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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

~3–5 °CCDU heat-exchanger approach (FWS→TCS) as a design allowance; the OCP Project Deschutes 1.0.0 spec targets 3 °C at 2 MWas of 2026-10 · register ↗
1.3 MWHPE GB200 NVL72 CDU rating, not its load: up to 8 racks, each 115 kW liquid, 17 kW on airas of 2026-09 · register ↗
~45 °C in / ~55 °C out (Rubin example)chip-side DLC coolant in and out (NVIDIA Rubin example); facility water after the CDU runs a few degrees cooleras of 2026-06-21 · register ↗

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