Benchmarking the Application of Detached Eddy Simulation Techniques in Data Center Server Flow Modelling using Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry

Sajad Alimohammadi; Jaakko McEvoy; Yan Delauré; Tim Persoons

doi:10.1109/THERMINIC.2018.8593321

Benchmarking the Application of Detached Eddy Simulation Techniques in Data Center Server Flow Modelling using Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry

Sajad Alimohammadi
, Jaakko McEvoy
, Yan Delauré
, Tim Persoons

School of Mechanical Engineering

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

The evolution and new trends in low-cost cloud computing services and growing data analysis loads on data centers keep increasing the power density of the servers as well as the global electricity consumption of data centers. The server component arrangement is mainly bounded by compactness of the device and can be somewhat overlooked. Both optical visualization and computational simulation techniques can be utilized to quantify complex turbulent flow fields inside the servers, and thus optimize thermal flows. The primary stage of a comprehensive research to enhance data center server cooling performance and energy efficiency is reported on here. A full-scale half-width 1U blade server, i.e., a rectangular fanned channel, 150 mm by 40 mm by 500 mm, air cooled by three parallel axial tube fans at the inlet is chosen as the base sever to be investigated using computational fluid dynamics CFD and stereoscopic particle image velocimetry PIV.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	THERMINIC 2018 - 24th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538667590
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/THERMINIC.2018.8593321 https://doi.org/10.1109/THERMINIC.2018.8593321
Publication status	Published - 27 Dec 2018
Event	24th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, THERMINIC 2018 - Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 26 Sep 2018 → 28 Sep 2018

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Name	THERMINIC 2018 - 24th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, Proceedings

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Conference	24th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, THERMINIC 2018
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Stockholm
Period	26/09/18 → 28/09/18

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Alimohammadi, S., McEvoy, J., Delauré, Y., & Persoons, T. (2018). Benchmarking the Application of Detached Eddy Simulation Techniques in Data Center Server Flow Modelling using Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry. In THERMINIC 2018 - 24th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, Proceedings Article 8593321 (THERMINIC 2018 - 24th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/THERMINIC.2018.8593321, https://doi.org/10.1109/THERMINIC.2018.8593321

Alimohammadi, Sajad ; McEvoy, Jaakko ; Delauré, Yan et al. / Benchmarking the Application of Detached Eddy Simulation Techniques in Data Center Server Flow Modelling using Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry. THERMINIC 2018 - 24th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. (THERMINIC 2018 - 24th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, Proceedings).

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Alimohammadi, S, McEvoy, J, Delauré, Y & Persoons, T 2018, Benchmarking the Application of Detached Eddy Simulation Techniques in Data Center Server Flow Modelling using Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry. in THERMINIC 2018 - 24th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, Proceedings., 8593321, THERMINIC 2018 - 24th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 24th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, THERMINIC 2018, Stockholm, Sweden, 26/09/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/THERMINIC.2018.8593321, https://doi.org/10.1109/THERMINIC.2018.8593321

Benchmarking the Application of Detached Eddy Simulation Techniques in Data Center Server Flow Modelling using Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry. / Alimohammadi, Sajad; McEvoy, Jaakko; Delauré, Yan et al.
THERMINIC 2018 - 24th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. 8593321 (THERMINIC 2018 - 24th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, Proceedings).

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Alimohammadi S, McEvoy J, Delauré Y, Persoons T. Benchmarking the Application of Detached Eddy Simulation Techniques in Data Center Server Flow Modelling using Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry. In THERMINIC 2018 - 24th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018. 8593321. (THERMINIC 2018 - 24th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/THERMINIC.2018.8593321, 10.1109/THERMINIC.2018.8593321

Benchmarking the Application of Detached Eddy Simulation Techniques in Data Center Server Flow Modelling using Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry

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