How to Size a CDU for 100kW+ AI Racks: Heat Load, Flow Rate, and Redundancy
A data center can have hundreds of megawatts of planned power and still select the wrong CDU. The problem usually starts when buyers use the total campus capacity as the primary cooling input. A 100MW or 360MW campus number does not tell you how much heat one rack produces, how much of that heat enters […]
360MW AI Campus Cooling Checklist: What Buyers Should Confirm Before Equipment Procurement
A 360MW headline can hide a 100MW procurement error. Before issuing an RFQ for CDUs, dry coolers, cooling towers, pumps, piping, or control systems, buyers must first determine what “360MW” actually represents. Is it reserved utility capacity, total facility power, designed IT load, contracted capacity, or commissioned load? These numbers are not interchangeable. In June […]