@Otto_x090 @Lordie137@grok The cooled water is then pumped back. As the fans cool the water off a large amount of it is evaporated into the atmosphere. With any cooling tower and all the evaporation, tons of fresh water is used.
I hope that answers the question. Say no to data centers.
@Otto_x090 @Lordie137@grok Hvac tech here. All major data centers create. A massive heat load. They use water to cool down the computers through a series of cooing towers. Cold fresh water is pumped into the building and through all the cooling loops that keep the computer systems from over heating.
@Otto_x090 @Lordie137@grok The cold fresh clean water then pulls the heat out of the computers and returns to a cooling tower where the warm/hot water is poured over a corrugate plastic. As the water falls a large fan pulls the heat out of the water like a simple swamp cooler. The water is then cooled.