Immersion Cooling Fluid Selection: What Facility Managers Need to Know
Published: April 9, 2026
Facilities Dive
Facilities Dive
As data centres adopt immersion cooling, facilities managers must understand how dielectric fluid properties affect system performance, maintenance cycles and fire safety. Fluid chemistry, thermal stability and compatibility with IT hardware are emerging as critical procurement considerations.
Applicable guidelines
ISO 41001 INT
FM management systems — requirements — Provides a certifiable management system — increasingly required in public procurement and large corporate FM contracts.
ISO 41011 INT
FM vocabulary — Use ISO 41011 definitions in contracts and SLAs to ensure all parties share the same understanding of FM terms.
NEN-EN 15221 (series) EU
European FM standard series — Parts 3-7 remain in use for space measurement (Part 6) and FM benchmarking (Part 7) across Europe.