Water Treatment for Data Centers

• Review of commonly used water treatment technologies in data center applications:
• Filtration
• Softening
• Reverse Osmosis
• DI/EDI (Deionization/Electrodeionization)
• MBR+UF (Membrane Bioreactor + Ultrafiltration)
• Water usage and treatment requirements for electrical power generation:
• Natural gas turbines
• Fuel cells
• Nuclear
• Water usage and treatment requirements for data center cooling:
• Traditional HVAC (air) cooling
• Direct-to-Chip (D2C) cooling
• Immersion cooling
• Chemical treatment in water cooling systems
• Advantages of packaged treatment systems

Brian is President of WCC, also known as Water Control Corporation, based in Ramsey, Minnesota.  He received his bachelor’s degree from Kalamazoo College and his MBA from the University of Minnesota.  He has nearly 30 years of experience in the design and application of commercial water treatment systems all around North America.    WCC was founded 55 years ago and specializes in engineered systems for commercial, institutional, and industrial applications.  This includes ultrapure water, water recycling, pathogen control, softening, specialty filtration packages and intelligent booster systems.  Brian is the proud father of 3 grown children.  He enjoys snowmobiling, running with his Siberian husky, and the occasional whiskey or other libation.