A review of data center cooling technology, operating conditions and the corresponding low-grade waste heat recovery opportunities

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue , 2014, Pages 622-638

  Ebrahimi, Khosrow ^a   Jones, Gerard F ^a   Fleischer, Amy S ^a  

^a Villanova University   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption refrigeration; Data center; Organic Rankine cycle; Thermoelectric; Waste energy reuse; Waste heat recovery

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COOLING; ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION; DESALINATION; ELECTRONIC COOLING; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; RANKINE CYCLE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WASTE HEAT; WATER ABSORPTION;

DATA CENTERS; LOW-GRADE WASTE HEAT; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; THERMODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; THERMOELECTRIC; WASTE ENERGY;

WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

EID: 84892912095     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.12.007     Document Type: Review

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