ASHRAE Insights

Data centers are becoming increasingly more difficult to adequately cool, due to increased datacom performance that results in increased heat dissipation.

Even though performance has increased more rapidly than power, the power required and the resulting heat dissipated is putting a strain on data centers.

Case studies and guidance on cooling data centers are the focus of a new book from ASHRAE, High Density Data Centers—Case Studies and Best Practices.

“In the struggle to improve the thermal management characteristics of data centers, it is important to assess today’s data center designs,” said Roger Schmidt. “This book provides case studies of high density data centers and a range of ventilation schemes that demonstrate how loads can be cooled using a number of different approaches.” Schmidt is a member of ASHRAE TC 9.9, Mission Critical Facilities, Technology Spaces and Electronic Equipment, which wrote the book.

The book is part of the ASHRAE Datacom Series, developed to provide a more comprehensive treatment of datacom cooling and related subjects.

The cost of High Density Data Centers—Case Studies and Best Practices is $43 for ASHRAE members.

To order, contact ASHRAE Customer Service at 1-800-527-4723 (United States and Canada) or 404-636-8