Energy Efficient Thermal Management of Data Centers, 2012

Energy Efficient Thermal Management of Data Centers examines energy flow in today's data centers. Particular focus is given to the state-of-the-art thermal management and thermal design approaches now being implemented across the multiple length scales involved. The impact of future trends in information technology hardware, and emerging software paradigms such as cloud computing and virtualization, on thermal management are also addressed. The book explores computational and experimental characterization approaches for determining temperature and air flow patterns within data centers. Thermodynamic analyses using the second law to improve energy efficiency are introduced and used in proposing improvements in cooling methodologies. Reduced-order modeling and robust multi-objective design of next generation data centers are discussed.

Introduction to Data Center Energy Flow and Thermal Management.- Fundamentals of Data Center Air Flow Management.- Peeling the Power Onion of Data Centers.- Understanding and Managing IT Power Consumption:A Measurement-based Approach.- Monitoring and Control of Data Centers.- Energy Efficiency Metrics.- Data Center Metrology and Measurement-Based Modeling Methods.- Numerical modeling of Data Center Clusters.- Exergy Analysis of Data Center Thermal Management Systems.- Reduced Order Modeling-based Energy Efficient and Adaptable Design.- Statistical Design and Analysis Methods for Data Center Thermal Management.- Two-Phase On-Chip Cooling Systems for Green Data Centers.- Emerging Trends in Data Center Cooling Technologies.

In-depth treatment of energy efficiency ideas based on concepts like fundamental heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, controls, and computer science Research focused on multiple broad analyses that lead to numerous possible solutions to the data center energy crisis Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of thermal management in data centers