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Equation 4 · Part 1 · The Physical Plant: Power, Cooling, and Networks in an AI Datacenter

Symbol Δ T

ΔT\Delta T
ΔT\Delta T

What this part means

the temperature rise.

Its job in the formula

Δ T is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

Where the article explains it

with mass flow m˙\dot{m} , specific heat capacity cpc_p , and the temperature rise Δ\Delta T across the load.

The passage around this formula

with mass flow m˙\dot{m} , specific heat capacity cpc_p , and the temperature rise Δ\Delta T across the load. What matters for a datacenter is not cpc_p per kilogram but the volumetric heat capacity ρ\rho cpc_p , because the room has to physically contain the flow.

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