Frame Based Deployment of Rear Door Heat Exchanger

Presented by Saket Karajgikar (Meta) | Juan Banchs (Meta)
Data centers have complex environments that undergo constant changes due to fluctuations in IT load, commissioning and decommissioning of IT equipment, heterogeneous rack architectures and varying environmental conditions. These dynamic factors often pose challenges in effectively provisioning cooling systems, resulting in higher energy consumption. To address this issue, Rear Door Heat Exchanger (Door HX) could be effectively deployed to improve operational efficiency. In this study, we have analyzed how Door HX can be deployed on the facility side with minimal impact to the hardware rack. It consists of installing a frame to which Door HX could be attached when an IT rack is commissioned. The study analyzes the frame structure for its durability to support several cycles of IT refresh.