Cooling Planning
Compare cooling topologies against PUE, water use and CAPEX intensity for your IT load.
Design inputs
Define thermal load and architectural intent.
10.00
15 kW
24 °C
Industry workhorse for mid/large enterprise builds.
Design PUE
1.40
Chilled water + cooling towers
Heat rejected
14.00 MW
Facility thermal load
Water (annual)
122.6 ML
WUE 1.4
CAPEX intensity
$11.0M
$1100/kW
Topology comparison
Side-by-side trade-off at the current IT load.
| Topology | PUE | WUE | CAPEX | Water/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAC / DX air-cooled | 1.55 | 0.05 | $7.5M | 4.4 ML |
| Chilled water + cooling towers | 1.40 | 1.40 | $11.0M | 122.6 ML |
| Indirect adiabatic | 1.20 | 0.40 | $13.0M | 35.0 ML |
| Single-phase immersion | 1.05 | 0.10 | $18.0M | 8.8 ML |