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SUMMARY:Practical fluid dynamic challenges in Data Centres – a perspectiv
 e from industry.
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: I will describe and offer up for discussion a series
  of fluid mechanic problems I’ve encountered through my work as an engin
 eering consultant working on so-called ‘chilled water systems’ and hea
 t rejection in data centres.\nI don’t have full solutions to any of thes
 e problems. What I propose to do is to describe the problems as I understa
 nd them\, and share the approaches we have taken to try and address them. 
 I will very much welcome input from the audience on different approaches w
 hich might be useful\, simplifications to the problems which might lead to
  improved understanding\, and/or complications not yet included which migh
 t be important to consider.\nExample Problems:\n\nHeat rejection to the ai
 r from external plant – focussing on rooftop air-cooled chillers.\nCreat
 ing a system-level model to study the dynamic response of a data centre ch
 illed water system to prescribed scenarios\; such as IT load surge driven 
 by AI inference compute\, general fluctuating IT load\, and mains power lo
 ss / transition to backup generation.\nCharacterising a chilled water ‘b
 uffer’ tank for inclusion in a system-level dynamic model – then optim
 ising the size and dynamics of that tank.\n\nShort bio: Dr Owen Connick is
  the director of AdvanTEC EMEA at Carrier. After a first degree in Aerospa
 ce Engineering at Imperial College London\, Owen stayed in academia and co
 mpleted his PhD on the fluid mechanics of hybrid natural ventilation. His 
 career in industry spans building sustainability\, environmental engineeri
 ng\, natural ventilation\, and energy systems. He has also contributed to 
 wider industry efforts to accelerate the transition to net zero buildings 
 through organisations such as the CIBSE and ASHRAE.
URL:https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/214442/practical-fluid-dynamic-challe
 nges-in-data-centres-a-perspective-from-industry/
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LOCATION:Skem 207\, Skempton Building\, South Kensington Campus\, Imperial 
 College London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom
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