DryLink UQD & UQDB quick disconnects · rack manifolds
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OCP UQD Specification Rev 1.0 · 2020-09-04

UQD Quick Disconnects
& Rack Manifolds

Non-spill UQD and UQDB quick disconnects and stainless rack manifolds for direct-to-chip data centre cooling.

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Working pressure 100 psi per OCP UQD specification
Minimum Cv, water 0.25–2.50 dimensionless · per OCP UQD specification
Connect / disconnect life 5,000 cycles, socket and plug · per OCP UQD specification

120 kW-class racks, cooled at the chip


The racks this category is built for are approaching 120 kW-class cooling loads, all directly liquid-cooled — industry-published benchmark.

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Six values, six sources

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Specification Rev 1.0 OCP UQD specification, dated 2020-09-04
Operating window 17–65 °C specification requirement
Ports per manifold 2–48 industry manifold designs
Body materials 316L / 304 industry manifold designs
Working pressure, industry designs 580 psi in industry manifold designs
Merged draft v2.0.1 draft specification (v2.0.1, 2025-04) — existence only

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UQD

Cv 0.25 → 2.50, four bores from 1/8" to 1/2" (per OCP UQD specification)
5,000 connect / disconnect cycles, both ends (per OCP UQD specification)

Hand-connect line

Four blind-mate pairs of ascending size in one diagonal row, held to the right with the left of the frame kept clear (generated image)

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UQDB

Blind-mate is a separate document family with a sliding self-alignment interface (per OCP UQDB specification)
Tracking the merged UQD + UQDB draft, v2.0.1 dated 2025-04 (draft specification)

Blind-mate line

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Manifolds

2–48 ports per manifold, 316L / 304 bodies (industry manifold designs)

Rack manifold line

The three questions that arrive first

Answers with their levels attached

  • Do you work to the OCP specification? Designed to the OCP UQD Specification Rev 1.0, dated 2020-09-04, and tracking the merged UQD + UQDB draft at v2.0.1, 2025-04.

  • What pressure and temperature does the interface take? 100 psi working pressure and a 17–65 °C operating window are specification requirements; industry manifold designs reach 580 psi.

  • How many connect and disconnect cycles? The specification requires 5,000 cycles on both the socket and the plug (per OCP UQD specification).

All questions

Where the loop goes

Market level data · industry-published benchmark

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Liquid-cooling QD connector market $743M (2025) → $2,147.7M (2035) CAGR 11.3% · industry-published benchmark

Stationary BESS liquid cooling $24.51B (2033) CAGR ≈ 21.6% · industry-published benchmark

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Six entries into the same loop

One plant, four process steps

Machining floor and CNC bay

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  • 01

    One loop, one plant. CNC machining → welding → cleanroom assembly → leak test, all under one roof rather than across four suppliers.

  • 02

    Traceable to the part. Serialised laser marking; mill certificates and FAI issued on request, so a delivered batch can be tied back to its material record.

  • 03

    The category's marking set. CE / RoHS / REACH / UL are the marking set this category carries across peer series (in-market) — the set is listed as text, not as a certificate wall.

CNC shop ·The row the bodies start on

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What does your loop take?

Name the bore, the rack standard, or just the segment. One business day brings an English quote and a one-page spec sheet covering UQD02–08 and UQDB03–06, designed to OCP UQD/UQDB specification.

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One business day · English quote · one-page spec sheet