ASHRAE TC 9.9 Mission Critical Liquid Cooling & PUE Optimization Model

Data Center Liquid Cooling (Direct-to-Chip & Immersion) PUE Sizer

Model thermal rejection for high-density AI clusters (NVIDIA H100 / B200 / GB200 NVL72 racks at 40kW to 140kW/rack). Compare traditional air CRAH/CRAC units against Direct-to-Chip (DTC) cold plates and 2-phase immersion cooling to reduce Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) from 1.55 to 1.08.

🖥️ 1. Compute Cluster & Thermal Density

⚡ 2. Energy Tariff & PUE Baselines

Total IT Capacity
3.84 MW
64 Racks @ 60 kW/rack
Liquid Cooled PUE
1.09 PUE
-0.43 PUE Reduction
Annual Power Savings
$1,230,000/yr
1.4 Yrs Simple Payback

Facility Power Consumption & Parasitic Cooling Losses 1.65 MW Facility Power Saved

Baseline Legacy Air Cooling (PUE 1.52) 5.84 MW Total Power
With Direct Liquid Cooling (PUE 1.09) 4.19 MW Total Power (28.3% Facility Savings)

Turnkey Mechanical Cooling CapEx & CDU Schedule

Scope / Line Item Metric Quantity Unit Rate Amount ($)

10-Year Cumulative Operating Value

$14,200,000 Net Savings

Liquid cooling enables higher water supply temperatures (up to 45°C/113°F warm water cooling), eliminating mechanical chillers and evaporative cooling tower water consumption (saving millions of gallons of water per year).