#Industry News
CDU at the Core of Liquid Cooling Data Center Thermal Management
30-to-40% of System Cost, 2.6-to-3 MW in Mass Production: How 316L Plate Exchange, N+1 Pumps and Three-Tier Leak Protection Hold ±0.2°C
The cooling distribution unit sits at the center of liquid-cooled thermal management, accounting for 30 to 40 percent of system cost by linking cooling towers, dry coolers and chillers to the secondary server loop through a brazed 316L plate heat exchanger that keeps high-purity deionized water apart from industrial water while handling heat exchange, isolation, precise temperature control and leak protection. Capacity has scaled to mass-produced 2.6 and 3 megawatt units with 5 megawatt targets, distributed in-cabinet CDUs now reaching 60 to 120 kilowatts and saving up to 70 percent of cooling room floor area, and three-tier leak protection of fiber Bragg sensors, cofferdam electrodes and shut-off valves reaching 0.1 milliliter per minute. EXTRCOOL provides one-stop liquid cooling solutions.
