Proper server cooling relies on sufficient cool air between 66ºF and 77ºF available at the rack face. The volume of cooling air required is approximately 160 cubic feet per minute (CFM) per kilowatt (kW) for rack mount servers and 120 CFM per kW for blade servers. Warm exhaust then exits the rear at 20ºF to 30ºF higher than the intake. IT equipment simply pulls in the available air at the rack face. If enough cool air is not available, the heated exhaust recirculates, creating server hotspots. Often there is more than enough total cooling capacity, but a variety of issues common in Data Centers prevents individual racks from receiving enough cool air. The end result of this is the “Meat Locker” effect; Data Centers are overcooled to solve server hotspots that exist in isolated racks.
AdaptivCool’s Room Scale Intelligent Cooling (RSIC) solves Data Center airflow problems employing active and passive airflow technology. The typical airflow problems AdaptivCool can correct are mixing, recirculation, short circuiting, leakage, underfloor obstructions, poor return path, dehumidification, venturi reversal, vortex generation, and legacy racks. The result: Data Center cooling is supplied when, where, and at the right quantity needed, reducing energy consumption by up to 30% and cooling higher density racks.
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