VALVE MAGAZINE Summer 2025

COOLING FOR DATA CENTERS

In today’s hyperconnected world, the digital infrastructure that supports everything from streaming services and financial transactions, to indus trial automation and artificial intelligence is anchored by a rapidly expanding network of data centers. And while we hear about all the cybersecurity threats lurking around every online corner, there are other physical threats to running these data centers, and one of the biggest is heat. With hundreds and often thousands of servers in one facility, the amount of heat they produce is significant and must be managed. Efficient cooling technologies are evolving all the time and the role that valves, actuators and controls play is crucial to their success. Growth of data centers Global data center demand is increasing at unprecedented rates, and the cooling systems designed to manage the heat generated hasn’t always kept up with demand, but that is starting to shift. The International Energy Agency esti mates that, in 2022, data centers consumed an estimated

FEATURED ARTICLE The Critical Role of Cooling for Data Centers Valves, actuators, controls and pumps are the unsung heroes of managing the function of data centers, specifically when it comes to all the types of cooling systems.

Miles of wires, pipes and tubing and hundreds of valves, actuators and controls are used to power the cooling systems for data centers.

BY: HEATHER GAYNOR EDITOR

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VALVE MAGAZINE

SUMMER 2025