How Data Centers HVAC Actually works
News Clip1:31The Ranch Podcast·ID·9/29/2026
This video, featuring Eric Sonner of Data Airflow, explains how HVAC systems for data centers function. It highlights the shift from traditional cooling towers to more efficient closed-loop systems. These modern systems require only an initial water fill, which is then cleaned and recycled for heat transfer.
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The HVAC systems for data centers are complex. As the founder of Data Airflow, Eric Sonner, pointed out in our recent show, cooling towers used to be the norm. Many large industrial users still utilize them, but with data centers today, closed loop systems are far more efficient and effective. They just need an initial fill up of water, then the water is cleaned and utilized to transfer heat like liquid in your air conditioner. That’s it.
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