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Data Centre – CFD Simulation Tutorial

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A comprehensive training resource, designed for engineers who want to learn how to simulate thermal performance of a data centre.

Besides all technical aspects like modelling, forming bounday conditions, meshing and analysing results, the guide provides valuable insight into how a CFD engineer can understand and help achive the data centre designers’ goals.

For intermediate and advanced level CFD engineers.

Download package content:

  • STEP (.stp), Parasolid (.x_t) solid models
  • Stereolithography (.stl) model
  • SC/Tetra model input (.mdl), settings (.s) and mesh definition (.oct) files
  • 47 page training guide
  • Download file size: 27.7MB zipped
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Data Centre CFD Simulation Tutorial

We developed this tutorial to help CFD engineers understand what data center designers require from a ventilation simulation and how to reach these goals. It is written based on experience we gained while working on data centre simulation projects in the UK.

In the 47 page guide we detail data centre ventilation concepts and how to turn these into CAD models. A step-by-step workflow from defining boundary condition and mesh settings to results analysis covers all technical aspects. The training material details how to incorporate advanced level design parameters such as cold to hot domain leaks and failure scenarios.

We use the same 3D CAD model as in our data centre CFD simulation case study. This data centre CFD tutorial utilises a cold aisle – hot aisle ventilation concept.

The room has a floor area of 90.76m2 (976.9ft2) with 10.8m and 8.4m (35.4ft x 27.55ft).

The model is an assembly of the building, Computer Room Air Handling units (CRAHs), rack rows, floor and ceiling grids, cable trays and baskets in cold and hot plenums. It is a closed geometry, but we did not model all air volumes. The geometry relies on your CAD/CFD tool to be able to fill in cavities with volumes.

4 CRAHs supply cold air via a 0.6m (1.96ft) high floor void to 21 server racks, which are organised in 3 rows. 2 CRAHs pull air directly from the hot aisle, while the other 2 draw hot air from the ceiling void. A typical arrangement for repurposed buildings.

We have created the original parametric model in Solid Edge in an MMKS (millimetre, kg, second) unit system.

Download pack and model properties:

  • 47 page step-by-step guide teaching fundamentals in data centre simulation geometry creation, boundary condition defintion, meshing and results analysis.
  • STEP (.stp), Parasolid (.x_t), Stereolithography (.stl) model file formats.
  • SC/Tetra model input files (.mdl).
  • SC/Tetra simulation settings (.s file) and mesh definition files (.oct).
  • An assembly of the room walls, floor and ceiling grids, 4 CRAHs and 21 racks.
  • Does not contain air volumes, but is a closed assembly.
  • Data hall internal dimensions: 10.805m x 8.4m (35.4ft x 27.55ft), cold aisle room height: 2.748m (9ft). Check your units when scaling.
  • Download file size is 27.7MB. When extracted, content takes 157MB disk space. The stl file is the largest with 78MB. Make sure you have suitable bandwith and storage capacity.

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If you have any questions or comments about this model, we would like to hear it. Please get in touch by sending an email to office@cfdengineering.co.uk.

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