Nothing packs energy density like oil when it comes to fuelling cars, trains and aircraft. The use of water and the creation of more oxygen could be a winner, but here I know of no studies trying to assess the impact of oxygen enrichment of our...
The company's "Cool Blue" component (officially known as the IBM eServer Rear Door Heat eXchanger) draws on the supply of chilled water produced by a standard data-centre cooling set-up. Every minute, the system circulates eight to 10 gallons of...
The tightly integrated cooling units positioned between each rack contain water-cooled heat exchangers (to cool the hot air before it enters the next rack) and fans (to move the air around the container in a closed loop).
Strangely enough, the rest of the building also spends a lot on heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) - much of it for hot water. Efficiencies of wind and wave power systems are also poor, and need backing up by fossil fuel generators...
IBM has come up with a different approach, with a water-cooled radiator that can be retro-fitted to computer racks and blade chassis. This approach reduces the volume of air needing to be cooled and maximises its cooling effect.
One of the compartments was air cooled, with temperatures ranging from 18 to 32°C. The other compartment was cooled using air conditioning, and used as a control. If subsequent investigation confirms these promising results, we anticipate using...