The impact of the operation mode of CRACs on the temperature distribution of hot and cold aisles for the data center room

Abstract

Redundancy is generally considered in the computer room air conditioners (CRACs) of the data center room. The position of the CRAC in the on state and the operating air volume have a great influence on the temperature distribution. The temperature distribution of the data center room will affect the failure rate of the servers and the energy consumption of the air-conditioning system. Taking a typical data center room as an example, this paper uses numerical simulation to study the influence of the on/off state and air volume of CRACs on the temperature distribution of the hot and cold aisles and energy consumption. The calculation results show that we should preferably turn off the staggered CRACs on the opposite side and close to the middle position under the partial load. When the IT load is unevenly distributed, it is irrational to use the setting method of even distribution of the air volume of each CRAC. The air volume of each CRAC should be appropriately adjusted based on the distribution characteristic of IT load to reduce the energy consumption.