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CDU · Coolant Distribution Unit

Heat exchanger plus pumps isolating the clean technology loop from facility water and providing leak containment.

Unit that pumps and conditions coolant to racks while isolating it from the facility water system.

Also written as: Coolant Distribution Unit

Current numbers

Model each installed object separatelyplanning roll-up only: rack, floor CDU, and PDU are separate objects with separate locations, load states, and reactionsas of 2026-08-24 · register ↗
OEM/test-specific transienttime from CDU flow-loss to GB200 NVL72 throttle/over-temp trip (no chilled-water inertia)as of 2026-08-24 · register ↗
~170–235 L/minrack-level manifold flow for NVL72 (guide water-property heat-balance band for ~115 kW at 7–10 °C design rise; Clariant PG25 ~172–246 L/min at the same rise); CDU sized ~250–300 L/min at design pressureas of 2026-08 · register ↗

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