Larsen & Toubro Is Building Data Centers with Effective Cooling

Larsen & Toubro have built the world’s largest FIFA stadium in Qatar, the tallest statue in the world, and one of the world’s most sophisticated cricket stadiums. Their latest business venture? Designing data centers—mission-critical buildings that run 24/7, year-round. Since IT equipment in data centers generates a lot of heat, it’s important to have an efficient and effective cooling system. For the simulation and analysis of their cooling system, Larsen & Toubro are using Cadence tools.

The effectiveness of a cooling system depends on airflow distribution to provide uniform IT inlet temperature without hotspots in any of the data center server halls. Larsen & Toubro needed a tool to help design a data center cooling system that would be effective for different modes of operation. They needed to do a detailed analysis of airflow and transfer in data center design, conduct "what if" scenarios to check design effectiveness, and get insight into data center performance issues.

To minimize rework and risk of failure, Larsen & Toubro turned to the Cadence DataCenter Design Software. They found it useful for simulation and analysis of the cooling system to gain insight into the design and to make the necessary changes to meet the performance requirements. The variety of CFD results from the DataCenter Design Software helped them visualize and evaluate performance characteristics such as temperature, velocity, and pressure, as well as identify opportunities to improve design modifications. Learn more about how Larsen & Toubro is building data centers with effective cooling.

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