We had the opportunity to participate in a Data Center project to verify air distribution using Autodesk CFD.
The requirement is that we have proper cold air distribution around all electrical equipment. The room where equipment is stored is small, and the total cooling demand is 0.5 MW.
Because the room is small and has a lot of equipment, we had to check and suggest the position of the equipment to avoid problems with the air distribution. After reducing the level of detail and simplifying the geometry, we quickly switched the geometry from Revit to Autodesk CFD using Revit add-in. After setting all boundary conditions and creating a mesh.
The analysis showed that in a room with the proposed dimensions, the defined position of the equipment, and inlet boundary conditions, it is impossible to meet the temperature in front of each server.
We launched the analysis, and through several different scenarios, we obtained the following results:
Velocity planes at air discharge height:
Temperature planes at 1.5m from the floor:
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The author of the article:
Nenad Kovacevic, M.Sc. Mech.Eng.
Autodesk Revit MEP: Mechanical Certified Professional
Supporting consulting and implementation of Revit MEP and BIM services to the clients
Training and support to companies using Autodesk CFD program
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