Data centers are getting hot. Really hot. And traditional air cooling just isn't cutting it anymore.
In our latest Flawless Execution podcast, we sat down with Dr. Rich Bonner, CTO at Accelsius, to talk about a cooling solution that's changing everything: two-phase liquid cooling. With 18 years in thermal product development, over 50 published papers, and five patents under his belt, Dr. Bonner knows a thing or two about keeping things cool.
The Problem is Real (and Getting Worse)
Here's a sobering fact: data center cooling accounts for 1.2% of global electricity use. One data center can consume as much water as a city of 30,000-50,000 people daily. As AI workloads explode, these numbers are only climbing.
Traditional air cooling worked fine when servers ran cooler, but today's high-performance CPUs and GPUs are pushing thermal limits to the breaking point. We needed a better solution, and two-phase liquid cooling is it.
What Makes Two-Phase Cooling Special?
Most liquid cooling systems just move heat around using temperature differences. Two-phase cooling is smarter—it uses the physics of phase change (liquid turning to vapor) to absorb massive amounts of heat efficiently.
Dr. Bonner explained how Accelsius's approach captures heat directly at the source—right at the processor—rather than trying to manage it after it spreads throughout the system. It's like stopping a fire at the match instead of waiting for the whole building to heat up.
The Real-World Benefits
The results speak for themselves. Two-phase liquid cooling delivers superior efficiency with minimal water usage, even on demanding platforms like Dell PowerEdge servers. But it's not just about managing heat better—it's about enabling possibilities that weren't there before.
Data centers can now pack more computing power into the same space, slash energy costs, and dramatically reduce their environmental footprint. Equipment lasts longer, water usage drops, and suddenly that "impossible" AI workload becomes completely doable.
Why Partnerships Matter
What impressed us most was how Accelsius approaches implementation. They've built relationships with major server OEMs including Dell, Supermicro, Lenovo, Flex, and Jabil. With 85% of their suppliers based in North America, they can scale quickly while maintaining quality.
That's where UNICOM Engineering comes in. Our decades of system integration experience means we can help customers implement these advanced cooling solutions smoothly, without the usual deployment headaches.
The Bottom Line
Dr. Bonner put it perfectly: we're seeing a fundamental shift in how data centers handle thermal management. Two-phase liquid cooling isn't just a nice-to-have anymore—it's becoming essential infrastructure for anyone serious about high-performance computing.
The organizations investing in advanced cooling today will be the ones capable of running tomorrow's most demanding workloads. The question isn't whether you'll need better cooling, but when you'll make the move.
Ready to see what two-phase liquid cooling can do for your data center?
🎧 Watch our full conversation with Dr. Rich Bonner: https://youtu.be/cYGJDsR2IRc
📞 Contact UNICOM Engineering to learn how Accelsius cooling technology can transform your infrastructure's performance and sustainability.
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