Using a non-conductive liquid, the liquid cooling system has a low dielectric constant such that, as far as the electronics inside are concerned the liquid acts like air, meaning the electronics can be submerged in it.
However, as there are no fans or moving parts needed to pump the liquid around because it naturally expands as it takes heat away from the electronics, Iceotope's server system claims to reduce data centre cooling costs by up 97 percent, power on computing load by 20 percent and overall ICT infrastructure costs by 50 percent when compared to traditional air or water cooling systems.
Iceotope also claims that the server liquid cooling system is up to 90 percent efficient at capturing heat from submerged servers, which can then be transferred and reused to heat other devices like domestic radiators up to 50 degrees Celsius, thus doubling power savings.
Iceotope's submerged servers have already attracted inquiries from many companies interested in using the technology.
By Lee Bell, The Inquirer
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