System Description
1.0SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
The Liebert XD™ family of cooling units delivers efficient, sensible cooling to
The Liebert XD family includes:
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Systems combining Liebert XDO and Liebert XDV units can remove more than 20 kW (5.7 tons) of heat per cabinet. A set of Liebert XDCF modules also can remove 20kW (5.7 tons) of heat from an Egenera BladeFrame EX cabinet. A system with Liebert XDH units can remove more than 30kW (8.5tons) of heat per rack.
For minimum Liebert XDP and Liebert XDC load recommendations, see 1.8.1 - Liebert XDP Mini- mum Load; 1.9.1 - Liebert XDC Minimum Load; and Tables 27 and 31.
The Liebert XD system also performs at high efficiency rates. Properly spaced cooling modules and the Liebert XD system’s fluid phase change technology, combine to reduce a Liebert XD system’s energy consumption to at least 27 percent less than a traditional cooling system.
The Liebert XD family maintains this energy efficiency by employing the heat absorption properties of a liquid (pumped refrigerant) through a phase change. Refrigerant is pumped as a liquid, becomes a gas within the heat exchangers of the cooling modules (either the Liebert XDCF, Liebert XDH, Lie- bert XDO or Liebert XDV) and then is returned to either the Liebert XDP or Liebert XDC where it condenses to a liquid. This eliminates the compression cycle required by traditional systems. And, if a leak were to occur, the environmentally friendly refrigerant would escape as a gas, causing no harm to critical equipment (see Figure 1). Because no compressor is used in the circuit, no oil is needed.
Figure 1 Pressure enthalpy diagram - refrigerant
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