Cooling & Thermal Management
Cooling infrastructure operates continuously in conditions that combine treated water, heat, humidity and chemical dosing.
DERAKANE® epoxy vinyl ester and unsaturated polyester resin systems (UPR) from ALTA Performance Materials enable fabricators to build corrosion-resistant cooling-water loop piping, cooling towers and fluid-handling equipment for these demanding environments. Compared with metal, composite construction in corrosive service conditions, composite materials can deliver longer service life, lower maintenance and the versatile performance required across rapidly evolving liquid-cooling systems.
Cooling infrastructure must perform continuously while exposed to treated water, heat, humidity and chemical dosing.
ALTA Performance Materials supplies corrosion-resistant resin systems for composite cooling towers, cooling-water loops, containment basins, pipe supports and other fluid-handling equipment where durability, chemical resistance and long-life, low-maintenance performance critical.
As data center cooling requirements evolve, the infrastructure supporting them must operate reliably in demanding water-contact and chemical service environments.
To meet the rapidly evolving cooling requirements of hyperscalers, ALTA Performance Materials works with EPCs, OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and fabricators to deliver proven materials for demanding water-contact and chemical-service environments. Next-generation data center cooling requires infrastructure that can withstand continuous exposure to treated water, heat, humidity, biocides, and other treatment chemicals. In these conditions, corrosion can increase maintenance requirements and shorten the service life of conventional materials.
ALTA’s proven resin systems provide the corrosion resistance, durability and processing versatility needed across cooling applications.
Cooling Towers
Cooling tower components operate in continuous contact with moisture, heat and water-treatment chemicals.
ALTA Performance Materials resin systems support corrosion-resistant cooling-tower components, including basins, fan stacks, louvers, panels, piping and structural profiles designed for these demanding conditions.
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Liquid Cooling and Cooling-Water Loop
Data center cooling systems are expected to operate continuously with exceptionally high reliability.
As direct-to-chip and immersion-cooling architectures expand, cooling-water loops, secondary fluid systems, basins, piping, tanks and related equipment must withstand constant exposure to treated and recirculated water, heat and chemical dosing.
Containment Basins and Secondary Containment
Leaks around cooling and fluid-handling equipment can threaten surrounding infrastructure.
Composite basins, liners and containment structures help protect surrounding equipment and infrastructure from leaks while reducing corrosion-related maintenance in wet and chemically treated environments, helping reduce maintenance associated with corrosion
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Pipe Supports and Access Components
Cooling infrastructure also requires safe, durable access.
Lightweight, corrosion-resistant composite pipe supports, platforms, grating, ladders and railings provide durable access around cooling and fluid-handling equipment while reducing the need for recurring coating and corrosion maintenance concerns associated with metal.