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Equation 3 · Part 1 · AI Datacenter Power and Cooling in 2035: Scenarios, Signals, and Falsifiable Predictions

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COPCarnot≈348/(348−318)=11.6\mathrm{COP}_{\mathrm{Carnot}} \approx 348/(348-318) = 11.6
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The expressions on both sides represent the same quantity under the stated assumptions.

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The equals sign connects the complete expression on the left with the complete expression on the right. Both sides must have compatible units.

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with both temperatures in kelvin. The following is my own illustrative calculation, using representative round numbers rather than any specific project’s measured temperatures, to show how sharply this ratio depends on the lift between the waste-heat source and the district-heating supply it must reach — commonly on the order of 70–80 °C in an established European district-heating network. Lifting a relatively cool waste stream at 30 °C (303 K) to a 75 °C (348 K) supply gives COPCarnot\mathrm{COP}_{\mathrm{Carnot}} = 348/(348-303) ≈\approx 7.7 ; lifting a warmer waste stream at 45 °C (318 K) to the same 75 °C supply gives COPCarnot\mathrm{COP}_{\mathrm{Carnot}} ≈\approx 348/(348-318) = 11.6 . Real ammonia heat…

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An equals sign says that the expression on its left and the expression on its right have the same value under the stated definitions and assumptions.

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