Designing the Liquid Cooling Data Center, from Route Selection to Operation

Cold Plate, Single-Phase or Two-Phase: Choosing the Route by Scenario From 40kW Retrofits to Sub-1.1 PUE Clusters

Per-rack power density has jumped from 5 to 8kW to 50kW and beyond 100kW, making liquid cooling the standard fit for new AI centers. Cold plate leads with over 90% share: coolant circulates in closed channels on the CPU and GPU with air assisting memory, supporting 40 to 100kW per rack in one to two days of retrofit. Single-phase immersion reaches PUE of 1.08 to 1.15, and two-phase 1.06 at the highest build cost. Value lands in 20-40% electricity savings and server life extended over 30%. EXTRCOOL provides one-stop liquid cooling solutions.

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