Data Center Cooling Mechanisms

Definition

The thermodynamic systems used to dissipate high-density heat generated by GPU and ASIC servers.

Key Characteristics

• Evaporative cooling towers vs closed-loop dry chillers.
• Direct-to-chip liquid cooling and immersion cooling architectures.
• Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) trade-offs.

Applications

• Hyperscale server design
• Thermal management

Mentions in Source

• “Closed-loop chiller systems and direct-to-chip liquid cooling drastically reduce on-site consumption.” — andy-masley-critique-ai-water-use
• “Closed-loop chiller systems and direct-to-chip liquid cooling drastically reduce on-site consumption.” — karen-hao-empire-of-ai-water-footprint