What building owners have to say about AquathermUtah Sate University – Data Center Upgrades chooses Fusion and Polypropylene, Eliminates CW pipe insulationLogan, Utah“Our problem with the data center was using a piping system that was reliable,” said Lorin Mortensen, a mechanical engineer at USU. “We originally speced stainless steel, but the environment of the data center was not suitable for welding, so we looked at alternatives.” Jon Burrows from Colvin Engineering suggested an alternative system. “We were working with an existing system. We had to maintain the fire protection and the air quality,” Burrows said. “[USU] wanted welded pipe, but without the welding fumes. The Aquatherm system seemed like a good way to give them that.” “We’ve been running the system for about a month now,” Mortensen said, assessing the system’s early performance. “We basically have to run the system 24/7. We can’t afford to have any shut-down time. The Aquatherm works very nicely with the in-row cooling. We can isolate zones and units if we need to. It’s allowed us to plan for future expansions.” “This system saves the owner a lot of floor space,” Mortensen added. “If we’d installed [flexible tubing] it would have been spaghetti in there. The Aquatherm cleaned it up very nicely.” |