Water Quality for High Performance Computing
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
To support future generations of high performance computers, the Advanced Simulation and Computing Program has a mission need for 80MW of peak power and cooling. Currently the water for the cooling towers at the Strategic Computing Complex (SCC) are cooled by the LANL waste water treated Sanitary Effluent Recovery Facility (SERF) or potable water from the county. The SCC cooling towers currently operate by cycling water between 2-3 cycles of concentration (COC), which is less than the ideal 6 cycles for maximizing water usage. SERF is the ideal water supplier, however when it’s not available potable water is used. The amount of water that the SCC needs nominally is around 45 Million-Gallons/Year (MGY). The future super computer infrastructure (FSI) will need around 125 MGY nominally. SERF is approaching its production limit for reclaimed water. In order to avoid using 100% potable water for the FSI, the option of using non-potable reuse water from Los Alamos County (LAC) was analyzed. This project scope is to focus on the water quality needed for the new super computer cooling towers. Once water quality needs are established, the ideal treatment process needs to be determined. Due to high silica content in water at Los Alamos, emphasis has been placed on treatment processes to remove silica. SERF’s current and future ability to treat water was assessed, as well as the cost of running a SERF like facility or alternative.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- OSTI ID:
- 1467222
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-18-27677
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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