High-Power GPU Rack: Hybrid Cooling 11/29/2018
Rear Door Heat Exchanger Side View Front View Overview Rack Rear Door Heat Exchanger Does hybrid cooling make sense for a dense / hypothetical GPU rack? Rack power ~34kW GPU chassis (JBOG) power ~4kW (qty: 8) 8x GPUs @ 450W each (liquid-cooled; 2x GPUs in series only) ~225W of ancillary power (air-cooled) Proportion of rack power by cooling Air-cooled: ~4.5kW (16%) Liquid-cooled: ~28.5kW (84%) Liquid returning to cold plates cooled by RDHx Caveat(s) CDU not shown here; ~4U space required Analysis meant to highlight capability only
Connections between manifolds, RDHx and CDU RDHx mounted to rack Loop Connections Cold plate Hot manifold RDHx CDU Cold Manifold Cold plate… GPU chassis with open-loop cold plates Connections between manifolds, RDHx and CDU
Rear Door Heat Exchanger Rack Rear Door Heat Exchanger Side View Functioning Operating assumptions Rack power ~34kW Air-cooled: ~4.5kW (16%) Liquid-cooled: ~28.5kW (84%) Airflow through RDHx / rack: 3000CFM Inlet air to rack: 35°C; sea-level Approach temperature of RDHx ~13°C Air 35°C Air 55°C 5°C 12°C Tw,in @ 51°C Preheat ~3°C Operating Margins on GPUs