Daikin outlines cooling architecture for a 60 MW AI facility

Daikin Applied has introduced D60-W, a reference architecture for a 60 MW IT load. The announcement published on 11 November describes six deployable units, with liquid cooling handling 92% of the load and air cooling the remaining 8%.

The design separates a higher-temperature CDU loop from a lower-temperature loop serving rack air cooling. It switches between dry, hybrid and fully mechanical cooling according to outdoor conditions.

The value for designers is a coordinated framework spanning racks, heat rejection and controls. It is a design reference, not a report of an operating installation. Daikin says its own CDU and data-center dry cooler remain under development, with availability targeted for the second half of 2027.

Source: Daikin Global: Press.