Engineers are generally hard-nosed realists and don’t rely on the mythical kingdoms of fairy tales where only good things can happen and all problems disappear. Still, there is one magical place which is often called out when dealing with the thermal aspects of design, and it has the simple name of “away.” How so? Cooling devices and techniques – including heat sinks, heat … [Read more...]
The Impact of Hybrid Cooling on the Power and Computational Efficiency of Cloud Computing Racks
A noteworthy trend in data centers is to reduce the power consumption of cooling facilities by increasing the supplied temperature to IT services, thereby requiring less work within the cooling facility to provide the targeted temperature. This will result in lower overall power consumption and higher computational effectiveness. However, higher inlet water temperature to the … [Read more...]
The Liquid Cooling Fluid Connector of the Future
Sponsored by CPC Introducing the liquid cooling fluid connector of the future: the PLQ2. This revolutionary new connector is made from a high performance thermoplastic that offers a host of benefits including: freedom from corrosion, compatibility with engineered cooling fluids and drip-free disconnects. Once you see what the future looks like, you’ll never turn … [Read more...]
Laird Thermal Systems Launches New Company with Advent International Investment
December 18, 2018 -- Laird Thermal Systems, an end-to-end thermal management solution provider, is now a fully-operational, independent business owned by Advent International. As a global organization, Laird Thermal Systems has the product portfolio, technical expertise, global manufacturing footprint and lifecycle services to solve complex thermal challenges and deliver … [Read more...]
High-loading Graphene Composites Enhance Thermal Conductivity
It is well known that incorporating graphene fillers to the base (matrix) of a composite thermal interface material (TIM) can improve the resulting thermal conductivity of the composite. In fact, the intrinsic thermal conductivity of large graphene layers exceeds that of the high-quality bulk graphite, which itself is very high: 2000 W m−1 K−1 . But most of the studies of … [Read more...]
