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CFD simulations

Airflow and thermal simulations show how air and heat actually distribute in your room – before you build, convert or increase density.

Air path in a data hall with cold and hot aisles – illustration, created with AI assistance

What it is about

Rising power densities make cooling the bottleneck. Whether a cooling concept works, whether hot spots form or warm air flows back into the cold aisle can hardly be judged from experience alone. A CFD simulation makes these effects visible and lets you compare options before you invest.

Because I look at cooling and power supply together, failure scenarios and redundancy are part of the assessment.

Scope

  • 3D model of the room, racks, cooling units and air paths
  • Simulation of temperature and airflow fields
  • Hot-spot and recirculation analysis
  • Assessment of cooling concepts such as cold- or hot-aisle containment, raised floor or in-row cooling
  • Failure scenarios for individual cooling units
  • Comparison and optimisation of options

Result

You receive a report with temperature and airflow plots, an assessment of the options studied and concrete recommendations.

Typical situations

  • Planning new data halls or plant rooms
  • Higher rack densities, for example for AI or HPC systems
  • Temperature problems in existing rooms
  • Checking by simulation whether cooling remains sufficient if one unit fails