System can deliver performance insights
Cooling technology vendor Boyd has launched a new thermal testing tool to help data centers deploy liquid cooling systems more effectively.
The company’s new Rack Emulator simulates the pressure drop and heat dissipation of a rack, using automation to test coolant distribution units (CDUs) and facility cooling systems to validate thermal performance before connecting to data center IT equipment.
According to Boyd, this will help ensure “efficient and safe operation through start up without damage.” The emulator is apparently programmable and flexible to simulate any rack, simulating operating characteristics. It works by connecting to the liquid cooling system, enabling users to input capacity and pressure drop protocols.
The emulator can also test electrical inputs to the rack before the server is put in place.
Boyd says the device has been packaged in a rack size so that it fits within a standard data center row. It’s available to order now, and units will start shipping later this month.
“Boyd’s new Rack Emulator will help our end clients reliably and safely validate thermal performance and safeguard their IT equipment,” said David Huang, president of Boyd’s thermal solutions division. “We wanted to make it easy to operate so our customers can efficiently deploy at scale, accelerating their data center builds.”
Boyd provides material and thermal solutions, as well as cooling tech for batteries, power inverters, and other electronics. It caters to single-and two-phase liquid cooling, immersion cooling, and air cooling, including CDUs, cold plates, and cooling loops.
In July, the firm launched a 2.3MW CDU that it says can efficiently cool more than ten Nvidia NVL72 racks.
Source: DCD
