DATA CENTRE
Flownex® provides engineers with an ideal system simulation tool for the analysis and optimisation of data centre thermal management systems.
ENGINEERING-GRADE SYSTEM SIMULATION & DIGITAL TWINS FOR HIGH-DENSITY DATA CENTRES
As data centres grow in size and power density, cooling systems must perform reliably under rapidly changing thermal loads. Flownex® enables engineers to predict, analyse, and optimise cooling performance under real-world conditions, well before installation or commissioning.
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KEY USE APPLICATIONS
THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Simulation models for new and existing data centres are becoming an industry standard due to their usefulness as digital twins in modern operations. Flownex® is an ideal tool for use in simulating the thermal management systems of modern data centres for use in the following applications:
Thermal Ride Through/Short Break
- Simulate entire chilled water system in transient to calculate supply air temperatures for data halls following a brief loss of power
- Run parametric studies to find maximum IT load that still meets the required SLA temperatures during a restart
Design Changes
- Test modifications in a virtual system model before implementing the changes in the data centre
- Test different control strategies in a virtual system model to prove benefits of the change to data centre operators
Understand Impact of Ambient Conditions
- Quantify number of excursion hours using typical weather data for the site
- Quantify water usage of coolers for different IT loads and different ambient conditions
HEAT RECOVERY
DISTRIBUTION PIPELINE MODELS
- Calculate flow distribution
- Calculate optimal pipe diameter
- Calculate optimal insulation thickness
COOLING TOWER MODELS
- Size free and forced draft cooling towers
- Calculate makeup water requirements
HEAT PUMP MODELS
- Model complete vapor compression cycle
- Size heat exchangers and compressors
WASTE HEAT POWER GENERATION
CONCEPT DESIGN
- Power cycle selection
- Working fluid selection
CONTROL SYSTEM INTEGRATION
- Optimize control system logic
- Investigate load changes
- Investigate trip scenarios
FEATURES
Flownex® stands out as a leader in system simulation through its extensive list of features. These features include:
- Clean and intuitive user interface
- Accurate fluid models
- Humid air model
- Two-phase refrigerant models
- Typical industrial refrigerants such as Ethelene glycol and Propylene glycol
- Brine models
- Full transient capabilities, including:
- Adaptive time-step functionality
- Heat capacity (thermal inertia) and water hammer (momentum)
- Distributed control system library
- Comprehensive component library for modelling of: AHUs, CRAHs/ CRACs, Chillers, ACC, Cooling towers, and Pumped water systems
- Customizable components allowing multiple levels of detail depending on available data
- Import complex chilled water piping from Revit BIM files
- Built-in design and analysis features allowing automated parametric studies
- Coupling with CFD software
RESOURCES
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