Underwater Data Center Protrusions for Heat Dissipation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing underwater data centers face challenges in improving cooling performance and reducing power consumption for cooling, as they rely on the natural cooling effect of sea water without efficient heat emission mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
The underwater data center design includes a body with data processing servers and a plurality of protrusions extending radially outward from the outer peripheral surface, increasing the surface area for heat exchange with sea water, and a cover that surrounds the body and protrusions to enhance protection and heat dissipation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If the surface area of the exterior part is increased to improve heat emission performance, then cooling efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The exterior part is segmented into a base body and multiple protrusions that extend outward. This segmentation increases the total surface area available for heat exchange with seawater without requiring a complete redesign of the entire structure. The protrusions are distributed across the surface of the base body, creating additional heat emission zones while maintaining a relatively simple overall form factor.
Solution Approach 2:
The design transitions from a two-dimensional flat surface to a three-dimensional structure by adding protrusions that extend radially outward from the base body. This dimensional change significantly increases the surface area available for heat exchange without proportionally increasing the volume or complexity of the interior space required for server housing.
2Productivity
If protrusions are added to increase surface area for heat exchange, then cooling performance improves, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The exterior part is divided into a base body and multiple protrusions that can be manufactured separately and then assembled together. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific manufacturing process, with the base body housing servers and the protrusions being attached to increase surface area. This approach improves cooling performance while keeping manufacturing complexity manageable through modular construction.
3Loss of energy
If the exterior part surface area is increased, then heat dissipation efficiency improves, but power consumption for cooling increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system utilizes the natural thermal energy of seawater to cool the servers housed in the base body. The protrusions increase the surface area for passive heat exchange with the surrounding seawater, allowing the system to dissipate heat without requiring additional active cooling mechanisms. This self-service approach improves heat dissipation efficiency while minimizing power consumption for cooling operations.
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
This design enhances the heat emission performance of the underwater data center by increasing the surface area for heat exchange with sea water, thereby improving cooling efficiency and reducing power consumption.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of protrusions protruding radially outward from an outer peripheral surface of the body and arranged in a longitudinal direction of the body... increases the surface area for heat exchange with sea water
Implementation Method 2
The underwater data center is directly cold by the sea water, so that the heat generated from the entire region of the exterior part is emitted
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AI summary
Proposed is an underwater data center including: a support fixed to the bottom of the sea; and a body disposed on the support and having data processing servers arranged in an internal space thereof and a plurality of protrusions protruding radially outward from an outer peripheral surface thereof and arranged in a longitudinal direction thereof.