Heating Up the Exascale Race by Staying Cool
January 26, 2017 Ben Cotton

High performance computing is a hot field, and not just in the sense that it gets a lot of attention. The hardware necessary to perform the countless simulations performed every day consumes a lot of power, which is largely turned into heat. How to handle all of that heat is a subject that is always on the mind of facilities managers. If the thermal energy is not moved elsewhere in short order, the delicate electronics that comprise the modern computer will cease to function.
The computer room air handler (CRAH) is the usual approach. Chilled water chills the air, which …
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