Cooling

Structure and layout

Pipes run under the floor, where they compete with power and network, or overhead, where they add load to the structure. Large runs are prefabricated. AI racks weigh far more than legacy IT. Cable reach constrains where racks stand regardless of cooling.

Source: https://www.csemag.com/how-to-design-piping-systems-for-data-centers-that-require-liquid-cooling/ Checked 2026-09-18 unverified

the topic source was opened on 2026-09-18; it covers piping design, CDUs and corrosion but carries no rack-weight or floor-loading figure, so the figure that had been resting on it was removed, and it does not cover the cabling sentence