Course description
Learn single-phase DLC fluid selection, chemistry, commissioning, monitoring, and maintenance for reliable cold-plate loops.
Disclaimer: This course is in beta while under review.
This narrated course teaches practical single-phase fluid guidance for direct-to-chip liquid cooling deployments. Learners review where the technology cooling system boundary sits, how water-based heat transfer fluids are specified, what chemistry and compatibility controls matter, and how commissioning, filtration, monitoring, maintenance, and documentation support reliable cold-plate operation.
Module 1 — 8:00 — Why Single-Phase Fluids Matter in DLC
Introduces the course scope, explains why rising heat density changes the cooling problem, defines where the fluid lives in the system, and distinguishes single-phase fluid guidance from two-phase refrigerant guidance.
Module 2 — 9:00 — Choosing and Specifying Single-Phase Fluids
Covers water and PG25, fluid chemistry windows, temperature considerations, inhibitor behavior, hard-water and deposit risk, wetted-material compatibility, and supplier evidence.
Module 3 — 8:00 — Commissioning, Filling, and Protecting the Loop
Explains serviceable design choices, compatible fill practices, filtration strategy, startup records, leak response, and microbial control.
Module 4 — 9:00 — Monitoring, Maintenance, and Operational Judgment
Covers routine testing, lab quality assurance, trend interpretation, controlled adjustments, fluid mixing and interoperability, useful-life decisions, and documentation.
