Daikin Applied publishes a 60 MW AI factory cooling reference design: liquid cooling for 92% of the load, oil-free chillers and dry coolers
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Daikin Applied said on 10 November that its Reference Architecture D60-W is a 60 MW cooling blueprint for AI factories based on the NVIDIA DSX AI Factory Platform with Vera Rubin NVL72, built from six deployable units. Liquid cooling through coolant distribution units handles 92% of the load and air cooling the remaining 8%, on two temperature loops: a high-temperature loop for the CDUs and a low-temperature loop for rack containment units from DDC Solutions. Dry coolers carry the load for most of the year in suitable climates, with oil-free magnetic bearing centrifugal chillers of up to 10 MW for the hottest days. Daikin Applied says its own CDU and data centre dry cooler are still in development, with availability targeted for the second half of 2027 (company announcement).
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