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A Novel Loop-Heat-Pipe (LHP)-based Data Centre Heat Removal and Recovery System Employing the Micro-channels Cold/Hot Plates

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This is a two-year funded joint research project between two partners (University of Hull and Hisense Europe). This project is funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships

Project Information

Acronym: LHP-C-H-PLATE-4-DC

Grant agreement: 835778

Status: Ongoing project 

Start date: 1 September 2019

End date: 31 August 2021

Coordinated by: University of Hull

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System Diagram

The system comprises a loop pipe with a sensor-controlled liquid upper-feeding unit and a liquid-vapour separator, a micro- channel cold plate which is bond to the skins of the data processing equipment to absorb heat from the equipment, and a micro-channel hot plate which, being combined with another plate to form an integrated heat exchanger, can effectively transfer heat from the loop fluid to a secondary fluid (e.g. water). This allows the heat generated by the data processing equipment to be absorbed by the loop- heat-pipe (LHP) working fluid which is circulated across the cold & hot plates and the LHP, and then conveyed to the secondary  fluid  through  the  hot  plate,  thus  significantly reducing the cooling load of the data centre space and electricity use of the data centre air conditioning equipment. The extra benefit of such a system is the effective recovery of the data centre waste heat which can be used to providing hot water, space heating and other services, thus leading to further saving of the heat demand from the data centre space.

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Project Team Members
Xudong Zhao

Professor Xudong Zhao Director - Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies. Xudong is a globally recognised energy researcher whose focus is around sustainable building services, renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

Zhangyuan Wang

Dr Zhangyuan Wang Marie Curie Research Fellow Zhangyuan has gained excellent reputation in the fields of sustainable energy technologies, building energy systems and energy efficient technologies with specialty in solar energy and heat pipe technologies.

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