WANG FEI, SHAO SHUANGQUAN, ZHANG HAINAN. Experimental Study on Compressor-driven Loop Heat Pipe for Data Center Cooling. [J]. Journal of refrigeration, 2020, 41(4).
WANG FEI, SHAO SHUANGQUAN, ZHANG HAINAN. Experimental Study on Compressor-driven Loop Heat Pipe for Data Center Cooling. [J]. Journal of refrigeration, 2020, 41(4). DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2020.04.089.
In order to get better performance of power-assisted heat pipe systems
the performance of three types of compressors was experimentally studied. The results show that: 1) a compressor with gas pump function has the function of a low compression ratio operation
which can switch between different modes
according to different outdoor temperatures and indoor loads
and simplify the system configuration. Additionally
it has good energy-saving benefits. The coefficient of performance (COP) of the inverter rotor compressor can exceed 20
the COP of the inverter scroll compressor is close to 20
which shows that they can be a good alternative to the liquid pump; 2) for the air-conditioning systems in small data rooms
comprehensive utilization of the gas heat pipe and compression refrigeration technology broaden the utilization time of free cooling. The annual energy efficiency ratio (AEER) is considerably higher than that of the conventional computer room air conditioning. The application of regional energy saving methods such as air cooling
water cooling
and evaporative cooling provide a new strategy for energy saving and emission reduction of modern data centers; 3) for air-conditioning in large data centers
the COP of magnetic bearing compressors exceeds 20
and results in higher energy-saving benefits. However
there is still a certain gap as compared with the liquid pump. At the same time
centrifugal compressors used as gas pumps have a shortage of circulation
which requires the liquid pump to compensate the pressure head.