Aerosol Corrosion Prevention and Energy-Saving Strategies in the Design of Green Data Centers

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• 作者：Luca Ferrero ; Giorgia Sangiorgi ; Barbara S. Ferrini ; Maria G. Perrone ; Marco Moscatelli ; Luca D鈥橝ngelo ; Grazia Rovelli ; Alberto Ariatta ; Redy Truccolo ; Ezio Bolzacchini
• 刊名：Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T)
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：April 16, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：47
• 期：8
• 页码：3856-3864
• 全文大小：315K
• 年卷期：v.47,no.8(April 16, 2013)
• ISSN：1520-5851

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The energy demands of data centers (DCs) worldwide are rapidly increasing, as are their environmental and economic costs. This paper presents a study conducted at Sannazzaro de鈥?Burgondi (Po Valley), Italy, specifically aimed at optimizing the operating conditions of a DC designed for the Italian Oil and Gas Company (Eni) (5200 m² of Information Technology installed, 30 MW) and based on a direct free cooling (DFC) system. The aim of the study was to save the largest possible quantity of energy, while at the same time preventing aerosol corrosion. The aerosol properties (number size distribution, chemical composition, deliquescence relative humidity (DRH), acidity) and meteorological parameters were monitored and utilized to determine the potential levels of aerosol entering the DC (equivalent ISO class), together with its DRH. These data enabled us both to select the DC鈥檚 filtering system (MERV13 filters) and to optimize the cooling cycle through calculation of the most reliable humidity cycle (60% of maximum allowed RH) applicable to the DFC. A potential energy saving of 81%, compared to a traditional air conditioning cooling system, was estimated: in one year, for 1 kW of installed information technology, the estimated energy saving is 7.4 MWh, resulting in 2.7 fewer tons of CO₂ being emitted, and a financial saving of 鈧?1100.