Bloor Research - How Liquid Cooling is helping to manage growing data center cooling challenges

Learn how to maximize your server compute performance, while sustainably managing server heat and reducing energy consumption.
July 25, 2025

Traditional heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems that regulate the temperature, humidity, and air quality in data centers will struggle to deal with the power demands and heat output of a new breed of Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics and 5G systems. In the most extreme cases, for example a data center dedicated to running High-Performance Compute (HPC) applications on the latest, power hungry Graphics Processor Units (GPU), the HVAC units would need to need to circulate chilled air at wind speeds of around 40 miles per hour. This would create an uncomfortably noisy and uncomfortable working environment with unacceptably high power and water usage, and the costs that go with that. The adoption of liquid cooling technology allows data centers to handle greater processing power and density per rack, which is essential for supporting emerging applications in AI, 5G, and cloud computing.

This eBook will detail the 3 main types of liquid cooling:

  • Rear Door Cooling
  • Direct-To-Chip (DTC) Cooling
  • Immersion Liquid Cooling