Global trends, performance metrics, and energy reduction measures in datacom facilities

A Isazadeh, D Ziviani, DE Claridge - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, the demand for data center and network services has increased
dramatically. To meet this demand, global average rack power density has risen from 2.4 …

Thermal management in legacy air-cooled data centers: An overview and perspectives

A Isazadeh, D Ziviani, DE Claridge - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Depletion of fossil fuel reservoirs, greenhouse gas emissions' impact on global warming,
and rising energy costs are pushing the data center sector to reduce energy use. This paper …

Effect of multiple bluff bodies on hydrogen/air combustion characteristics and thermal properties in micro combustor

Y Zhang, Q Lu, B Fan, L Long, EK Quaye… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The bluff body is commonly used to improve micro combustion. The micro combustor with
multiple rectangular bluff bodies in a single row was proposed. The effects of bluff bodies on …

Numerical investigations on the performance enhancement of a hydrogen-fueled micro planar combustor with finned bluff body for thermophotovoltaic applications

W Zuo, Z Wang, Q Li, K Zhou, Y Huang - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
To achieve higher power output and energy conversion efficiency for micro-
thermophotovoltaic (MTPV) systems, a hydrogen-fueled micro planar combustor with finned …

Properties and mechanisms of low concentration methane catalytic combustion in porous media supported with transition metal oxides

L Yang, Y Cao, Z Jia, F Liu, Z Song - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Low concentration methane (LCM) from coal mining is hardly utilized by combustion or
oxidation due to its low concentration and fluctuation. Herein, a porous media catalytic …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling approach to predict the fire-related heat transfer in porous gypsum based on multi-phase simulations including water vapour transport, phase …

R Prieler, R Langbauer, H Gerhardter… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The heat transfer in gypsum exposed to fire is significantly affected by heat conduction, mass
transfer and condensation/evaporation effects of water vapour in the porous structure. In the …

A review of micro power system and micro combustion: present situation, techniques and prospects

Z Kang, Z Shi, J Ye, X Tian, Z Huang, H Wang, D Wei… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Micro burner is the fundamental element of a micro energy power system. The performance,
output power, and efficiency of the system are directly involved by the combustion stability …

Emergency heater based on gas-fired catalytic combustion infrared technology: Structure, evaluation and thermal response

M Qin, BT Chew, YH Yau, X Wang, C Wang, X Luo, L Li… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Deaths caused by extreme cold occur frequently, emergency heating needs to be greatly
enhanced. In present work, a porous media catalytic combustion emergency heater was …

A novel macro-scale machine learning prediction based on high-fidelity CFD simulations: A case study on the pore-scale porous Trombe wall with phase change …

T Saboori, L Zhao, M Mesgarpour, S Wongwises… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, multi-layer calculations loops based on machine learning used to
simulate the flow pattern and the thermal behavior through pore scale porous media (PSPM) …

Analysis of heat transfer performance and system energy efficiency of catalytic combustion heaters for low calorific value waste gas application to oil shale in-situ …

H Shui, Y Wang, Q Li, C Fan, Y Li, Y Zeng, W Guo - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we explore the utilization of low calorific value waste gas for in-situ conversion
mining of oil shale. Through simulation, we analyze the effects of variations in the …