Seawater Heat Exchanger Structure for Accessible Server Cooling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing data center cooling systems using seawater face challenges in ensuring easy accessibility for operators and effective heat exchange with servers.
Innovation Solution
A heat exchange device with a detachable cover and hollow structure that allows seawater to flow smoothly, incorporating a pillar portion for server installation, auxiliary flow paths, and heat exchangers to enhance cooling efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If a submerged data center device uses seawater for cooling, then cooling efficiency is improved, but operator accessibility to the device deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into a main body portion and a detachable first cover portion. The first cover portion can be separated from the body portion to provide access to the pillar portion where servers are installed, while the main body remains submerged for efficient seawater cooling.
Solution Approach 2:
The first cover portion is designed to be detachably installed, allowing it to be removed when operator access is needed and reattached when not needed. This dynamic configuration enables the system to switch between closed (cooling efficient) and open (accessible) states.
2Reliability
If seawater flows through the heat exchange device, then heat exchange effectiveness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling system is segmented into multiple independent flow paths: a main flow path through the pillar portion and auxiliary flow paths through the auxiliary heat exchanger. This segmentation allows seawater to flow through multiple channels, increasing heat exchange effectiveness while maintaining manageable device complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The auxiliary flow path portion serves multiple functions: it provides an alternative cooling route, enables selective cooling of different server regions, and can operate independently or in conjunction with the main flow path, enhancing overall system versatility.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates easy access to data center servers and effectively cools the entire data center using seawater, improving operator accessibility and cooling efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a heat exchange device for cooling servers of data center using seawater
Implementation Method 2
into which the seawater flows
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a heat exchange device using seawater including: a body portion having a hollow shape; a pillar portion which is disposed inside the body portion and has a hollow shape, in which the data center servers are installed, and into which seawater flows; and the first cover portion to which one end of the pillar portion is coupled, and which is detachably installed at one end of the body portion.