Projet DEW-COOL-4-CDC (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Cooling systems for Computing & Data Centres consume 30% to 40% of energy delivered into the centre spaces, while electricity use in CDCs represents 1.3% of the world total energy consumption. The traditional vapour compression cooling systems for CDCs are neither energy efficient nor environmentally friendly. Several alternative cooling systems, e.g., adsorption/absorption, ejector, and evaporative types, have certain level of energy saving potential but exhibit some inherent problems that have restricted their wide applications in CDCs. This RISE programme aims to form an international and inter-sectoral network of organisations working on a joint research and innovation programme dedicated to develop the design theory, computerised tool and technology prototypes for a novel CDC dew point cooling system. Such a system, comprising a few critical and highly innovative components (i.e., dew point air cooler, adsorbent sorption/regeneration cycle, micro-channels-loop-heat-pipe (MCLHP) based CDC heat recovery system, paraffin/expanded-graphite based heat storage/exchanger, and internet-based intelligent monitoring and control system), is expected to achieve 60% to 90% of electrical energy saving and have a comparable initial price to traditional CDC air conditioning systems, thus removing the above outstanding problems remaining with existing CDC cooling systems. Within the programme, the participants will exchange skills and knowledge that will allow them to progress towards the key target set for the CDC dew point cooling system, and strengthen collaborative research among different countries and sectors. The advances in the novel CDC dew point cooling system will have potential market opportunities for non-academic participants in the programme, and have significant benefits to European society and economy. The staff members who participate in the programme will develop new skills, be exposed to new research environments and have their career perspectives widened.

Mots clés : low energy, dew point cooling, air conditioning, computer data centres, waste heat recovery, design theory, computerised tool, heat storage and exchanger, intelligent monitoring and control

Participants :
- Hisense germany gmbh (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 117000.0 €
- Taiyuan University of Technology (Chine) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 162000.0 €
- Tsinghua University (Chine) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Guangzhou Academy of Building Research (China) (Chine) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Nps humber limited (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 130500.0 €
- Data centre alliance limited (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 94500.0 €
- Green building and low-carbon technology development center ltd (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 67500.0 €
- Munters europe ab (Suède) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Polish Academy of Sciences (Pologne) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Guangdong University of Technology (Chine) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Chine) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Applied industrial technologies ltd (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 45000.0 €
- Shangxi zhonglv environmental protection group co ltd (Chine) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- University of Hull (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 540000.0 €