Level 9 of 11 · AI Data Centre lab
Liquid cooling basics
Level 9 of 11 in the AI Data Centre lab: a free data centre exercise at Intermediate level. A direct-to-chip liquid pod has a fault. Read the coolant supply, return and flow, work out the heat the loop carries, find the leak or the air in the loop, isolate and restore it in the right order.
Goal
A direct-to-chip liquid pod has a fault.
Done when
The acceptance test marks the skills this level practises.
- Coolant supply, return and flow
- Heat from flow and temperature rise
- Finding a leak or air in a loop
- Isolate, fix and restore a liquid loop
Skills
- Coolant supply, return and flow
- Heat from flow and temperature rise
- Finding a leak or air in a loop
- Isolate, fix and restore a liquid loop
Before you start
Level 8, Power event drill, comes first. Do it first if the ideas are new to you.
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