Benefits
Data centers are the backbone of modern industries, storing and processing the critical data that keeps the world running. Reliable, high-performance operation is essential to avoid costly downtime and maintain profitability.
Energy-Efficient Cooling
Condair’s adiabatic systems use evaporative cooling to reduce reliance on mechanical chillers, lowering energy use, operating costs, and carbon footprint in data centers.
Optimized Humidity Control
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Condair’s data center solutions maintain stable, recommended humidity levels to protect sensitive IT equipment, enhance reliability, and extend system lifespan.
Scalable and Reliable Performance
Condair’s adiabatic solutions are engineered for continuous, low-maintenance operation and can be customized to integrate seamlessly with any data center design for reliable, mission-critical performance.
Humidity Control in Data Centers
Evaporative Cooling in Data Centers
It is estimated that data centers consume 1 to 1.5% of global electricity, with some projections suggesting by 2030 this figure could be 3 to 4%. Cooling typically accounts for 30 to 40% of this energy use.
Direct and indirect evaporative cooling systems offer data centers a 30-70% energy reduction when compared to compressor-driven refrigeration. Evaporative cooling can enhance free-air cooling when outdoor temperatures exceed indoor requirements and can improve heat rejection in hybrid liquid cooling systems.
Condair provides standard and custom evaporative cooling solutions for data centers. The Condair ME in-duct system offers efficient, scalable cooling, while Kuul Evaporative Media can be used in AHUs or OEM cooling products to maximize evaporative performance.
Direct and indirect evaporative cooling systems offer data centers a 30-70% energy reduction when compared to compressor-driven refrigeration. Evaporative cooling can enhance free-air cooling when outdoor temperatures exceed indoor requirements and can improve heat rejection in hybrid liquid cooling systems.
Condair provides standard and custom evaporative cooling solutions for data centers. The Condair ME in-duct system offers efficient, scalable cooling, while Kuul Evaporative Media can be used in AHUs or OEM cooling products to maximize evaporative performance.
Data Center Humidification
Low indoor humidity can lead to electrostatic discharge, potentially damaging electronics and affecting server performance in data centers. For this reason, standard data center design commonly specifies a minimum humidity level of 20% RH.
To achieve this humidity alongside a supply air temperature of 64.4°F (18°C), any data center in a climate that drops to 32°F (0°C) will need to use humidification at some time of the year.
Condair has a comprehensive range of humidifiers for data centers, ranging from steam units for CRAC systems to fully customized evaporative technologies for penthouse ventilation of hyperscale data centers.
To achieve this humidity alongside a supply air temperature of 64.4°F (18°C), any data center in a climate that drops to 32°F (0°C) will need to use humidification at some time of the year.
Condair has a comprehensive range of humidifiers for data centers, ranging from steam units for CRAC systems to fully customized evaporative technologies for penthouse ventilation of hyperscale data centers.
Data Center Dehumidification
High humidity in data centers presents a risk of condensation on cold surfaces, such as server racks, underfloor air plenums and chilled water lines. This in turn could lead to short circuits and equipment failure, or mold growth and structural damage.
ASHRAE recommends a maximum 80% RH humidity in A1 and A2 data centers for this reason. However, typical design condition is often a maximum of 60% RH.
Condair works with major data center operators around the world to keep humidity levels optimal whilst minimizing energy consumption. Desiccant technologies can be employed with heat recovery options to make the most of the waste heat generated in data centers, whilst condensing systems offer flexibility and ease of installation.
ASHRAE recommends a maximum 80% RH humidity in A1 and A2 data centers for this reason. However, typical design condition is often a maximum of 60% RH.
Condair works with major data center operators around the world to keep humidity levels optimal whilst minimizing energy consumption. Desiccant technologies can be employed with heat recovery options to make the most of the waste heat generated in data centers, whilst condensing systems offer flexibility and ease of installation.
Use Cases
Anti-Static and ESD Prevention
Low humidity increases static buildup because dry air acts as an insulator, making electrostatic discharge (ESD) more likely. Maintaining 40–60% relative humidity helps dissipate electrical charges and significantly reduces ESD risk.
In-duct evaporative cooling
Condair in-duct evaporative cooling provides adiabatic cooling and humidification in AHUs, reducing cooling load and energy use.
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Amazon Fulfillment Center - LAS8
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Amazon Fulfillment Center FTW1
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Amazon Fulfillment Center DFW7
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Nextfort
NextFort Data Center near Phoenix Arizona, in the city of Chandler, is a revolutionary new concept in data center design. It is a state-of-the-art, Tier 3 facility designed to provide high availability, industry leading energy efficiency and unrivaled physical security. NextFort employs innovative designs in power distribution, cooling and facilities architecture to achieve up to 40% better energy efficiency than other centers. NextFort Data Center's dedicated suites feature an optimal design for high density cloud computing and secure disaster recovery.
Amazon Fulfillment Center - Phoenix
Amazon Inc. is an American multinational technology company which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. The company has been referred to as "one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world", as well as the world's most valuable brand.
Apple Campus, Cupertino
Cupertino, California, located close to San Francisco, is home to the headquarters of American technology company Apple. The building was designed by British architect Norman Foster, who realized the idea of an oversized ring in connection with the former Apple Campus at Infinite Loop No. 1 in Cupertino.
At a diameter of almost half a mile, the building complex offers a massive 2.8 million sq ft of usable space and accommodates 12,000 employees. The ring surrounds a 1.4 million sq ft park featuring rest areas, cafés, sports facilities and a rainbow-colored festival stage that was inaugurated by Lady Gaga in 2018. Powered entirely by renewable energy, the building features a 17-megawatt rooftop solar array and energy-efficient evaporative cooling from Condair.
At a diameter of almost half a mile, the building complex offers a massive 2.8 million sq ft of usable space and accommodates 12,000 employees. The ring surrounds a 1.4 million sq ft park featuring rest areas, cafés, sports facilities and a rainbow-colored festival stage that was inaugurated by Lady Gaga in 2018. Powered entirely by renewable energy, the building features a 17-megawatt rooftop solar array and energy-efficient evaporative cooling from Condair.
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Avago
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Facebook / Meta, Sweden
This data centre in Lulea Sweden is one of the world's most efficient and sustainable data centres. Condair evaporative humidifiers add up to 22,800 litres per hour to the air in the penthouse ventilation systems to maintain the humidity to ASHRAE standards across the data halls.
Microsoft, Ireland
Microsoft Dublin uses an "open air cooling" system rather than mechanical chillers to maintain the low internal temperatures required around its servers. Fresh air is continuously introduced into the building and mixed with recirculated indoor air.
35 Condair evaporative humidifiers provide up to 8C of energy-efficient evaporative cooling to its huge data rooms. This combined use of fresh air and evaporative cooling has enabled the data center to eliminate the need for mechanical cooling for 95% of the year.
35 Condair evaporative humidifiers provide up to 8C of energy-efficient evaporative cooling to its huge data rooms. This combined use of fresh air and evaporative cooling has enabled the data center to eliminate the need for mechanical cooling for 95% of the year.
Cork Internet Exchange, Ireland
The Condair ME evaporative humidifier is providing adiabatic cooling in an innovative indirect cooling system at the Cork Internet Exchange (CIX) in Ireland. An indirect air-to-air evaporative cooling system maintains the temperature across CIX's data halls without using any chillers and with 75% less energy than a traditionally cooled data centre.
Stack Infrastructure, Melbourne
Stack Infrastructure is a hyperscale data centre organisation with facilities all over the world. A new hyperscale data centre is being built in Melbourne. Condair was tasked with providing humidity control for this facility, and selected Condair RS units for this application. Resistive steam humidifiers enable to close control of humidity levels within a building. Condair has a long-running history of supporting the data centre industry with humidification and evaporative cooling. Find out more here.
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