Observed arrival · 2026-10-13
Project Starburst: a data center cooled by its own walls
An open-source concept brief proposes a radial data center that uses warm-water liquid cooling and facade coils to reject heat.
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- Data-center designers and infrastructure sustainability researchers
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- It says conventional PUE cannot fall below 1, then uses separate planning estimates for energy reuse and grid electricity.
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The brief lays out twelve rack-bearing arms around a central flue, with each arm treated as its own power and cooling domain. It specifies rack liquid supply and return temperatures of 40–45 °C and 52–57 °C, respectively, and places dry coils and compressors in a machinery band behind the facade. The listed PUE and Grid PUE figures are planning estimates; the page distinguishes these from conventional PUE and includes an “open items” section.
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