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Cooling Water
Monitoring

Completed on Schedule with $5.1M in Verified Value

Installed magnetic flow meters
Real-time anomaly alerts
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Verified Value
$5.1M Schedule Protected · Total Verified
Core Problems
No flow monitoring

across any of the 26 chillers

No early warning system

If operations would have continued

No visibility

into whether each unit was operating within safe parameters

The Challenge

Cooling System Monitoring Gaps

In data center operations, without a surveillance system in place, flow irregularities or cooling failures could go entirely undetected, increasing the probability of equipment damage and unplanned downtime. Left unaddressed, a failure could escalate into costly replacements and interruptions to critical data center infrastructure.

Our customer faced several issues in Cooling System Monitoring Gaps that made failure detection impossible. Together, these gaps created serious operational and financial exposure, a failure could escalate undetected into full equipment damage and unplanned shutdowns.

To reduce this risk, the priority was clear: deploy continuous flow monitoring across all cooling units so operations teams can detect anomalies early and prevent equipment damage and avoid costly unplanned interruptions.

The solution

Installing Magnetic Flow Meters Across All Chillers

Monitor Cooling Water Flow

  • 28 magnetic flow meters were installed to continuously monitor cooling water flow across all 26 chillers. This approach enabled the team to:
  • Detect abnormal flow conditions early, before escalation
  • Ensure each chiller operates within defined safe parameters at all times
  • Establish real-time anomaly alerts to accelerate response

Specific Actions Taken

  • Identified the absence of flow monitoring across 26 critical cooling units
  • Installed 28 magnetic flow meters for continuous cooling water surveillance
  • Established real-time anomaly detection to flag abnormal flow conditions early
  • Ensured each chiller operates within defined safe parameters at all times
Actions Taken
Provided qualified instrumentation resources Integrated technicians with client's team Instrumentation resource rental Staffing support for shutdown execution Maintained safety record throughout

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QUANTIFIED RESULTS

$5,129,280 CAD in Shielded Infrastructure Risk

The cost exposure from unmonitored cooling failures was substantial:

Chiller unit value: $120,000 USD
Installation cost (20% of unit value): $24,000 USD per unit
Total exposure across 26 chillers: $3,744,000 USD (equipment) + $624,000 USD (installation), converted at 1.37
Proven Results

Our Impact Across Eastern Canada

Fewer unplanned shutdowns, longer-running assets, lower energy consumption, reduced risk and more. See real-world success stories from clients who achieved measurable value and cost savings.

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