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Knürr® DCL
Modular Rack Cooling from 6kW to 60 kW
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Knürr® DCL
Modular Rack Cooling from 6kW to 60kW

Knürr® DCL is the water-cooled Reliability

high-performance cooling unit N +1 fan redundancy
for lateral attachment to server
cabinets. The next generation of Multi-level “fail-safe” controller
the legendary Knürr® CoolLoop Comprehensive alarm and moni-
- further optimized in essential toring functions
features
Automatic emergency door open-
ing
Modularity
Two room-neutral architectures for Energy efficiency
medium to high heat-load density
Minimized power consumption
Easy to retrofit on site through controlled EC fans
Multiple combinations of up to Long free cooling times due to a
four server racks generously dimensioned heat ex-
changer

Dynamic air supply through

high-performance EC fans

Knürr® DCL with Knürr® DCM rack

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Knürr® DCL-L
Closed Loop Cooling Architecture

Modular combination possibilities

Completely contained air flow Knürr® DCL-L Knürr® DCL-L

inside the cabinet or the cabi-
net row

No heat load, no air flow in the

room, high noise attenuation

Complete separation of IT
equipment and room, precisely
controlled cooling air tempera-
ture

No special requirements on the

room - raised floor is not re-
quired

Knürr® DCL-L with one Knürr® DCM *30/34 kW per rack 2-1 combination *15/17 kW per rack

Knürr® DCL-L Knürr® DCL-L

Knürr® DCL30L frontview High Density Server Rack cooled by two *60 kW per rack 4-1 combination *6/7 kW per rack
Knürr® DCL-L

6 * Top view cross-section air flow pattern 7

Knürr® DCL-H
Hybrid Cooling Architecture

Modular combination possibilities

“Hybrid” configuration - air flow Knürr® DCL-H Knürr® DCL-H

is contained in the cabinet or
the cabinet row and room
Cooling units and cabinets are
open at the front and closed at
the back.
No heat load into the room,
warm air remains inside cabi-
nets
Distribution of cold air across
the room, cold air reserve in
case of cooling system failure
The better alternative to hot
aisle containment
1-1 Knürr® DCL H application * 30/34 kW per rack 1-3-1 combination *8kW per rack for n+1 redundancy
No raised floor required

Knürr® DCL-H Knürr® DCL-R

Row cooling units for use in Smart Aisle

cold aisle containments
Alternative to Liebert CRV030/034
when the same controller as in
Knürr® DCL-L or Knürr® DCL-H is re-
quired
Simple conversion to Knürr® DCL-L or
Knürr® DCL-H through conversion of
doors and replacement of the side-
panels.

2-1 Knürr® DCL H application * 15 kW per rack

Knürr® DCL- H front view Knürr® DCL-R in row with Knürr® DCM

8 * Top view cross-section air flow pattern 9

Knürr® DCL

Availability

An essential requirement for data Precise control of cooling air Redundant A/B power supply with
center operators is to ensure un- temperature and air flow control automatic operation
interrupted availability. Knürr through patented concept Dual-circuit heat exchanger option
guarantees this by means of Even air distribution to all internal ensures redundancy of the water
"Fail-safe“ function ("safe despite IT component supply if two independent chilled
faults") of the control valve: in the water circuits are installed
Even temperature profile in the air
event of a power failure or interrup- supply Optional integration into Knürr®
tion in the control line, the control
CoolVac systems guarantees leak
valve switches the full volume of n+1 fan redundancy means that
proofing (patent pending).
the chilled water flow to heat ex- the remaining fans support the
changers. volume flow required for cooling The automatic door opening pro-
Rack cooling controller in the event of a fan failure. vides additional overheating pro-
Rack cooling controller hardware
tection in case of cooling system
guarantees autonomous In the event of
failure.
continued operation of the control - planned downtime or mainte-
in the event of a component nance
failure. Components continue - or unnecessary cooling power,
to operate in a controlled way in non-return values ensure that
"fail-safe" mode. hot air can flow from the hot
aisle into the cold zone of the
Access control and data security
data center.
guaranteed by means of HTTPS
and SNMP V3.
Alarm management can be inte-
Rack cooling controller display output
grated into DCIM (Data Center In-
frastructure Management).
Rack cooling controller imple-
ments the patented concept of
regulating the fan speeds based on
indirect differential pressure mea-
surement.
Rack cooling controller ensures
traceability of all settings changes
by means of login logging and Rack cooling controller architecture
event logging.

Automatic emergency door opening option for Non-return flap open Non-return flap closed
server rack

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Efficiency Adaptability

In today's competition, no Energy cost savings by adjusting Minimum possible investment for Same base unit can be used for
data center operator can leave the fan speed to the actually cooling components through the aisle cooling concepts and rack
the issue of costs untouched. required air flow using the ability to use up to four server racks cooling with minimum conversion
Anyone who only thinks about embedded controller per Knürr® DCL cost.
the upfront costs or wants to cut Low air pressure drop leads to Facilitates data center upgrade Simple switchover between 2-way
costs at the expense of reliability lower power consumption of the through gradual expansion of the and 3-way valve by means of a ball
will be in for unpleasant surprises fans. data center with no new invest- valve in the bypass line
later on. Clever decision-makers ment in different cooling infra-
will consider Knürr experience EC fans guarantee energy-
structure.
in ensuring lower running costs efficient operation with maximum
Simple fan change performance over the entire range
with maximum availability. Can be adapted to different
of fan speeds.
Greater power density in the data geometries
center results in better utilization Operator support through the
- Height 2,000mm and 2,200 mm
of space and reduced building ability to display the "cooling
- Depth in 100mm increments
costs. power" efficiency value (ratio of
from 1,000mm to 1,300mm.
electrical power consumption of
Reduced running costs through the servers to fans)
customized operation. Future-proof cooling solution be-
Fans in Knürr® DCL
High chilled water supply tem- cause Knürr EC fans already comply
perature increases the proportion with the energy efficiency require-
of free cooling during refrigeration ments for CE approval that will
and improves the energy efficiency apply from 2015.
rating (EER) of the chiller. Cooling power and energy effi-
ciency (fan/pump power consump-
The control valve adjusts cold tion for cold water connection)
water volume flow for the current confirmed by independent insti-
operational situation. tutions
Low water-side pressure drop leads
Knürr® DCM server rack for cooling with
to lower pump power consump-
Knürr® DCL, Liebert® power distribution tion.
modules and integrated cable manage-
ment.

2/3-way valve changeover Detail of Knürr® DCL Datacenter Setup

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Knürr® DCL
Basic specification, Order table

Knürr® DCL basic specification Knürr® DCL unit configuration number

Model number - Part 1/2 Model details Part 2/2

Cooling performance/specifications Knürr® DCL 30 KW Knürr® DCL 34 KW
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Product name Knürr® DCL for rack cooling Knürr® DCL30L Knürr® DCL34L D C L 3 0 L
®
Product name Knürr DCL for hybrid solution ®
Knürr DCL30H ®
Knürr DCL34H D C L 3 4 H

Product name Knürr® DCL for aisle cooling D C L 3 0 R

Knürr® DCL30R Knürr® DCL34R
Nominal cooling power* 30 kW 34 kW
1.-3. DCL (Data center rack cooling solution) 14. Chilled water monitoring
Air flow 5,000 m3/h 6,000 m3/h DCL – Data Center Loop 0 – none
T – temperature sensor inlet/outlet
Water flow 4.-5. Nominal cooling capacity 4 – calorific meter
4.5 m3/h 5.0 m3/h
30 – 30 kW (2,000 mm / 42U) 5 – condensate pump
Max. water pressure 34 – 34 kW (2,200 mm / 47U) 6 – temperature sensor inlet/outlet + condensate pump
10 bar (145 PSI) 10 bar (145 PSI)
7 – calorific meter + condensate pump
Number of fans 6. Type of application
5 6 L – closed loop architecture (without external panels) 15. Environment monitoring
Fans power consumption max. H – hybrid architecture (without external panels) 0 – none
5 x 170 W 6 x 170 W R – in row cooling (with external panels) S – smoke detection
Dimensions Height 2,000 mm 2,200 mm H – humidity monitoring
7. Depth B – smoke detection and humidity monitoring
1 – 1,000 mm (DCL-R version only)
Width 300 mm R – 1,100 mm (not for DCL-L version) 16. Color
2 – 1,200 mm 1 – RAL 7021 (grey - black)
DCL - L 1,200 mm - 1,300 mm H – 1,300 mm G – RAL 7035 (light grey)
2 – non standard color (SFA)
Depth DCL - H 1,100 mm - 1,300 mm 8. Mechanical options
0 – none (two units per pallet possible) 17. – 18. Free
DCL - R 1,000 mm - 1,300 mm D – caster bracket (only one unit per pallet)
19. Communication
9. Electrical connection 0 – standard (HTTPS, SSH, MODBUS TCP, SNMP)
* Sensible cooling, at 16°C / 22°C (61°F / 72°F) water temperature, and 43°C (109°F) air inlet temperature 2 – 230V AC 1-phase 50/60Hz CE D – input/output customer
4 – 230V AC 1-phase 50/60Hz CE with A/B-transfer switch M – Modbus RTU
A – 230V AC 1-phase 50/60Hz 2-pole CE B – Bacnet
B – 230V AC 1-phase 50/60Hz 2-pole CE with A/B-transfer switch V – input/output customer + Modbus RTU
P – 208 / 230V AC 2-pole 50/60Hz CSA W – input/output customer + Bacnet
S – 208 / 230V AC 2-pole 50/60Hz CSA with A/B-transfer switch
20. Server rack monitoring
10. Water connection / hex 0 – none
Z – bottom 1 - door contact 1 rack
Y – top 2 - door contact 2 racks
9 – top and bottom 3 - 2 temperature sensors 1 rack
V – redundant bottom 4 - 2x2 temperature sensors 2 racks
7 - door contact + temperature sensor 1 rack
11. Filter 8 - door contact + temperature sensor 2 racks
N – no filter
A – MERV 1 (NA for 1,000 mm depth) 21. Packaging
C – MERV 1, clog switch (NA for 1,000 mm depth) P = Land freight – short distance (pallet, shrink wrap,
cardboard protection)
12. Display S = Seaworthy (air freight) – long distance (wooden
0 – none crate)
Y – 5.7” display (14.5 cm)
22. Special features
13. Preparation for automatic door release system A = No SFAs, standard unit
0 – none X = SFA included
1 – prepared
23. – 25. Factory configuration number

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As at: August 2013/ Version 1.0

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