Patent ID: 9740801
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A computer implemented method for designing a data center optimized for cooling of components in the data center, the method comprising: generating, by a processor, a small geometric length scale model of the data center, wherein the small geometric length scale model includes geometrical specifications of a small component of the data center, the small component comprising at least one of a processor chip and vent-tile; ascertaining, by the processor, for the small geometric length scale model, outlet values of at least one flow parameter associated with a cooling medium, based on input inlet values of the at least one flow parameter and a fluid dynamics simulation of circulation of the cooling medium in the small geometric length scale model; determining, by the processor, an empirical model indicative of fluid behaviour of the cooling medium in the small geometric length scale model using a data-based modeling framework, based on the input inlet values and the ascertained outlet values of the at least one flow parameter; generating, by the processor, a full-scale physics-based model based on a full-scale model of the data center, the full-scale physics based model being indicative of geometry of a full-scale of the components of the data center without the geometrical specifications of the small component; integrating, by the processor, the empirical model with the full-scale physics-based model to obtain an integrated physics-based model for simulating fluid flow behaviour of the cooling medium in the data center; determining, by the processor, full-scale outlet values of the at least one flow parameter of the cooling medium for the data center, based on inlet values of the at least one flow parameter in the data center and the integrated physics-based model, for optimizing the data center for cooling of the components; and wherein integrating the empirical model further comprises validating the empirical model comprising: