Special Issues

Advancements in Energy Efficiency and Thermal Management for Data Center

Submission Deadline: 30 September 2025 (closed) View: 1988 Submit to Journal

Guest Editor(s)

Prof. Dr. Zhihan Lyu

Email:lvzhihan@gmail.com

Affiliation: Department of Game Design, Faculty of Arts, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 256, Uppsala, 75105, Sweden; Energy Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 189, Songling Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao, 266100, China

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Research Interests: digital twins; meta-universes; virtual reality

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Prof. Dr. Bin Yang

Email: binyang@tcu.edu.cn

Affiliation: School of Energy and Safety Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, No. 26 Jinjing Road of Xiqing District, Tianjin, 300384, China

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Research Interests: thermal environment; intelligent sensing; building energy efficiency; air conditioning control

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Dr. Yifan Li

Email:yifan100zixuan@163.com

Affiliation: School of Energy and Safety Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, No. 26 Jinjing Road of Xiqing District, Tianjin, 300384, China

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Research Interests: electronic chip cooling; micro heat sink; heat transfer enhancement; multi-phase flow; intelligent regulation

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Olofsson

Email:thomas.olofsson@umu.se

Affiliation: Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Umeå University, Håken Gullessons väg 20, Umeå, 901 87, Sweden

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Research Interests: data-driven technique; thermal environment; building  energy efficiency; building retrofitting

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Summary

With the increase of the computing power for data centers, the integration of the transistors per unit area in electronic chips improves, which leads to a sharp increase in transient heat load and local hot spots. The non-uniform load distribution on the chip and the local hot spots in the thermal environment are the key issues of the data centers. The main theme of this Special Issue covers comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge in the field of energy efficiency management, room-level cooling, server/cabinet-level cooling, chip-level cooling, and thermal-humidity environment in data centers. Through a collection of scientific articles and reviews, this Special Issue aims to shed light on the latest achievements in the field of broadly understood thermal management systems in data centers, and modern technological solutions, including intelligence algorithm.


Thank you in advance for your interest, and we look forward to receiving your submissions.

 

Topics include but are not limited to:

Room-level cooling in data centers

Row-level cooling in data centers

Rack-level cooling in data centers

Chip-level cooling in data centers

Air conditioning technology in data centers

Working fluid feature in cooling system

Geometries, structure and arrangement

Efficient utilization of nature cold sources

Reliability assurance for inevitable faults

Airflow distribution

Thermal environment prediction and control


Keywords

data center; energy efficiency; thermal management; air distribution; multi-scale synergy; intelligent regulation; system optimization

Published Papers


  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Topology Optimization and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Microchannel Heat Sink

    Bo Cai, Song Jin, Jiaqi Zhang, Lei Hua
    Energy Engineering, DOI:10.32604/ee.2026.083149
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Advancements in Energy Efficiency and Thermal Management for Data Center)
    Abstract Aiming at the high heat flux heat dissipation requirements of high-power electronic devices, this paper adopts the topology optimization method, with the dual goals of minimizing the average temperature and flow power dissipation, including single inlet single outlet (SISO), single inlet double outlet (SIDO), double inlet single outlet (DISO) and double inlet double outlet (DIDO), four flow channel layout design domains 6 mm2 × 8 mm2 are used to optimize the structure and study the heat transfer characteristics. The results show that with the increase of pressure drop, the optimized flow channel presents the characteristics of… More >

  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Influence Mechanism of the Nano-Structure on Phase Change Liquid Cooling Features for Data Centers

    Yifan Li, Congzhe Zhu, Rong Gao, Bin Yang
    Energy Engineering, Vol.122, No.11, pp. 4523-4539, 2025, DOI:10.32604/ee.2025.068480
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Advancements in Energy Efficiency and Thermal Management for Data Center)
    Abstract The local overheating issue is a serious threat to the safe operation of data centers (DCs). The chip-level liquid cooling with pool boiling is expected to solve this problem. The effect of nano configuration and surface wettability on the boiling characteristics of copper surfaces is studied using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. The argon is chosen as the coolant, and the wall temperature is 300 K. The main findings and innovations are as follows. (1) Compared to the smooth surface and fin surface, the cylindrical nano cavity obtains the superior boiling performance with earlier onset of… More >

    Graphic Abstract

    Influence Mechanism of the Nano-Structure on Phase Change Liquid Cooling Features for Data Centers

  • Open Access

    REVIEW

    Thermo-Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Hybrid Nanofluids for Chip-Level Liquid Cooling in Data Centers: A Review of Numerical Investigations

    Yifan Li, Congzhe Zhu, Zhihan Lyu, Bin Yang, Thomas Olofsson
    Energy Engineering, Vol.122, No.9, pp. 3525-3553, 2025, DOI:10.32604/ee.2025.067902
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Advancements in Energy Efficiency and Thermal Management for Data Center)
    Abstract The growth of computing power in data centers (DCs) leads to an increase in energy consumption and noise pollution of air cooling systems. Chip-level cooling with high-efficiency coolant is one of the promising methods to address the cooling challenge for high-power devices in DCs. Hybrid nanofluid (HNF) has the advantages of high thermal conductivity and good rheological properties. This study summarizes the numerical investigations of HNFs in mini/micro heat sinks, including the numerical methods, hydrothermal characteristics, and enhanced heat transfer technologies. The innovations of this paper include: (1) the characteristics, applicable conditions, and scenarios of… More >

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