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> However, that doesn't solve the problem of what to do with the heat once you have it. Wouldn’t we next see a change to the design of data centers themselves
by blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
> However, that doesn't solve the problem of what to do with the heat once you have it.
Wouldn’t we next see a change to the design of data centers themselves (buildings, cooling systems, etc) that house these heat dense racks, to provide more capacity in removing heat?
- KaiserPro 2y agoWe've migrated away from using aircon/heatpumps to move heat from inside a building to outside, to basically just swamp coolers: https://engineering.fb.com/2018/06/05/data-center-engineering/statepoint-liquid-cooling/ https://engineering.fb.com/2018/06/05/data-center-engineerin... they are effectively glorified wet cardboard and a fan