Abstract:

Big data and cloud computing applications have a booming demand for high density storage servers by  in recent years. Since temperature has a great influence on the performance and lifecycle of electronic components, and high density storage servers have higher power density, desired cooling solution design is in great need, so the servers can work at a proper temperature. We introduce a thermal design method for high density storage servers, in which the forced air cooling method is adopted. The thermal simulation software Flotherm is used to guarantee the cooling effect. We construct an engineering project and test the proposal under 35℃ ambient temperature. The results show that this solution can meet the thermal design requirements.

Key words: high density;forced air cooling;thermal design;thermal simulation;thermal test