High Density Cooling - The Case for Liquid Cooling

Much has been written recently concerning the rapid increase of energy consumed in data centers by computer, storage, and network hardware. As theorized by Gordon Moore of Intel Corporation in the 1960's, computer chip set processing power has doubled, on average, every 18 months since. The realization of this theory over the past 40+ years has resulted in a steady increase in the energy consumed in data centers. According to data published by the EPA in its report to Congress, data center energy usage doubled between the years 2000 to 2006 and is expected to double again by the year 2011. (1) The impact this energy usage is having on the US power grid, let alone the potential environmental impact, has all the makings of a crisis of catastrophic proportions.