DCX Liquid Cooling Systems

Unprecedented power density levels are forcing a shift in cooling strategies toward heat source-level removal.

Key shifts shaping the industry:

🔹From room-scale cooling to chip-scale heat removal.

🔹From airflow dependency to liquid-first architectures.

🔹From raised-floor constraints to flexible infrastructure design.

🔹From legacy topologies to full architectural redesign for AI workloads.

Direct-to-Chip liquid cooling is redefining how thermal management is handled in modern Data Centers. By extracting up to 90-95% of heat directly at the processor level, it significantly reduces dependence on traditional CRAC/CRAH-based room cooling and large-scale airflow architectures.

Instead of conditioning entire halls, the remaining heat load can be managed far more efficiently at the rack level using technologies such as RDHX or integrated liquid distribution systems. This enables a transition from room-centric to infrastructure-centric cooling design.

In this context, raised floors are becoming increasingly optional rather than foundational. With flexible deployment options, the CDU can be placed outside the White Space to free up valuable rack space, enabling modern high-density facilities to operate without the constraints of legacy airflow assumptions, even when supporting extremely heavy, multi-megawatt racks.

In the near future, 1 MW-class racks will become a reality. This is no longer the time for legacy topologies that occupy space intended for compute.

Accordingly, modern AI topology is shifting toward the centralization of hydraulic systems in dedicated Grey Space or technical corridors. At DCX, we design solutions for AI and HPC Data Centers with a clear focus on maximizing that White Space for IT racks, where compute density matters most.

Instead of deploying multiple in-row CDUs, high-capacity DCX 5-8 MW FDUs, along with DCX Enterprise, Mission Critical, and Entry ECDUs, can be deployed outside the compute zone, freeing valuable rack space for IT equipment.

Key advantages of this approach include:
🔹 More White Space is available for revenue-generating IT racks instead of cooling infrastructure.
🔹 Expansion is simplified by adding modular FDU or ECDU capacity rather than multiplying CDU units.
🔹 Fewer hydraulic connections at rack level reduce potential leak points.
🔹 Maintenance activities are moved away from critical IT equipment.
🔹 Fewer pumps, filters, and moving components reduce overall operational complexity.
🔹 A centralized approach enables a more scalable architecture for AI-era deployments.

Get in touch with us, and we will prepare a dedicated Proof of Concept tailored specifically to your requirements 📩 [email protected]

The DCX team will attend the DataCloud Global Congress 2026 in Cannes on 1-4 June 📅 .

Connect with our team members:

Tomasz Buk: Chief Executive Officer at DCX, committed to driving innovation across the Data Center landscape, Tomasz focuses on delivering practical, real-world solutions, ensuring DCX continues to lead in advanced Liquid Cooling technologies for AI and HPC Data Centers.

Jacek Dolny: Head of Marketing at DCX, specializing in Data Center marketing, business development, and strategy, with experience in AI infrastructure, HPC environments, and Liquid Cooling. Jacek combines technical understanding of thermal engineering with commercial strategy.

We’re looking forward to engaging with all of you attending the event and discussing the future of Data Center infrastructure, AI, HPC, and advanced liquid cooling technologies.

The conversation around Data Centers and water usage is often driven more by assumptions than facts. Today, let’s debunk a few myths repeatedly amplified in discussions about the water required to cool modern digital infrastructure.

1️⃣ One of the biggest misconceptions is that modern Data Centers consume massive amounts of water. In reality, many facilities today rely on advanced closed-loop cooling systems that continuously recirculate water, significantly reducing potable water consumption in many designs.

2️⃣ The second myth is that Data Centers negatively impact local water quality. Modern cooling environments are sealed, closely monitored, and designed to meet strict environmental standards and do not typically discharge process water used in IT cooling into municipal systems.

3️⃣ Another misconception is that water strategy is “one-size-fits-all”. Responsible operators design each facility based on local climate conditions, utility infrastructure, and long-term sustainability planning in cooperation with local communities.

4️⃣ Last but not least, there is a belief that Data Centers rely on drinking water that could otherwise be available for local communities. In many cases, modern facilities are designed to use alternative sources such as recycled greywater, reclaimed municipal water, or other non-potable supplies where available, helping reduce pressure on potable water systems.

At DCX, we design end-to-end closed-loop solutions for Data Centers, with a strong focus on improving water efficiency and minimizing overall water usage in cooling processes.

If you have any questions about liquid cooling solutions for Data Centers, don’t hesitate to reach out to us 📩 [email protected].

According to MarketsandMarkets™, the Data Center networking market is expected to grow from USD 55.64B in 2025 to USD 139.08B by 2031, driven by a strong 16.5% CAGR 📊

What’s driving this growth?
👉 AI workloads, hyperscale infrastructure, cloud expansion, and the increasing demand for high-performance, low-latency networking. At the same time, liquid cooling is becoming the standard cooling method for modern Data Centers and AI-driven infrastructure.

The processors powering modern AI clusters and GPU-intensive workloads generate heat densities that traditional air cooling simply cannot handle efficiently at scale. As Data Centers evolve to support AI factories, high-speed Ethernet fabrics, and massive compute environments, liquid cooling is emerging as the only viable path for performance, energy efficiency, and operational stability.

The future of Data Centers will be defined not only by compute power and networking capacity, but also by advanced cooling engineering.

Lately, our DCX team visited the headquarters of Grundfos and met the team behind the pump systems and solutions 🤝

We would like to thank Agnieszka Latoszek for her initiative in making this visit possible and for the opportunity to explore the full pump portfolio and its capabilities. It was a great experience to take a closer look at the solutions, technology and facilities.