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Shades of Gray

2019-03-14 GDCM Leave a comment

Today there are water issues throughout the world, which also affects data centers.  Ten states in the U.S. are in…

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Posted in: Cooling, Costs, Location, Water Filed under: graywater, Greywater, stormwater, wastewater, Water

Water Issues of the Southwest USA

2018-03-03 GDCM Leave a comment

It seems that there are reports about the dire water conditions of the Southwest United States at least once a…

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Posted in: Costs, Location, Standards, Water Filed under: Arizona, California, Greywater, Location, Nevada, Non-potable, Southwest, Water

Adding Cooling

2017-07-07 GDCM Leave a comment

There are a number of ways to effectively and efficiently cool a data center.  Below are some considerations when looking…

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Posted in: CFD, Controls, Cooling, DCIM, Energy, Water Filed under: Airflow, Cooling, Strategy

Cooling Tower Water Storage

2016-12-06 GDCM Leave a comment

When operating your data center, often there are backup measures to keep things running during a power outage.  Generators may…

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Posted in: Controls, Cooling, Reliability, Water Filed under: Cooling, cooling tower, reliability, Water, water storage

Warmer Chilled Water on Existing Systems

2016-10-06 GDCM Leave a comment

So we are looking to save energy, and one of those ways is increasing the chilled water temperature.  But how…

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Posted in: CFD, Cooling, Costs, Maintenance, Reliability, Standards, Water Filed under: chilled water, Cooling, CRAH, Energy, temperature

Glycol & your system

2016-09-06 GDCM Leave a comment

Using glycol for your chilled water system will have dramatic effects and understanding how painful it can be to your…

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Posted in: Cooling, Costs, Energy, Maintenance, Reliability, Water Filed under: Cooling, cost, ethylene, freezing, glycol, propylene, temperature

Water Mist or Gaseous Suppression?

2016-06-06 GDCM Leave a comment

For data center fire suppression, this can be a tricky issue.  Which is more dangerous?  Which might hurt my IT…

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Posted in: Construction, Controls, Fire Protection, IT equipment, Reliability, Water Filed under: fire, fire protection, FM200, gaseous, mist, novec, smoke, VESDA

Ice Storage Systems?

2016-04-06 GDCM Leave a comment

The ASHRAE technical committee Datacom book series makes mention of ice storage for consideration.  While ice storage is useful if…

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Posted in: Cooling, Costs, Energy, Maintenance, Reliability, Water Filed under: ASHRAE, Cooling, ice, ice storage, peak shaving

Longevity of Geothermal

2016-01-02 GDCM Leave a comment

On rare occasion I run across a system that, although smaller in size, supports a mission critical facility and supporting…

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Posted in: Construction, Cooling, Energy, Maintenance, Water Filed under: Cooling, geothermal, open loop, Water, wells

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