Emerson Network Power Launches Fan-Less Cooling Solution

As datacentre managers seek out new ways to design and support higher densities in smaller spaces, Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson, has introduced the Liebert XDR in India. Liebert XDR is an innovative rear-door heat exchanger that removes heat from IT racks before it even enters the datacentre. Liebert XDR packs in high density servers in a small footprint thereby eliminating the need for expansion or new facilities in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

The Liebert XDR micro-channel heat exchangers are mounted in a moveable door, which is fixed to a frame attached to the rear of the rack. It relies on server fans for hot air movement across a cooling coil, utilising a pumped refrigerant that is 700 percent more efficient at removing heat than water. The pumped refrigerant also eliminates any danger of equipment damage from water leakage. Air exits the Liebert XDR at approximately the same temperature as the air entering the front of the rack, neutralising the heat created by the servers.

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“SMEs contribute up to 40 percent of India’s IT spends but are faced with severe space and power constraints. The Liebert XDR saves on both as there is no need for fans to move heat across the room to wall or floor-mounted cooling systems,” said B. B. Kale, Country Manager - Cooling Products, Emerson Network Power in India. “This translates into energy savings up to 48 percent compared to perimeter cooling, apart from the capital cost savings from not needing to expand or build a new facility to cope with growing business needs,” he said.

Able to accommodate both new and existing racks, the Liebert XDR is designed to cool up to 20 kW of rack load, even in environments that may not be arranged in a hot aisle/cold aisle configuration. The sleek construction of the Liebert XDR allows the entire cooling unit to be less than six inches deep. The door opens more than 100 degrees, for full access to the internal servers and other equipment, and allows for side-by-side placement of racks in open and closed positions.

Uniquely, the Liebert XDR includes a flexible connection of hard-piped, pumped-refrigerant lines through the rack door’s hinge pivot points, which enables it to be robust and leak-free through more than one million repeated door openings and extended periods of time with no movement. These overhead piping connections are completely static - no moving components will interfere with opening or closing the door. Pumped refrigerant from a Liebert XDP or Liebert XDC enters the fixed frame and passes through an innovative hinge to the door. The Liebert XDR can be utilised with existing Liebert XD installations, using the same flexible connections and hard piping.