Not All Cooling Fluids Are Created Equal

Immersion cooling fluids should be designed, engineered and formulated to meet specific needs. For example, copper is prevalent in server systems and is particularly susceptible to corrosion when exposed to oil or water. This makes corrosion performance a critical characteristic, enabled by specific chemistries and corrosion inhibitors.

Fluid durability is another critical characteristic for immersion cooling. At minimum, your fluid should last the life of the server system it is cooling, minimizing the need for periodic change outs, which takes valuable time.

What’s Next for Immersion Cooling?

The OCP summit’s focus on immersion cooling is indicative of the technology’s transformative potential. Enthusiasm is only growing and is being driven by forward-thinking data center operators, especially cloud service providers. Some of tech’s biggest leaders have been clear about immersion cooling: “The time is now.”

But for data centers, taking the leap from traditional cooling to immersion cooling can sound a bit daunting. Operators may ask themselves: How will such a change impact my operations? How will immersion cooling impact my maintenance needs? Will the investment in immersion cooling be worth it in the long term?

These are questions that can be answered when working with the right partner for your immersion cooling needs. Indeed, scaling innovation through collaboration is how immersion cooling will make a major impact on the industry’s ability to meet tomorrow’s data needs.

Immersion Cooling Takes Center Stage at OCP Global Summit