Build a Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling Loop Pressure Diagnoser
Analyze multi-rack liquid cooling manifold pressure and flow rate telemetry to detect localized coolant blockages. Generate pump speed adjustments and maintenance tasks using hosted Claude.
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Analyze multi-rack liquid cooling manifold pressure and flow rate telemetry to detect localized coolant blockages. Generate pump speed adjustments and maintenance tasks using hosted Claude.
Datacenter Facilities Engineer
Collect coolant pressure drops and liter-per-minute flow rates from rack manifold sensor telemetry.
Calculate pressure delta between supply and return lines to identify anomalous flow resistance indicating micro-channel blockages.
Invoke hosted Claude to generate prioritized loop flushing and pump speed mitigation recommendations based on the calculated delta.
Deliver an HVAC maintenance checklist with highlighted node chassis, pressure deltas, and flow constraints.
Diagnostics dashboard displaying rack liquid cooling elevations, pressure deltas, and maintenance task checklists.
Create synthetic structured sensor files with manifold supply and return pressures, plus flow rates, across 42U rack liquid loops. Starter examples below are synthetic. They are not downloaded records.
NVIDIA DCGM exporter Parses custom exposed prometheus metrics mimicking DCGM-style environmental telemetry for liquid flow sensors.
anthropic-claude, pydantic-ai, pandas. anthropic-claude converts telemetry-based hydrodynamic anomalies into actionable physical facility maintenance and flushing tasks. Hosted Claude API for mechanical liquid cooling diagnostics; local logic for pressure delta calculations.
Submit runnable source, pinned dependencies, setup commands, a working interface, example outputs, and a recorded end-to-end demo. Include tests and an action log.
Accurately compute the pressure delta by subtracting return pressure from supply pressure.
Flag nodes where pressure delta exceeds 25 kPa and flow rate is below 1.0 LPM as experiencing blockages.
Generate concrete remedial steps including localized loop flushes using Claude.
```json [ { "input": { "rack_id": "Row-04-Rack-L", "note": "Simplified synthetic app records", "sensors": [ { "node": "U40", "supply_pressure_kpa": 150, "return_pressure_kpa": 120, "flow_rate_lpm": 0.8 }, { "node": "U20", "supply_pressure_kpa": 150, "return_pressure_kpa": 140, "flow_rate_lpm": 1.5 } ] }, "expected_output": { "blockage_detected": true, "affected_nodes": [ "U40" ], "max_pressure_delta_kpa": 30, "remedial_actions": [ "Inspect cold plate micro-channels at U40 for particulate buildup.", "Schedule localized loop flush during next maintenance window." ] } }, { "input": { "rack_id": "Row-04-Rack-M", "note": "Simplified synthetic app records", "sensors": [ { "node": "U10", "supply_pressure_kpa": 150, "return_pressure_kpa": 142, "flow_rate_lpm": 1.6 } ] }, "expected_output": { "blockage_detected": false, "affected_nodes": [], "max_pressure_delta_kpa": 8, "remedial_actions": [ "Coolant flow resistance is within acceptable baseline parameters." ] } } ] ```
Outputs physical maintenance recommendations; operates completely out-of-band from primary facility pumping controllers. Use mock external writes. Require human review before any real deployment.
Participation guide
Outputs physical maintenance recommendations; operates completely out-of-band from primary facility pumping controllers. Use mock external writes and human review.
How work is evaluated
Accurately compute the pressure delta by subtracting return pressure from supply pressure. Flag nodes where pressure delta exceeds 25 kPa and flow rate is below 1.0 LPM as experiencing blockages. Generate concrete remedial steps including localized loop flushes using Claude.
Runnable source, pinned dependencies, setup commands, working interface, example outputs, recorded demo, tests, and action logs.
Challenge datasets
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Complete workflow
Collect coolant pressure drops and liter-per-minute flow rates from rack manifold sensor telemetry. Calculate pressure delta between supply and return lines to identify anomalous flow resistance indicating micro-channel blockages. Invoke hosted Claude to generate prioritized loop flushing and pump speed mitigation recommendations based on the calculated delta. Deliver an HVAC maintenance checklist with highlighted node chassis, pressure deltas, and flow constraints.
Missing or incorrect.
Partly complete, with documented gaps.
Complete, with reproducible evidence.
Correctness and evidence
Accurately compute the pressure delta by subtracting return pressure from supply pressure. Flag nodes where pressure delta exceeds 25 kPa and flow rate is below 1.0 LPM as experiencing blockages. Generate concrete remedial steps including localized loop flushes using Claude.
Missing or incorrect.
Partly complete, with documented gaps.
Complete, with reproducible evidence.
Review interface
Diagnostics dashboard displaying rack liquid cooling elevations, pressure deltas, and maintenance task checklists.
Missing or incorrect.
Partly complete, with documented gaps.
Complete, with reproducible evidence.
Safe execution
Outputs physical maintenance recommendations; operates completely out-of-band from primary facility pumping controllers.
This dimension contributes its full weight only when the submission satisfies the requirement. Partial credit is not awarded.
What you should walk away with
Collect coolant pressure drops and liter-per-minute flow rates from rack manifold sensor telemetry.
Calculate pressure delta between supply and return lines to identify anomalous flow resistance indicating micro-channel blockages.
Invoke hosted Claude to generate prioritized loop flushing and pump speed mitigation recommendations based on the calculated delta.
Deliver an HVAC maintenance checklist with highlighted node chassis, pressure deltas, and flow constraints.
Reference links and supporting material
Create synthetic structured sensor files with manifold supply and return pressures, plus flow rates, across 42U rack liquid loops. Supplied starter examples are synthetic, not source extracts.
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- Collect coolant pressure drops and liter-per-minute flow rates from rack manifold sensor telemetry. Calcula...
- Accurately compute the pressure delta by subtracting return pressure from supply pressure. Flag nodes where...
- Diagnostics dashboard displaying rack liquid cooling elevations, pressure deltas, and maintenance task chec...
- 2 public reference cases
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- Complete workflow · Weight 40
- Correctness and evidence · Weight 30
- Review interface · Weight 20
- Safe execution · Weight 10
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