Numerical and experimental dataset for an air-cooled data center

This dataset contains the underling data for the papers: M. Kuzay, A. Dogan, S. Yilmaz, O. Herkiloglu, A.S. Atalay, C. Yilmaz, E. Demirel, Retrofitting of an air-cooled data center for energy efficiency, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering (2022), 36, 102228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.102228. M. Kuzay, A. Dogan, S. Yilmaz, O. Herkiloglu, A.S. Atalay, C. Yilmaz, E. Demirel, Numerical and experimental dataset for an air-cooled data center, Data in Brief (2022). All cases were prepared using OpenFOAM 8 for the simulation of flow and thermal structures inside the data center for both previous and retrofitted designs. data.tar.xz: Temperature data obtained from the experimental studies conducted for previous and retrofitted designs. Geometric files as STL format for both baseline and retrofitted designs. experimentalScenarios.tar.xz: OpenFOAM files and scripts for the simulation of flow and thermal structures under the same thermal conditions as in the experimental studies for previous and retrofitted designs. fictiousScenarios.tar.xz: OpenFOAM files and scripts for the simulation of flow and thermal structures for a working scenario of 15.5 kW for previous and retrofitted designs. postProcess.tar.xz: Numerical results obtained from the validated numerical model.本数据集包含以下两篇学术论文的配套基础数据： M. Kuzay、A. Dogan、S. Yilmaz、O. Herkiloglu、A.S. Atalay、C. Yilmaz、E. Demirel. 提升能源效率的风冷数据中心改造研究[J]. 热工程案例研究, 2022, 36: 102228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.102228. M. Kuzay、A. Dogan、S. Yilmaz、O. Herkiloglu、A.S. Atalay、C. Yilmaz、E. Demirel. 风冷数据中心的数值与实验数据集[J]. 数据简报, 2022. 所有算例均采用OpenFOAM 8搭建，用于模拟原设计与改造后数据中心内部的流场与热场结构。 data.tar.xz：包含针对原设计与改造后设计开展的实验研究所获取的温度数据，以及基准设计与改造后设计的STL格式几何文件。 experimentalScenarios.tar.xz：包含OpenFOAM文件与仿真脚本，用于模拟与实验研究热工况一致的原设计与改造后设计的流场与热场结构。 fictiousScenarios.tar.xz：包含OpenFOAM文件与仿真脚本，用于模拟原设计与改造后设计在15.5kW工作工况下的流场与热场结构。 postProcess.tar.xz：包含经验证的数值模型所得到的数值计算结果。