On February 27, the National Research University of Electric Engineering (NIU MPEI) hosted the 32nd International Conference on Radioelectronics, Electrical Engineering, and Energy – an annual platform for academic exchange among students, young researchers, and industry experts in the fields of energy and high technologies.
From IXcellerate, the event was attended by Alexander Konyaev, Infrastructure Director of the South DC Campus, who chaired the expert jury, as well as Karima Kravtsova and Maxim Boyarsky — members of IXcellerate’s Technical Department and students of MPEI.
At the conference, Karima and Maxim presented the results of the joint engineering study focused on the airflows circulation and leakage in the fan walls with axial fans. They introduced an aerodynamic solution that allows for a greater surface area of the heat exchanger to be utilized, reduces the energy consumption of the cooling system, and directly improves the overall Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of the data center. The presentation detailed a project focused on the aerodynamic optimization of fan walls under various fan load conditions. The foundation of their work was based on real measurements and tests conducted at one of the facilities in IXcellerate Moscow North Campus.
In April, this research will be published as a full scientific article co-authored with IXcellerate technical gurus Dmitry Filimonov and Sergey Vyshemirsky. We will definitely share more details, including diagrams, figures, and those engineering insights on “how it works”.
Participation in MPEI’s scientific events is part of the partnership between IXcellerate and the university, launched in 2024 and focused on developing engineering solutions for the data center industry and training the next generation of specialists.
