ChemTreat, a Veralto company specializing in industrial water treatment. The Framework for Operational Readiness in Data Center Cooling Systems, to help project teams strengthen the construction and commissioning of AI data center cooling infrastructure. As AI facilities demand near-continuous uptime, with many targeting 99.999% availability, the paper highlights shortcomings in traditional water readiness standards and hydronic cleaning practices that can introduce contaminants, accelerate corrosion and compromise cooling system reliability before operations begin. Based on a review of hundreds of data center specifications, ChemTreat found that cooling system and fluid chemistry experts are often engaged too late in the project lifecycle, limiting opportunities to establish measurable readiness standards and increasing operational risk.
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“The reality is that long-term reliability is often decided before a system ever comes online,” said Jacob Paugh, Senior Director of Global High Tech at ChemTreat. “This framework provides owners, engineers, and contractors with a practical way to get ahead of potential issues, rather than compromising uptime to fix corrosion and contamination after the racks are running.” “Commissioning has traditionally been treated as a construction milestone, when it should be the foundation for long-term reliability,” said Dr. Philip Yu, Senior Technical Services Consultant at ChemTreat. “We’re aiming to change that. By bringing cooling system and fluid chemistry expertise early into the design process, project teams can tailor the commissioning process to each site’s unique water specifications, discharge, and infrastructure constraints, facilitating more reliable startup and setting the stage for reliable performance from day one.”