Performance Analysis of Liquid Immersion Cooling Using Mineral Oil for Data Centers

Jean Roderick A, William Christopher I, Naresh R, Ronnie Pradeep, Rahul Srawan M, Denesh V

2025

Abstract

Data centers are now considered the backbone of modern digital infrastructure comprising critical computing systems; and every time these systems are switched on, a great deal of heat is produced during their function. This makes cooling systems an important necessity for system performance, reliability, and energy efficiency. In this paper, we present the application of a liquid immersion cooling system using mineral oil as a dielectric coolant that solves all related issues. An experimental set-up involved immersion of server-imperative electric heater-soaked mineral oil, where the performance testing would be conducted to establish cool performances of the heater to the extent. Mineral oil can be an efficient medium for heat removal while preventing short circuits since, besides being a dielectric, its thermal conductance is relatively high. A comparison is made regarding liquid immersion cooling with conventional systems for air cooling, and this has been highlighted as a massive uplift in thermal management, energy efficiency, and noise pollution reductions. This paper also extends over environmental, economic, and technical considerations concerning the adoption of liquid immersion cooling in data centers while explaining the merits, such as lower operational costs and reduced carbon footprint, as part of its many challenges-such as higher setup costs and fluid management. Findings highlight the possibility of immersion cooling as a way forward for future data center designs.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

A J., I W., R N., Pradeep R., M R. and V D. (2025). Performance Analysis of Liquid Immersion Cooling Using Mineral Oil for Data Centers. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Futuristic Technology - Volume 3: INCOFT; ISBN 978-989-758-763-4, SciTePress, pages 269-277. DOI: 10.5220/0013613800004664

in Bibtex Style

@conference{incoft25,
author={Jean Roderick A and William Christopher I and Naresh R and Ronnie Pradeep and Rahul Srawan M and Denesh V},
title={Performance Analysis of Liquid Immersion Cooling Using Mineral Oil for Data Centers},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Futuristic Technology - Volume 3: INCOFT},
year={2025},
pages={269-277},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013613800004664},
isbn={978-989-758-763-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Futuristic Technology - Volume 3: INCOFT
TI - Performance Analysis of Liquid Immersion Cooling Using Mineral Oil for Data Centers
SN - 978-989-758-763-4
AU - A J.
AU - I W.
AU - R N.
AU - Pradeep R.
AU - M R.
AU - V D.
PY - 2025
SP - 269
EP - 277
DO - 10.5220/0013613800004664
PB - SciTePress