

The parametric and optimization techniques were used to determine the best possible layout for cooling strategies.

The effect of various data center parameters on the temperature distribution and the flow field was investigated. The CFD model based on thermal mass and energy balance principles was used to simulate the data centre for predicting the energy consumption, pressure and temperature in a data centre. CoolSim- software was used for designing a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows data centre components to be positioned, sized and characterized in a plan view. The data centre has been modelled and analyzed using CFD code ‘Fluent’ to study the effectiveness of thermal cooling within the data centre.

This paper presents a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of airflow, temperature and pressure distribution of the data centre located at CQUniversity, Rockhampton Campus, Australia.
