Technological Objectives

• New design for adsorption chillers for cooling applications in HPC facilities. Adsorption chiller with a specific capacity of 50 kW/m3; better compared to a compression chiller:

1. 12 kW unit for central/in-row applications.
2. 5 kW unit for rack-integrated applications.

• Two-phase cooling system able to manage thermal loads from upcoming processors. Integration of adsorption chillers for waste heat recovery from processors up to 50%
• Interoperable control system based on EAR platform. Hardware-software for design and implementation of a feedback-guided cooling system to optimise energy efficiency.
• simBOT development for advanced cooling. Mathematical models of adsorption chillers for a more efficient use of HPC and data centres.
• Development of DYMAN’s advanced materials. Better adsorption capacity and stability materials with fast adsorption/desorption rates for heat exchangers.
  

  Impacts

• DYMAN will develop pioneering solutions to reduce the impact of thermal energy management on HCP installations and data server rooms.
  • Improving the operational impact of IT systems
  • Reducing design and installation costs
  • Creating open-access knowledge
  • Creating a standardised framework for better design and OM of systems
• To increase the EU’s technological leadership in the cooling sector and strategic, productive fields strongly linked to cooling production.
• To improve building comfort and health in the living environment using energy-efficient cooling, adsorption chillers, and other cooling technologies will ensure minimum energy consumption.
• To increase the operational safety of IT and server installations. Thanks to the data centre’s dynamic operation and cooling management, a high degree of safety is achieved, as overheating can be prevented at any time. In addition, predictive maintenance and advanced control systems will optimise the cooling infrastructure’s operation.
• To reduce the carbon footprint of energy systems and address climate change mitigation. The novel sorption cooling system can reduce electricity demand for data centre cooling by 80-90%.
• To reduce the EU’s dependence on the supply of critical materials and diversify its sources of supply, as the basic materials used in sorption systems are relatively cheap and widely available on the market. 3D printing reduces the need for international sourcing of components.