Data Center Cooling Simulation Software
Cut costs and validate cooling designs faster with cloud-native CFD
Model airflow, containment strategies, and next-generation cooling technologies in hours, not weeks. Validate ASHRAE compliance, optimize PUE, and future-proof your data center before breaking ground.
Data center cooling failures and compliance gaps found late mean expensive redesigns. SimScale unifies airflow, temperature, and cooling simulation in one platform. Validate ASHRAE compliance and optimize PUE in hours, not weeks.
Data center simulation that covers your full design challenge
Thermal, fluid, and structural analysis for the full data center
Model airflow, hot aisle containment, rack-level temperature distribution, and cooling system performance — independently or combined. Simulate next-generation cooling (liquid, immersion, hybrid) alongside structural validation of rack mounting and floor loading, all from one platform.
AI-native cooling design optimization
Engineering AI automates setup for complex data center models from Revit or BIM formats and generates meshes for intricate rack and containment geometries. Physics AI explores hundreds of cooling configurations, CRAC placement, containment strategies, and supply temperatures, delivering results in minutes rather than days.
From CAD import to validated design in hours
Import via IFC, STEP, IGES, and other standard formats from Revit, AutoCAD, Fusion 360, Rhino, Onshape, or any BIM tool. Run multiple cooling scenarios in parallel, compare CRAC configurations, and share validated thermal reports with clients in real time.
Hot aisle containment and ASHRAE compliance
Predict and eliminate hot air recirculation to ensure cooling reaches every kilowatt of hardware. Validate designs against ASHRAE 90.4 and H1 class envelopes before commissioning.
PUE optimization and energy efficiency
Identify bypass airflow and recirculation zones, right-size cooling units, and optimize supply temperatures to minimize PUE and meet sustainability targets.
Next-generation cooling technologies
Simulate direct-to-chip liquid cooling, immersion tanks, and cold plate geometry before building infrastructure. Validate thermal performance under AI and HPC rack densities to ensure your design scales with future workloads.
35%
reduction in project costs
“SimScale is the only software developer to offer a totally web-based CFD solution with highly skilled technical staff on hand for real-time quality control and support.”
Ryan J. Wanko — Mechanical Engineer, Design Management Group
16 min
to intervene before critical temperature reached on cooling failure
“We use CFD simulation to prove to our clients how resilient our cooling systems are. We were looking for a solution that is easy to deploy and that does not require expertise or recurring consulting services. These were some of the main drivers in our selection of SimScale as a solution.”
NDC-GARBE, — Data Center Engineering Team
95%
cooling energy cost reduction vs. traditional air cooling (SmartPod immersion technology, validated with SimScale)
“SimScale has allowed us to be quick and responsive to our product demands. It enables us to simulate anywhere in the world, with no restrictions on our hardware. As a growing company, swift responses and actions are what we seek, and SimScale matches all of our criteria.”
Jaime Pita, Engineer at Submer Technologies
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Cloud-native CFD eliminates expensive workstations, complex software installations, and per-seat licensing constraints. SimScale lets engineers run unlimited parallel cooling scenarios, collaborate across teams from anywhere, and deliver validated designs in hours rather than days.
SimScale calculates equipment inlet temperatures, thermal gradients, and airflow patterns needed to validate against ASHRAE TC 9.9, ASHRAE 90.4, and EN 50600 standards. Compliance can be proved virtually before construction begins.
Yes. SimScale supports direct-to-chip liquid cooling, cold plate optimization, immersion cooling, and hybrid air-liquid systems, including heat exchanger performance and coolant flow analysis for high-density AI and HPC workloads.
Yes. SimScale accepts geometry via IFC, STEP, IGES, and other standard file formats from Revit, AutoCAD, Fusion 360, Rhino, Onshape, and all major BIM and CAD tools.
Hours, not weeks. Import your CAD model, configure thermal and airflow parameters, run parallel simulations, and generate compliance reports — typically achievable within a single working day for standard data center configurations.
