 NVL72 figures come from a shipping product.NVIDIA 称其 800 V 直流 2027 年开始,OCP Diablo 规范为 0.7.0 基础版本;GB200 NVL72 的数字来自已出货产品。
- Evidence types证据类型
- vendor claim厂商说法 consortium specification联盟规范
- Still open尚未解决
- No primary source gives the heat per rack or the liquid share for an 800 V or megawatt rack; the sources speak of electrical power.没有一手来源给出 800 V 或兆瓦级机柜的单柜散热量或液冷占比;来源讲的是电功率。
- The single-rail 800 V route and the ±400 V route are not yet reconciled.单轨 800 V 与 ±400 V 两条路线尚未统一。
- United States美国
- NVIDIA leads an 800 V DC programme with named partners from 2027; Microsoft, Meta and Google author the OCP Diablo 400 specification.NVIDIA 牵头 800 V 直流计划,2027 年起与具名伙伴推进;Microsoft、Meta 和 Google 编写 OCP Diablo 400 规范。
- China中国
- ○ no primary source found; this does not mean none exists未找到一手来源;不代表不存在
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- NVIDIA: moving to 800 V DC power to support 1 MW IT racks and beyond, starting in 2027 (plan).NVIDIA:转向 800 V 直流供电,以支持 1 MW 及以上的 IT 机柜,2027 年开始(计划)。 vendor claim厂商说法 2025-05-202025-05-20
NVIDIA is leading the transition to 800 VDC data center power infrastructure to support 1 MW IT racks and beyond, starting in 2027.
source来源 - NVIDIA: 54 V distribution begins to hit physical limits as racks exceed 200 kW.NVIDIA:机柜超过 200 kW 时,54 V 配电开始触及物理极限。 vendor claim厂商说法 2025-05-202025-05-20
As racks exceed 200 kilowatts, this approach begins to hit physical limits
source来源 - OCP Mt Diablo (Diablo 400) is designed to scale IT racks from 100 kW up to 1 MW with ±400 V DC; Project Deschutes is its liquid-cooling companion.OCP Mt Diablo(Diablo 400)旨在以 ±400 V 直流将 IT 机柜从 100 kW 扩展到 1 MW;Project Deschutes 是其液冷配套规范。 consortium specification联盟规范 2025-08-052025-08-05
designed to scale IT racks from 100 kilowatts up to 1 megawatt
source来源 - OCP Diablo 400 base specification 0.7.0: rack power is rising from 33 kW to hundreds of kW; IPX4-rated connectors are listed as an option because the IT rack is liquid cooled.OCP Diablo 400 基础规范 0.7.0:机柜功率从 33 kW 升至数百 kW;因 IT 机柜为液冷,IPX4 等级连接器列为可选项。 consortium specification联盟规范 2026-03-012026-03-01
With increased rack power (from 33kW to 100’s of kW)
source来源 - GB200 NVL72 (QCT document): maximum liquid inlet 45 °C and return 65 °C, flow up to 130 L/min per rack; 17 kW cooled by air and 115 kW by liquid.GB200 NVL72(QCT 资料):液体进口最高 45 °C、回液最高 65 °C,每柜流量最高 130 L/min;17 kW 由风冷、115 kW 由液冷带走。 vendor claim厂商说法 2025-042025-04
the air cooling requires 17 kW, and the liquid cooling requires 115 kW
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Database view: every fact in the 20 research cards, with its source wording数据库视图:20 张研究卡中的全部事实及来源原文80 rows80 行
| ## | Topic主题 | Stage阶段 | Fact事实 | Kind类型 | Date日期 | Source wording来源原文 | Source来源 |
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| 1 | In-chip microfluidic cooling芯片内微流道冷却 | Laboratory实验室 | Removed heat up to three times better than cold plates in Microsoft's lab tests (depends on workload and configuration).Microsoft 实验室测试中散热能力最高为冷板的三倍(视负载和配置而定)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2025-092025-09 | removed heat up to three times better than cold plates | link链接 |
| 1 | In-chip microfluidic cooling芯片内微流道冷却 | Laboratory实验室 | Reduced the maximum temperature rise of the silicon inside a GPU by 65% (varies by chip type).GPU 内部硅片的最高温升降低 65%(因芯片而异)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2025-092025-09 | reduced the maximum temperature rise of the silicon inside a GPU by 65 percent | link链接 |
| 2 | Cold-plate thermal resistance and heat-flux limits冷板热阻和热流密度极限 | Prototype or pilot样机或试点 | HRL: 40% more heat load than state-of-the-art blocks at equal pumping power, tested with coolant inlet up to 70 °C.HRL:相同泵功下比现有冷板多带走 40% 热负荷,测试冷却液进液温度最高 70 °C。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2026-02-242026-02-24 | Removes 40% more heat load | link链接 |
| 2 | Cold-plate thermal resistance and heat-flux limits冷板热阻和热流密度极限 | Prototype or pilot样机或试点 | Fabric8Labs presented a next-generation cold plate with ECAM microchannels for heat fluxes beyond 350 W/cm² at an OCP symposium talk (a presentation, with no thermal resistance, flow or inlet temperature stated).Fabric8Labs 在 OCP 研讨会上介绍了采用 ECAM 微通道、面向超过 350 W/cm² 热流密度的新一代冷板(为演讲,未给出热阻、流量或进液温度)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2025-10-132025-10-13 | A next-generation cold plate presentation with ECAM microchannels for ultra-high heat fluxes beyond 350W/cm² at the Future Technologies Symposium | link链接 |
| 2 | Cold-plate thermal resistance and heat-flux limits冷板热阻和热流密度极限 | Prototype or pilot样机或试点 | ARPA-E target for the Purdue two-phase jet project: thermal resistance 0.0035 K/W (a target, not a result).ARPA-E 对普渡两相射流项目的目标:热阻 0.0035 K/W(目标,不是结果)。 | programme target项目目标 | 2023-102023-10 | Resistance Target 0.0035 K/W | link链接 |
| 3 | Two-phase cold plates两相冷板 | Prototype or pilot样机或试点 | Vertiv and Intel: pumped two-phase direct-to-chip cooling has reached technology readiness level 7 and commercial readiness level 2.Vertiv 与 Intel:泵送两相芯片直冷已达到技术成熟度 7 级、商业成熟度 2 级。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2025-06-162025-06-16 | has achieved a technology readiness level (TRL) of 7 and a commercial readiness level (CRL) of 2 | link链接 |
| 3 | Two-phase cold plates两相冷板 | Prototype or pilot样机或试点 | Accelsius: in a 250 kW rack test, with PG25 facility water entering the CDU at 40 °C and 375 L/min, the hottest GPU stayed below NVIDIA's throttle limit of about 87 °C (retrofitted H100 servers).Accelsius:在 250 kW 机柜测试中,进入 CDU 的设施侧 PG25 水为 40 °C、375 L/min,最热 GPU 仍低于 NVIDIA 约 87 °C 的降频限值(改装的 H100 服务器)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2025-04-102025-04-10 | the CDU was subjected to facility water (PG25) at 20°C, 30°C and 40°C, and 375 liters per minute of flow. Even under maximum rack load and using 40°C inlet temperatures, the junction temperature of the hottest GPU remained below NVIDIA's thermal throttle limit (~87°C) | link链接 |
| 3 | Two-phase cold plates两相冷板 | Prototype or pilot样机或试点 | University of Maryland passed the ARPA-E Go/No-Go review at the end of May 2024.马里兰大学于 2024 年 5 月底通过 ARPA-E Go/No-Go 评审。 | programme milestone项目里程碑 | 2024-052024-05 | passed the ARPA-E Go/No-Go review milestone | link链接 |
| 4 | Standard quick disconnects and manifolds快接头和分水器标准化 | Early commercial早期商用 | OCP UQD/UQDB v2.0.0 took effect on 22 September 2026 and covers non-combustible single-phase (water/glycol) systems.OCP UQD/UQDB v2.0.0 于 2026 年 9 月 22 日生效,适用于不可燃单相(水/乙二醇)系统。 | standard标准 | 2026-09-222026-09-22 | Effective September 22, 2026 | link链接 |
| 4 | Standard quick disconnects and manifolds快接头和分水器标准化 | Early commercial早期商用 | Maximum operating pressure 6.89 bar(g), minimum burst 20.68 bar(g), at least 5,000 coupling cycles, 5–65 °C, for every size.各尺寸最高工作压力 6.89 bar(g)、最低爆破压力 20.68 bar(g)、至少 5,000 次插拔、工作温度 5–65 °C。 | standard标准 | 2026-09-222026-09-22 | 6.89 bar(g) / 100 psi(g) | link链接 |
| 4 | Standard quick disconnects and manifolds快接头和分水器标准化 | Early commercial早期商用 | Version 2 is designed to be backwards compatible with version 1.第 2 版设计为向后兼容第 1 版。 | standard标准 | 2026-09-222026-09-22 | UQD Specification Version 2 is designed to be backwards compatible | link链接 |
| 5 | High-capacity, low-approach CDUs大容量、低接近温差 CDU | Early commercial早期商用 | Project Deschutes specification: thermal load 2,000 kW at an approach temperature of 3 °C (v1.0.0).Project Deschutes 规范:热负荷 2,000 kW,接近温差 3 °C(v1.0.0)。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | 2026-02-262026-02-26 | Thermal load (kW) 2000 Approach temperature (°C) 3 | link链接 |
| 5 | High-capacity, low-approach CDUs大容量、低接近温差 CDU | Early commercial早期商用 | The same table lists a power consumption of 74 kW for the 2 MW CDU, about 3.7% of its thermal load (operating point not stated).同一表格列出该 2 MW CDU 的耗电功率为 74 kW,约为热负荷的 3.7%(未说明工况)。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | 2026-02-262026-02-26 | Power consumption (kW) 74 | link链接 |
| 5 | High-capacity, low-approach CDUs大容量、低接近温差 CDU | Early commercial早期商用 | The specification gives an operating liquid temperature range of 18–55 °C, with DI water or PG25.规范给出的工作液温范围为 18–55 °C,介质为去离子水或 PG25。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | 2026-02-262026-02-26 | Operating liquid temperature (°C) 18-55 | link链接 |
| 5 | High-capacity, low-approach CDUs大容量、低接近温差 CDU | Early commercial早期商用 | Vertiv says its CoolChip CDU is built to the Project Deschutes 5th-generation specification and delivers up to 2 MW of cooling.Vertiv 称其 CoolChip CDU 按 Project Deschutes 第 5 代规范制造,冷量最高 2 MW。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | undated listing页面未注日期 | built to Google’s Project Deschutes 5th-generation OCP specification delivering up to 2MW cooling capacity | link链接 |
| 5 | High-capacity, low-approach CDUs大容量、低接近温差 CDU | Early commercial早期商用 | Trane launched the DCDA series in Shanghai, described as its first locally developed CDU for data centres in Asia Pacific (vendor release).Trane 在上海发布 DCDA 系列,称为首款面向亚太数据中心本地研发的 CDU(厂商发布)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2026-01-222026-01-22 | the first locally developed Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) solution specifically designed for data centers in Asia Pacific region | link链接 |
| 6 | High-efficiency pumps高效水泵 | Mainstream主流 | US: listed clean-water pumps must have a PEI of no more than 1.00.美国:所列清水泵的 PEI 不得高于 1.00。 | regulation法规 | 2020-01-272020-01-27 | must have a PEI CL or PEI VL rating of not more than 1.00 | link链接 |
| 6 | High-efficiency pumps高效水泵 | Mainstream主流 | EU Regulation 547/2012: water pumps must meet a minimum efficiency index of 0.1 from 2013 and 0.4 from 2015.欧盟第 547/2012 号法规:水泵自 2013 年起最低效率指数 0.1,2015 年起 0.4。 | regulation法规 | 2015-01-012015-01-01 | calculated with the C-value for MEI = 0,4, according to Annex III | link链接 |
| 6 | High-efficiency pumps高效水泵 | Mainstream主流 | Wilo: Stratos GIGA B pumps with IE5 motors run at Iron Mountain's Haarlem data centre.Wilo:Iron Mountain 哈勒姆数据中心使用配 IE5 电机的 Stratos GIGA B 水泵。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | undated未注日期 | Wilo-Stratos GIGA B pumps with IE5 motors are in operation | link链接 |
| 7 | EC fans for fan walls and dry coolersEC 风机(风墙、干冷器) | Mainstream主流 | ebm-papst says its RadiFlow 630 fan, aimed at CRAH and fan-wall units, is up to 10% more efficient than competitors' in the application (vendor claim).ebm-papst 称其面向精密空调和风墙机组的 RadiFlow 630 风机,在应用中效率比竞品最高高 10%(厂商说法)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2026-05-112026-05-11 | delivering up to 10% higher efficiency in the application compared with market competitors | link链接 |
| 7 | EC fans for fan walls and dry coolersEC 风机(风墙、干冷器) | Mainstream主流 | Rosenberg: 850 EC axial fans cool a data centre in Texas from the roof.Rosenberg:得州一座数据中心屋顶由 850 台 EC 轴流风机散热。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | undated未注日期 | 850 EC axial fans provide reliable and energy-efficient cooling | link链接 |
| 8 | Magnetic-bearing chillers in warm-water plants磁悬浮冷机在温水系统中的角色 | Early commercial早期商用 | Danfoss (2021): high-suction-temperature Turbocor options can make leaving water as warm as 28 °C.Danfoss(2021):高吸气温度 Turbocor 选项可使出水温度高达 28 °C。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2021-02-182021-02-18 | generate leaving water temperatures as high as 28°C | link链接 |
| 8 | Magnetic-bearing chillers in warm-water plants磁悬浮冷机在温水系统中的角色 | Early commercial早期商用 | Danfoss (2023): TGS380 and TTS450 compressors can make water up to 30 °C in data-centre use.Danfoss(2023):TGS380 和 TTS450 压缩机在数据中心应用中可制出最高 30 °C 的水。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2023-09-182023-09-18 | generate water temperatures up to 30°C or 86°F when used in data-center applications | link链接 |
| 8 | Magnetic-bearing chillers in warm-water plants磁悬浮冷机在温水系统中的角色 | Early commercial早期商用 | Carrier AquaEdge 19MV4: chilled water up to 35 °C (rating conditions in footnotes not seen).Carrier AquaEdge 19MV4:冷冻水最高 35 °C(脚注中的额定工况未见)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | undated未注日期 | chilled-water temperatures up to 35°C | link链接 |
| 8 | Magnetic-bearing chillers in warm-water plants磁悬浮冷机在温水系统中的角色 | Early commercial早期商用 | Johnson Controls YORK YDAM (air-cooled): high chilled-fluid setpoints to support 45 °C warm-water cooling (trade press of vendor release).Johnson Controls YORK YDAM(风冷):较高的冷冻液设定值,可支持 45 °C 温水冷却(行业媒体转述厂商发布)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2026-02-092026-02-09 | allow high chilled-fluid setpoints to support 45-degree C. warm-water cooling | link链接 |
| 8 | Magnetic-bearing chillers in warm-water plants磁悬浮冷机在温水系统中的角色 | Early commercial早期商用 | Trane HSWE: maximum leaving chilled water up to 35 °C (media report of vendor release).Trane HSWE:最高冷冻水出水温度 35 °C(媒体转述厂商发布)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2026-07-022026-07-02 | supports a maximum leaving chilled water temperature of up to 35°C | link链接 |
| 9 | Water-free heat rejection无水排热 | Prototype or pilot样机或试点 | Programme goal: total cooling energy below 5% of a typical data centre's IT load, at any time and any US location, for a high-density system.项目目标:高密度系统在美国任何地点、任何时间,冷却总能耗低于典型数据中心 IT 负荷的 5%。 | programme target项目目标 | 2024-042024-04 | COOLERCHIPS technologies could reduce total cooling energy expenditure to less than 5% of a typical data center’s IT load at any time and at any U.S. location for a high-density compute system | link链接 |
| 9 | Water-free heat rejection无水排热 | Prototype or pilot样机或试点 | Phase 1.5 continues water-free cooling for heat loads of 1 MW per rack; ARPA-E will choose a common location for 7 teams' final system testing.1.5 期继续开发无水冷却,目标每机柜 1 MW 热负荷;ARPA-E 将为 7 个团队选定统一的最终系统测试地点。 | programme record项目记录 | 2026-08-262026-08-26 | manage heat loads of 1 megawatt per rack for AI applications | link链接 |
| 9 | Water-free heat rejection无水排热 | Prototype or pilot样机或试点 | University of Florida team: a two-phase rack-level solution completed using 50–55 °C water from a dry cooler (team slide, self-reported).佛罗里达大学团队:用干冷器提供的 50–55 °C 水完成了机柜级两相冷却方案(团队报告,自报)。 | project slide项目报告(自报) | 2025-01-062025-01-06 | Completed two-phase rack level cooling solution using 50 – 55 C water from dry cooler | link链接 |
| 9 | Water-free heat rejection无水排热 | Prototype or pilot样机或试点 | University of Missouri team: pumping power 2.60% of IT power for secondary and primary loops on a 5 kW mock server (pumping only, not fans).密苏里大学团队:在 5 kW 模拟服务器上,一、二次回路泵功为 IT 功率的 2.60%(仅泵功,不含风机)。 | project slide项目报告(自报) | 2025-11-202025-11-20 | Pumping power consumption: 0.82% (secondary loop: active, passive 0%) and 2.60% (total: combined secondary and primary loops) of IT power. | link链接 |
| 10 | Liquid-cooling standards and water classes液冷标准和水温等级 | Early commercial早期商用 | ASHRAE renamed the classes W17 (previously W1), W27 (W2), W32 (W3), W40 (new), W45 (W4) and W+ (W5); all have a lower limit of 2 °C.ASHRAE 将等级更名为 W17(原 W1)、W27(W2)、W32(W3)、W40(新增)、W45(W4)和 W+(W5);下限均为 2 °C。 | standard标准 | 20212021 | The classes are newly named as follows: W17 (previously W1), W27 (W2), W32 (W3), W40 (new), W45 (W4), and W+ (W5). | link链接 |
| 10 | Liquid-cooling standards and water classes液冷标准和水温等级 | Early commercial早期商用 | ASHRAE TC 9.9 expected that newer, higher-power products might only manage W32, and cooling needs might eventually push facility water down to W27.ASHRAE TC 9.9 预计更高功率的新产品可能只能在 W32 下运行,冷却需求最终可能把设施水温推低到 W27。 | standard标准 | 20212021 | They may be replaced by newer, higher-powered products only capable of W32 (W3) operation, and eventually cooling requirements may drive facility water temperatures down into the W27 (W2) range. | link链接 |
| 10 | Liquid-cooling standards and water classes液冷标准和水温等级 | Early commercial早期商用 | OCP Project Deschutes CDU is targeted to support about 2 MW of heat (v1.0.0).OCP Project Deschutes CDU 目标支持约 2 MW 热负荷(v1.0.0)。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | 2026-02-262026-02-26 | The Project Deschutes CDU is targeted to support ~2 MW heat loads | link链接 |
| 11 | Controls: GPU power swings and leak detection控制:GPU 功率波动下的热控制、漏液检测 | Early commercial早期商用 | NVIDIA: with power caps, capacitors and a power burner, peak demand seen by the grid fell by 30% when training Megatron (grid side, not cooling).NVIDIA:通过功率上限、电容和功率燃烧器,训练 Megatron 时电网看到的峰值需求降低 30%(电网侧,不是冷却侧)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2025-07-282025-07-28 | the peak power demand seen by the grid is reduced by 30% when training the Megatron LLM | link链接 |
| 11 | Controls: GPU power swings and leak detection控制:GPU 功率波动下的热控制、漏液检测 | Early commercial早期商用 | OCP Deschutes CDU: leak rope detection in three zones through the PLC; default pump control holds a fixed pressure difference and default valve control a fixed approach temperature.OCP Deschutes CDU:通过 PLC 进行三区漏液绳检测;水泵默认按恒定压差控制,阀门默认按恒定接近温差控制。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | 2026-02-262026-02-26 | Leak rope detection (detected through PLC, 3 zones) | link链接 |
| 11 | Controls: GPU power swings and leak detection控制:GPU 功率波动下的热控制、漏液检测 | Early commercial早期商用 | The Deschutes specification requires CDUs to run in parallel and says more control detail will follow in later versions.Deschutes 规范要求 CDU 可并联运行,并称后续版本将补充更多控制细节。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | 2026-02-262026-02-26 | Controls shall allow for CDUs to be operated in parallel … More details on the controls will be added in subsequent versions of the spec. | link链接 |
| 12 | Heat reuse and high-temperature heat pumps热回收和高温热泵 | Early commercial早期商用 | Germany (EnEfG §11): data centres that start operating from 1 July 2026 must reach PUE 1.2 or lower and at least 10% reused energy; those starting from 1 July 2027 a planned 15%, and from 1 July 2028 a planned 20%. Each must meet its target as an annual average within two years of starting. The reuse share (not the PUE limit) does not apply if the operator shows, for example, that a nearby heat-network operator did not accept an offer of the heat at cost within six months although the operator had the heat-transfer infrastructure ready, or that an agreement with a nearby municipality or network operator, including an investment plan and terms for connection costs and the heat price, lets the share be met within ten years.德国(EnEfG 第 11 条):2026 年 7 月 1 日起投运的数据中心须达到 PUE 不高于 1.2、余热再利用比例不低于 10%;2027 年 7 月 1 日起投运的计划比例不低于 15%,2028 年 7 月 1 日起投运的不低于 20%。各自须在投运后两年内按年均值持续达标。若运营方证明(例如):附近热网运营方在六个月内未接受按成本价提供余热的要约,而数据中心已备好供热交接设施;或与附近市镇或热网运营方签订的协议(含投资计划、接驳管线费用分担和热价安排)可在十年内达到该比例,则余热比例要求(不含 PUE 限值)不适用。 | law法律 | in force现行有效 | Rechenzentren, die ab dem 1. Juli 2026 den Betrieb aufnehmen … von mindestens 10 Prozent aufweisen; Rechenzentren, die ab dem 1. Juli 2027 den Betrieb aufnehmen, müssen einen geplanten Anteil an wiederverwendeter Energie von mindestens 15 Prozent aufweisen … spätestens zwei Jahre nach Inbetriebnahme im Jahresdurchschnitt dauerhaft zu erreichen … Die Anforderungen nach Absatz 2 Satz 1 Nummer 2 sind nicht anzuwenden, wenn der Betreiber des Rechenzentrums nachweist | link链接 |
| 12 | Heat reuse and high-temperature heat pumps热回收和高温热泵 | Early commercial早期商用 | EU Directive 2023/1791: data centres above 1 MW rated energy input must use their waste heat unless they show it is not technically or economically feasible.欧盟指令 2023/1791:额定能源输入超过 1 MW 的数据中心须利用余热,除非证明技术或经济上不可行。 | law法律 | 20232023 | Member States shall ensure that data centres with a total rated energy input exceeding 1 MW utilise the waste heat or other waste heat recovery applications unless they can show that it is not technically or economically feasible | link链接 |
| 12 | Heat reuse and high-temperature heat pumps热回收和高温热泵 | Early commercial早期商用 | OCP: excess heat is generally 25–40 °C; with high-temperature liquid cooling, return water is above 40 °C and in some cases reaches 65 °C.OCP:余热温度一般为 25–40 °C;高温液冷的回水高于 40 °C,个别情况可达 65 °C。 | consortium reference design联盟参考设计 | 2025-03-062025-03-06 | Return temperatures will be above 40ºC and in some cases reach 65ºC. | link链接 |
| 12 | Heat reuse and high-temperature heat pumps热回收和高温热泵 | Early commercial早期商用 | OCP lists district-heating return among the uses that take heat above 45 °C.OCP 把区域供热回水列为接收 45 °C 以上热量的用途之一。 | consortium reference design联盟参考设计 | 2025-03-062025-03-06 | Applications using >45 ºC: power-to-X, biogas upgrade plant, district heating return | link链接 |
| 13 | Immersion cooling, single- and two-phase浸没冷却(单相、两相) | Early commercial早期商用 | 3M announced in December 2022 that it would stop making all fluorinated fluids, aiming to exit PFAS manufacturing by the end of 2025 (a plan; immersion is not named).3M 于 2022 年 12 月宣布将停止生产所有含氟液体,目标在 2025 年底前退出 PFAS 生产(计划;未点名浸没冷却)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2022-12-202022-12-20 | will discontinue manufacturing all fluoropolymers, fluorinated fluids, and PFAS-based additive products. | link链接 |
| 13 | Immersion cooling, single- and two-phase浸没冷却(单相、两相) | Early commercial早期商用 | Two-phase: Chemours calls its replacement two-phase fluid Opteon 2P50 developmental; its 2025 field trial is one step in a process that runs from lab trials to commercial sales (company release, read on a wire service).两相:Chemours 称其两相替代液体 Opteon 2P50 仍在开发中;2025 年的现场试验是从实验室试验到商业销售过程中的一步(公司发布,经通讯社转载阅读)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2025-03-182025-03-18 | This announcement marks an important step in the product commercialization process, which includes lab trials, field trials, equipment specification, customer selection, and ultimately commercial contracts and sales. | link链接 |
| 13 | Immersion cooling, single- and two-phase浸没冷却(单相、两相) | Early commercial早期商用 | Two-phase: ORNL test of Opteon 2P50 in a tank rated up to 6 kW: PUE 1.07 at a 5 kW load and 35 °C ambient. This tank-level PUE counts the tank's fans, pumps, display and lights; it is not a data-hall PUE.两相:ORNL 在额定最高 6 kW 的槽中测试 Opteon 2P50:5 kW 负荷、35 °C 环境下 PUE 1.07。该槽级 PUE 计入槽内风扇、泵、显示屏和照明,不是机房 PUE。 | paper论文 | 2025-032025-03 | At a load of 5 kW, near the tank’s design load of 6 kW, the highest PUE was only 1.07 at a relatively warm ambient temperature of 35°C. | link链接 |
| 13 | Immersion cooling, single- and two-phase浸没冷却(单相、两相) | Early commercial早期商用 | Single-phase: Submer SmartPod EVO800 tank: up to 100 kW (50 kW fully redundant) with 26 °C water inlet and a 50 °C setpoint, or up to 140 kW (70 kW redundant) with 22 °C water and a 55 °C setpoint; both with SmartCoolant v3, 25% glycol and 9 m³/h.单相:Submer SmartPod EVO800 槽:进水 26 °C、设定值 50 °C 时最高 100 kW(完全冗余 50 kW),进水 22 °C、设定值 55 °C 时最高 140 kW(冗余 70 kW);均为 SmartCoolant v3、25% 乙二醇、9 m³/h。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | undated未注日期 | At specific conditions: SmartCoolant v3, water inlet 26ºC, % ethyleneglycol 25%, water flow 9m3/h, setpoint 50ºC … At specific conditions: SmartCoolant v3, water inlet 22ºC, % ethyleneglycol 25%, water flow 9m3/h, setpoint 55ºC | link链接 |
| 13 | Immersion cooling, single- and two-phase浸没冷却(单相、两相) | Early commercial早期商用 | Single-phase: GRC ICEraQ Micro: 45 kW of IT load with chiller-free water at 32 °C, or 90 kW with chilled water at 13 °C; ratings limit coolant near 50 °C.单相:GRC ICEraQ Micro:32 °C 免冷机水时 45 kW IT 负荷,13 °C 冷冻水时 90 kW;额定值将冷却液限制在约 50 °C。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | undated未注日期 | CDU supports up to 45 kW of IT load w/ chiller-free water at 32 °C (90 °F) or 90 kW w/ chilled water at 13 °C (55 °F) | link链接 |
| 14 | Rear-door heat exchangers背板换热器 | Early commercial早期商用 | Motivair ChilledDoor active door: up to 75 kW per rack for the top model, rated at a 75 °F room, 35% RH and 55–65 °F (about 13–18 °C) supply water.Motivair ChilledDoor 主动背板:最高型号每柜最高 75 kW,额定条件为 75 °F 室温、35% 相对湿度、55–65 °F(约 13–18 °C)供水。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 20232023 | *Calculated at 35% RH and 75F Room Temp; Supply Temperature Range 55F - 65F water; 100% water | link链接 |
| 14 | Rear-door heat exchangers背板换热器 | Early commercial早期商用 | Lenovo Rear Door Heat eXchanger V2 needs 18 °C ±1 °C water for an ASHRAE Class 1 room or 22 °C ±1 °C for Class 2.Lenovo Rear Door Heat eXchanger V2 在 ASHRAE 1 类机房需 18 °C ±1 °C 供水,2 类机房需 22 °C ±1 °C。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | undated未注日期 | 22°C ±1°C (71.6°F ±1.8°F) for ASHRAE Class 2 Environment | link链接 |
| 14 | Rear-door heat exchangers背板换热器 | Early commercial早期商用 | OCP whitepaper: door heat exchangers typically need colder facility water, W17 or W27.OCP 白皮书:背板换热器通常需要较冷的设施水,即 W17 或 W27。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | undated未注日期 | Typically, door heat exchangers require colder FWS operating temperatures of W17/W27. | link链接 |
| 14 | Rear-door heat exchangers背板换热器 | Early commercial早期商用 | Same whitepaper: a 30 kW rack could be cooled with 1,500 cfm of air at 32 °C and 30 °C water, assuming the CDU is upstream of the door and cold plates capture at least 50% of the power (an analysis, not a test).同一白皮书:在 CDU 位于背板上游、冷板至少带走 50% 功率的前提下,30 kW 机柜可用 1,500 cfm、32 °C 空气和 30 °C 水冷却(分析,非测试)。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | undated未注日期 | a 30kW rack could be comfortably cooled with 1500cfm and 30°C water supply (assuming the CDU is upstream to the Door HX and at least 50% of the power is capture by the cold plate loops) | link链接 |
| 15 | Liquid-to-air CDUs (sidecars)液-气 CDU(侧柜) | Early commercial早期商用 | Peer-reviewed test (InterPACK 2023): a 24 kW liquid-to-air CDU in a room with limited air conditioning; at the 6 kW test point the effect on room temperature was negligible.经同行评审的测试(InterPACK 2023):在空调有限的房间中测试 24 kW 液-气 CDU;在 6 kW 测点,对房间温度的影响可忽略。 | paper论文 | 2023-102023-10 | heat loads as low as 6.0 kW had negligible effect on room temperature | link链接 |
| 15 | Liquid-to-air CDUs (sidecars)液-气 CDU(侧柜) | Early commercial早期商用 | Same test: room temperature rose significantly when the heat load exceeded the room's cooling capacity, and the CDU's own performance fell from hot-air recirculation.同一测试:当热负荷超过房间冷量时房间温度显著上升,CDU 自身性能也因热风回流而下降。 | paper论文 | 2023-102023-10 | room temperature was significantly increased at the end of the test due to overloading the HVAC system with heat loads above its cooling capacity. | link链接 |
| 15 | Liquid-to-air CDUs (sidecars)液-气 CDU(侧柜) | Early commercial早期商用 | Vertiv CoolChip CDU 70: 70 kW liquid-to-air at an 11 °C approach, for air-cooled facilities without facility water (approach and room air temperature not defined).Vertiv CoolChip CDU 70:液-气 70 kW、接近温差 11 °C,用于无设施水的风冷机房(未定义接近温差和机房空气温度)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | undated未注日期 | 70 kW @ 19.8°F (11°C) ATD | link链接 |
| 15 | Liquid-to-air CDUs (sidecars)液-气 CDU(侧柜) | Early commercial早期商用 | CoolIT AHx180: 180 kW at a 15 °C approach, rejecting server heat directly into the data-centre air with four fans.CoolIT AHx180:接近温差 15 °C 时 180 kW,用四台风机把服务器热量直接排入机房空气。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | undated未注日期 | 180 kW cooling capacity at 15°C approach temperature difference (ATD). | link链接 |
| 15 | Liquid-to-air CDUs (sidecars)液-气 CDU(侧柜) | Early commercial早期商用 | OCP is developing sidecar units next to IT racks that cool without access to facility water (work in progress).OCP 正在开发紧挨 IT 机柜、无需设施水的侧柜冷却单元(进行中)。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | undated未注日期 | providing flexible and scalable cooling solutions without the need for access to facility water. | link链接 |
| 16 | Coolant quality: PG25, filtration, corrosion冷却液质量:PG25、过滤、腐蚀 | Early commercial早期商用 | OCP PG25 Base Specification: manufacturers must filter at 50 µm or finer (25 µm or less preferred), and the fluid must contain 25–28% propylene glycol by weight (limits for the fluid as supplied).OCP PG25 基础规范:生产商须用 50 µm 或更细的过滤器过滤(优先 25 µm 及以下),液体须含 25–28%(质量)丙二醇(针对出厂液体的限值)。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | 2026-07-142026-07-14 | Filtration must be performed using filters rated at 50 microns or finer (with 25 micron or less preferred) | link链接 |
| 16 | Coolant quality: PG25, filtration, corrosion冷却液质量:PG25、过滤、腐蚀 | Early commercial早期商用 | Same specification: chloride impurity below 5 ppm (limits for the fluid as supplied).同一规范:氯化物杂质低于 5 ppm(针对出厂液体的限值)。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | 2026-07-142026-07-14 | Chloride (Cl) <5 ppm ASTM D5827 | link链接 |
| 16 | Coolant quality: PG25, filtration, corrosion冷却液质量:PG25、过滤、腐蚀 | Early commercial早期商用 | OCP water-based coolant specification (effective 6 August 2026): pH 8.0–10.5 and conductivity below 2,000 µS/cm for the coolant as supplied.OCP 水基冷却液规范(2026 年 8 月 6 日生效):出厂冷却液 pH 8.0–10.5,电导率低于 2,000 µS/cm。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | 2026-08-062026-08-06 | 5.4.4. pH 8.0 ~ 10.5 | link链接 |
| 16 | Coolant quality: PG25, filtration, corrosion冷却液质量:PG25、过滤、腐蚀 | Early commercial早期商用 | OCP PG25 Guidelines: sidestream filtration is strongly recommended for systems above 250 gallons; CDUs often carry 25 or 50 µm inline filters.OCP PG25 指南:系统冷却液超过 250 加仑时强烈建议旁滤;CDU 常配 25 或 50 µm 管路过滤器。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | 2026-09-152026-09-15 | Sidestream filtration is strongly recommended for systems greater than 250 gallons of heat transfer fluid | link链接 |
| 16 | Coolant quality: PG25, filtration, corrosion冷却液质量:PG25、过滤、腐蚀 | Early commercial早期商用 | ASHRAE TC 9.9 white paper (2019): filtration is needed to prevent fouling of the tight channels in IT cooling equipment.ASHRAE TC 9.9 白皮书(2019):需要过滤,以防 IT 冷却设备的细小通道结垢堵塞。 | standard标准 | 20192019 | Filtration is needed to preclude fouling of these tight channels. | link链接 |
| 17 | Air-cooled chillers with free cooling带自然冷却的风冷冷机 | Early commercial早期商用 | Carrier 30XF: keeps 26 °C leaving water even at 55 °C outdoor air (flow and temperature difference not stated).Carrier 30XF:即使室外 55 °C 仍保持 26 °C 出水(未写流量和温差)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | undated未注日期 | Maintains 26 °C leaving water temperature, even with 55 °C OAT | link链接 |
| 17 | Air-cooled chillers with free cooling带自然冷却的风冷冷机 | Early commercial早期商用 | Vertiv Liebert HPC free-cooling chillers allow operation with inlet water temperatures up to 32 °C (no efficiency or ambient given).Vertiv Liebert HPC 自然冷却冷机允许进水温度最高 32 °C(未给出效率或环境温度)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | undated未注日期 | allows operation with inlet water temperatures up to 32°C | link链接 |
| 17 | Air-cooled chillers with free cooling带自然冷却的风冷冷机 | Early commercial早期商用 | Kaltra Lightstream Turbo II FC: return water up to 40 °C with temperature differences up to 20 K; full free cooling at 13 °C ambient.Kaltra Lightstream Turbo II FC:回水最高 40 °C,温差最高 20 K;环境 13 °C 时可完全自然冷却。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2023-11-132023-11-13 | The units work with return water temperatures of up to 40°C and deltas up to 20°C, with full free cooling achievable at 13.0°C ambient. | link链接 |
| 17 | Air-cooled chillers with free cooling带自然冷却的风冷冷机 | Early commercial早期商用 | Airedale TurboChill DCS: optimised for ambient temperatures up to 55 °C with R1234ze; no leaving water temperature or efficiency in the release.Airedale TurboChill DCS:针对最高 55 °C 环境温度优化,使用 R1234ze;发布稿未写出水温度或效率。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2025-09-192025-09-19 | It is optimized for higher ambient temperatures of up to 55°C/131°F, with low GWP refrigerant R1234ze (GWP 1.37) | link链接 |
| 17 | Air-cooled chillers with free cooling带自然冷却的风冷冷机 | Early commercial早期商用 | Airedale argues that dry coolers as the only heat rejection are not practical in many regions (a vendor opinion).Airedale 认为在许多地区仅用干冷器排热不可行(厂商观点)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2026-01-222026-01-22 | Thermal architectures with dry coolers as the only form of heat rejection are not practical in many regions | link链接 |
| 17 | Air-cooled chillers with free cooling带自然冷却的风冷冷机 | Early commercial早期商用 | Trane Ascend ACR for data centres: an integrated water-side economiser and R-1234ze; no leaving water temperature or efficiency in the sheet.Trane Ascend ACR(数据中心):集成水侧节能器,使用 R-1234ze;资料未写出水温度或效率。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2026-02-112026-02-11 | The integrated water side economizer provides free cooling, significantly reducing reliance on mechanical cooling. | link链接 |
| 18 | Adiabatic and hybrid dry coolers绝热和混合干冷器 | Early commercial早期商用 | EVAPCO: at an 18 MW site in California, eco-Air adiabatic coolers reduced water consumption by 95% and removed the need for water treatment (baseline not stated).EVAPCO:在加州一座 18 MW 站点,eco-Air 绝热冷却器节水 95%,并免去了水处理(未写比较基准)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2022-102022-10 | After installation, EVAPCO eco-Air Adiabatic Coolers reduced water consumption by 95% AND eliminated the need for water treatment. | link链接 |
| 18 | Adiabatic and hybrid dry coolers绝热和混合干冷器 | Early commercial早期商用 | Preprint (not peer-reviewed), modelled: in the 29 of 36 design cases at twelve US sites where both work, adiabatic spray cut heat-rejection electricity by a median 30.5% (continuous spray, fan modulation), but shifts the water burden from the grid to the site.预印本(未经同行评审),模拟:在 12 个美国站点 36 个设计工况中两者均可行的 29 个里,绝热喷淋使排热用电中位数降低 30.5%(连续喷淋、风机调速),但把用水负担从电网侧转到站点。 | paper论文 | 2026-07-282026-07-28 | Adiabatic cooling reduced heat-rejection electricity by a median of 30.5% and maximum 41% under continuous-spray, fan-modulating operation | link链接 |
| 18 | Adiabatic and hybrid dry coolers绝热和混合干冷器 | Early commercial早期商用 | Same preprint: at the 0.4% design condition in Phoenix, Las Vegas and Tucson, dry cooling cannot reach the 41.7 °C target fluid leaving temperature (modelled, not measured).同一预印本:在凤凰城、拉斯维加斯和图森的 0.4% 设计工况下,干冷器达不到 41.7 °C 的目标出液温度(模拟,非实测)。 | paper论文 | 2026-07-282026-07-28 | At Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Tucson 0.4%, dry cooling cannot reach the 107 °F (41.7 °C) target fluid leaving temperature (FLT) | link链接 |
| 18 | Adiabatic and hybrid dry coolers绝热和混合干冷器 | Early commercial早期商用 | European Commission report (COM(2026) 500): the average reported WUE of EU data centres was 0.58 m³/MWh in 2024, a weighted average over 458 data centres with reliable values that reported water use above zero; Member States ranged from 0.07 to 1.28.欧盟委员会报告(COM(2026) 500):2024 年欧盟数据中心报告的平均 WUE 为 0.58 m³/MWh,为 458 个数据可靠且用水量大于零的数据中心的加权平均;各成员国从 0.07 到 1.28 不等。 | government report政府报告 | 2026-09-212026-09-21 | In 2024, the average reported WUE of data centres in the EU was 0.58 (Figure 3) … m³/MWh can be replaced with L/kWh … For the first reporting period, 458 data centres reported WUE values deemed reliable. | link链接 |
| 18 | Adiabatic and hybrid dry coolers绝热和混合干冷器 | Early commercial早期商用 | Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact (voluntary): from 1 January 2025, new data centres at full capacity in cool climates that use potable water in water-stressed areas will be designed for a WUE of at most 0.4 L/kWh; the limit can be modified by climate, stress and water type.气候中和数据中心公约(自愿):自 2025 年 1 月 1 日起,在缺水地区、使用自来水的寒冷气候新建数据中心,满负荷时设计 WUE 不超过 0.4 L/kWh;该限值可按气候、缺水程度和水源类型调整。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | 20252025 | By January 1, 2025 new data centers at full capacity in cool climates that use potable water will be designed to meet a maximum WUE of 0.4 L/kWh in areas with water stress. | link链接 |
| 19 | Plate heat exchangers between loops回路之间的板式换热器 | Early commercial早期商用 | OCP Project Deschutes v1.0.0: the CDU uses three dual-pass heat exchangers in parallel, with a 3 °C approach target at a 2,000 kW load and 500 GPM on both sides.OCP Project Deschutes v1.0.0:CDU 采用三台双流程换热器并联,目标为 2,000 kW 负荷、两侧各 500 GPM 时接近温差 3 °C。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | 2026-02-262026-02-26 | The CDU utilizes three dual-pass heat exchangers in parallel for lower pressure drop and improved thermal performance. | link链接 |
| 19 | Plate heat exchangers between loops回路之间的板式换热器 | Early commercial早期商用 | Same specification: the approach of the two-pass exchanger rises with load and flow, from 1.6 °C at 640 kW to 2.4 °C at 2,458 kW (equal flow on both sides).同一规范:双流程换热器的接近温差随负荷和流量上升,从 640 kW 时的 1.6 °C 到 2,458 kW 时的 2.4 °C(两侧流量相同)。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | 2026-02-262026-02-26 | Operating point Flow (GPM) Total liquid load (kW) Approach temperature 2-pass HX (°C) | link链接 |
| 19 | Plate heat exchangers between loops回路之间的板式换热器 | Early commercial早期商用 | Cooler Master in-row CDU: two parallel brazed plate exchangers, 5 °C approach at 1,400 kW (flows and secondary temperature not stated).Cooler Master 列间 CDU:两台钎焊板换并联,1,400 kW 时接近温差 5 °C(未写流量和二次侧温度)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | undated未注日期 | approach temperature difference (ATD) of 5 degrees Celsius with 1,400 kW heat dissipation | link链接 |
| 19 | Plate heat exchangers between loops回路之间的板式换热器 | Early commercial早期商用 | Carrier 65LL CDU: 1,300 kW at a 4 °C approach, with approaches as low as 2 °C (conditions not stated).Carrier 65LL CDU:接近温差 4 °C 时 1,300 kW,最低可至 2 °C(未写工况)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2026-07-302026-07-30 | This model delivers a nominal cooling capacity of 1,300 kW at 4 °C ATD and supports approach temperatures as low as 2 °C | link链接 |
| 19 | Plate heat exchangers between loops回路之间的板式换热器 | Early commercial早期商用 | Alfa Laval: an intermediate plate exchanger in a dry-cooler circuit cuts the glycol volume and lets the protected loop's temperature be controlled (qualitative, no approach given).Alfa Laval:在干冷器回路中加中间板换,可减少乙二醇量并控制受保护回路的温度(定性说明,未给接近温差)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | undated未注日期 | we can install an intermediate plate heat exchanger and minimize this circuit | link链接 |
| 20 | Rising rack power: megawatt racks, 800 V DC机柜功率上升:兆瓦级机柜、800 V 直流 | Prototype or pilot样机或试点 | NVIDIA: moving to 800 V DC power to support 1 MW IT racks and beyond, starting in 2027 (plan).NVIDIA:转向 800 V 直流供电,以支持 1 MW 及以上的 IT 机柜,2027 年开始(计划)。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2025-05-202025-05-20 | NVIDIA is leading the transition to 800 VDC data center power infrastructure to support 1 MW IT racks and beyond, starting in 2027. | link链接 |
| 20 | Rising rack power: megawatt racks, 800 V DC机柜功率上升:兆瓦级机柜、800 V 直流 | Prototype or pilot样机或试点 | NVIDIA: 54 V distribution begins to hit physical limits as racks exceed 200 kW.NVIDIA:机柜超过 200 kW 时,54 V 配电开始触及物理极限。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2025-05-202025-05-20 | As racks exceed 200 kilowatts, this approach begins to hit physical limits | link链接 |
| 20 | Rising rack power: megawatt racks, 800 V DC机柜功率上升:兆瓦级机柜、800 V 直流 | Prototype or pilot样机或试点 | OCP Mt Diablo (Diablo 400) is designed to scale IT racks from 100 kW up to 1 MW with ±400 V DC; Project Deschutes is its liquid-cooling companion.OCP Mt Diablo(Diablo 400)旨在以 ±400 V 直流将 IT 机柜从 100 kW 扩展到 1 MW;Project Deschutes 是其液冷配套规范。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | 2025-08-052025-08-05 | designed to scale IT racks from 100 kilowatts up to 1 megawatt | link链接 |
| 20 | Rising rack power: megawatt racks, 800 V DC机柜功率上升:兆瓦级机柜、800 V 直流 | Prototype or pilot样机或试点 | OCP Diablo 400 base specification 0.7.0: rack power is rising from 33 kW to hundreds of kW; IPX4-rated connectors are listed as an option because the IT rack is liquid cooled.OCP Diablo 400 基础规范 0.7.0:机柜功率从 33 kW 升至数百 kW;因 IT 机柜为液冷,IPX4 等级连接器列为可选项。 | consortium specification联盟规范 | 2026-03-012026-03-01 | With increased rack power (from 33kW to 100’s of kW) | link链接 |
| 20 | Rising rack power: megawatt racks, 800 V DC机柜功率上升:兆瓦级机柜、800 V 直流 | Prototype or pilot样机或试点 | GB200 NVL72 (QCT document): maximum liquid inlet 45 °C and return 65 °C, flow up to 130 L/min per rack; 17 kW cooled by air and 115 kW by liquid.GB200 NVL72(QCT 资料):液体进口最高 45 °C、回液最高 65 °C,每柜流量最高 130 L/min;17 kW 由风冷、115 kW 由液冷带走。 | vendor claim厂商说法 | 2025-042025-04 | the air cooling requires 17 kW, and the liquid cooling requires 115 kW | link链接 |