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AALC · Air-assisted liquid cooling

A closed liquid loop inside the rack that rejects to room air, bridging densities above the air ceiling without facility water or chip-level plumbing.

Current numbers

~55%single-phase DLC share of the liquid-cooling market in 2026; RDHx/AALC serve as the brownfield bridge to ~40–50 kWas of 2026 · register ↗
0–75 kW/rack rated capacityMotivair ChilledDoor AALC deployment — active RDHx used with direct-liquid-cooled servers and a CDU, rated for 0–75 kW per rackas of 2023 · register ↗

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