Simulating Energy Utilization in the Data Center

In this video, viewers will learn how to simulate utilization in the data center. CoolSim is an intuitive, easy to use, yet powerful CFD modeling tool designed to optimize data center cooling and energy consumption. By leveraging Ansys' industry-leading simulation suite through a SaaS model, CoolSim enables the most cost-effective easy to use CFD modeling for data center operators and engineers CoolSim is developed by Applied Math Modeling Inc., whose expertise in modeling the built environment with CFD has been consulted for a wide range of projects. These include design of data centers, clean rooms, indoor water parks, and more. If you are interested in our services, please reach out to [email protected] for business inquiries. Learn more at https://coolsimsoftware.com Chapters: 0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:21 About Henry 0:01:26 Webinar housekeeping 0:02:12 Power Utilization Effectiveness (PUE) 0:03:06 Issues with PUE 0:04:45 Rethinking PUE 0:05:07 ASHRAE TC 90.4, Mechanical Load Component (MLC) 0:08:34 Holistic data center energy modeling 0:10:26 Coupling CFD model to data center energy model 0:12:21 Optimizing data center energy efficiency 0:16:06 Data center example models 0:16:54 Cooling system diagram 0:18:25 Room 1 overview 0:19:41 Room 1 CFD output 0:21:43 Room 2 overview 0:22:44 Room 2 energy report 0:26:29 Room 1, optimized 0:27:44 Room 2, optimized 0:29:32 Energy consumption comparison 0:36:26 Summary 0:38:44 Data center sub-metering 0:41:54 Custom modeling services 0:45:22 Henry goes over energy report 0:52:00 VFD use in primary/secondary pumping system 0:53:10 Are cooling towers needed anymore? 054:40 Wrapping up