As AI and high-density computing demand faster and more variable cooling solutions, conventional commercial-grade components may not provide the required response, durability, and control. This webinar explores how industrial-grade valves and actuators can support precise, responsive, and reliable liquid cooling, from cooling distribution units to secondary cooling circuits.
Overview
AI, high-performance computing, and increasing rack densities are creating faster and more variable thermal demands within data centers. As cooling moves closer to the server, managing coolant flow becomes a precision process-control challenge. Valves and actuators must respond quickly, operate reliably under frequent modulation, and provide accurate control without introducing unnecessary pressure loss.
This webinar examines why data center cooling infrastructure increasingly requires an industrial rather than conventional commercial approach to flow control. It will compare commercial-grade and industrial-grade valve automation—considering actuator construction, control signals, environmental protection, and long-term reliability.
The session will then explore the demands placed on flow-control equipment by rapid changes in IT load. Using cooling distribution units and secondary cooling circuits as practical examples, it will discuss the importance of fast response, accurate modulation, compact actuator design, and rapid isolation close to high-value electronic equipment. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of how robust, responsive, and efficient flow control can support reliable liquid-cooled data center infrastructure.
Key Takeaways
- Understand why high-density computing is turning data center cooling into a precision process-control challenge.
- Explore how actuator speed and accuracy can help cooling systems respond to rapid changes in IT load.
- Identify key flow-control requirements within cooling distribution units and secondary cooling circuits.
- Consider how robust valve and actuator selection can support efficient cooling, rapid isolation and reliable operation.
Speaker
Santiago Murguia is the Strategic Initiative Business Lead for Data Centers at Rotork. He leads initiatives to expand Rotork's presence in the global data centre market, working with customers and partners to deliver reliable flow control and automation solutions for critical infrastructure applications. Santiago has extensive experience in product strategy, business development, and industrial automation, with expertise spanning valve actuation, control systems, and process optimisation.