While students are relaxing over Christmas, Swansea University’s state-of-the-art adiabatic cooling system will be hard at work, keeping the new £450 million Bay Campus cool.
Installed by Hampshire-based engineering firm Aqua Cooling, the system uses the latest hybrid technology and features computer cabinet rear doors fitted with the company’s Queen’s Award-winning guaranteed leak prevention technology (LPS). This allows the effective and worry-free use of a refrigerant-free water cooling system within the sensitive data centre environment.
Swansea University is the first university to adopt Aqua Cooling’s eco-friendly energy efficient hybrid cooling system in its data centre, although Aqua’s installation project manager, Mike Lloyd-Hole, expects other academic institutions to follow suit.
Mike said: “Swansea students returning after the Christmas break will benefit from this latest application of Aqua’s tried and tested cooling technology, and they can be sure our systems will effectively maintain their learning environments at a comfortable temperature.”
The hybrid system represents a significant technological stride forward by providing an effective, cost-effective water-treatment free ambient cooling system that eliminates the emission of excess water spray and standing water. The minimal amount of water that is produced by the cooling process is treated by ultra violet filters incorporated into the system.
Mike added: “We are thrilled that our installation will support the university’s drive towards energy efficiency as it increasingly opts for greener operating alternatives.
“Working with this institution has been an extremely enjoyable experience. We hope this will prove to be the first of many installations in the educational sector as hybrid technology is perfect for use in this setting.”
The hybrid adiabatic system is a cost-effective, chemical-free and leak-free cooling solution with an excellent HSE safety record that is designed to regulate temperatures in closed environments such as data centres. Aqua Cooling’s hybrid system in enhanced by the company’s LPS — revolutionary anti-leak technology that not only detects potential fissures in the system and prevents leaks until a more permanent solution can be implemented.
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