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Data centers have become the key to modern technology, business and leisure but their high-power consumption and thermal management needs can make them a challenge when it comes to sustainability. Microprocessors in artificial intelligence have a significant increase with rack power density due to their thermal design power (TDP).

Building on our unique set of expertise in materials science, Arkema designs solutions to address the ever-growing demand for more efficient and sustainable materials. As companies continue to transition away from air-based thermal management systems, Arkema presents Foranext® for data center cooling to increase efficiency, safety and sustainability.

Market overview

Two-Phase, Direct-To-Chip Cooling

One of the most effective forms of cooling, Direct-To-Chip cooling uses latent heat, versus sensible heat, to improve the overall thermal performance.

Foranext^® 1233zd for Data Center Cooling, a non-flammable and non-toxic fluid, was designed with to adapt to various boiling points and latent heat making it a valuable option for managing the unique thermal challenges of your data center. Arkema maintains a strong and growing patent portfolio of global Foranext^® 1233zd intellectual property.

One-Phase Immersion Cooling

In one-phase immersion cooling, the servers are submerged in a tank filled with a dielectric liquid. While it greatly improves overall efficiency, the fluid itself can be flammable.

Adding Arkema’s Foranext® solution for 1-phase immersion cooling is a fluid additive designed to suppress the dielectric fluid flash point, improving the overall safety of the data center.

Two-Phase Immersion Cooling

Like One-Phase Immersion Cooling, Two-Phase Immersion Cooling also uses tanks filled with dielectric fluid. The difference lays in the use of specific fluid evaporation in contact with the processors. It offers tremendous thermal performance adapted to extreme heat generated by any microprocessors.

Foranext solution for 2-phase immersion cooling involves a non-flammable fluid whose evaporation properties adapt to the application.