OpenFOAM cases of the paper "CFD modeling of pressure drop through an OCP server for data center applications"

This dataset contains the underling data for the paper "CFD modeling of pressure drop through an OCP server for data center applications” in Energies Journal.

Numerical simulations are performed using open-source CFD code OpenFOAM. Features of the numerical model described in the paper can be summarized as:

 A hexahedra (hex) and split-hex mesh was created using snappyHexMesh utility from the STL (Stereolithography) model of the server

Allrun script runs steady-state simulations for different inlet flow rates given in the flowrates file.

k-omegaSST turbulence closure model is used

Convective and diffusive fluxes are computed using second-order accurate numerical schemes.

Resultant matrices are solved using GAMG and smoothSolver methods.

New libraries are developed for the detection of whether the solution reaches state-state and for the calculation of average pressures at the inlet and outlet of the server. These libraries need to be download via the following link and compiled before the cases run:  

https://github.com/DSTECHNO/OCPFoam

active_Server.tar.gz: OpenFOAM files and scripts for the steady-state simulation of turbulent flow flow over Leopard V3.1 model of OCP server neglecting fan blades.

inactive_Server.tar.gz: OpenFOAM files and scripts for the steady-state simulation of turbulent flow over Leopard V3.1 model of OCP server considering fan blades.

Results_active_Server.tar.gz: Simulation results for active server.

Results_inactiveServer.tar.gz:  Simulation results for inactive server.