Colocation retrofit

Illustrative case study

Colocation Liquid Cooling Retrofit

Adding liquid cooling to a live multi-tenant hall.

Type

Retrofit

Region

Western Europe — illustrative

Year

Demo

Client

Demo — not a real organisation

New overhead pipework installed above a live colocation hall

Context

An operating colocation hall where a new customer required liquid cooling for part of the space, while existing tenants remained air cooled.

Requirements

No disruption to live tenants
A dedicated liquid-cooled zone
Clear demarcation of responsibilities
Capacity for further zones later

Engineering challenge

Installing new overhead pipework and distribution above live equipment, within the existing plant capacity.

Proposed system

A modular in-row CDU zone connected to an extended facility water loop, with overhead secondary pipework installed in protected work areas.

Integration approach

Works were sequenced around tenant windows, with temporary protection, method statements and staged pressure testing.

Outcome

What the project delivered.

Illustrative values

Illustrative

1

zone

converted in the first phase

Illustrative

0

planned tenant outages

Illustrative

2

zones

allowed for in future

Data hall seen through a glass partition

Fig. 01 — On site

Coolant distribution unit installed beside a row of server racks

Fig. 02 — System detail

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