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Cooling and Space Challenges |
By now, everyone is well versed in the best practices for Data Center cooling such as hot aisle/cold aisle, blanking panels, closing off cable cutouts, and moving perforated tiles out of hot aisles. These simple steps can reap large benefits in Data Center cooling. However, in many sites (especially older ones), there remain areas that are resistant to best practices. Typical Data Center construction, until very recently, was targeted at 50 w/sq. ft., with raised floors less than 18” and ceilings sometimes as low as 8’. This was perfectly adequate for the times, but these sites are now being asked to support blade servers and densities as high as 200 w/sq. ft.
Cooling air distribution then becomes the limiting factor. But it doesn’t need to be with the inclusion of intelligent and adaptive airflow engineering. Older sites are often plagued with excess cables, misplaced pipes, odd layouts, and other underfloor obstructions which limit cooling supply. Above the floor the challenges shift to airflow mixing and return paths where rack layout, configuration, and ceiling height are limiting factors. AdaptivCool’s Room-Scale Intelligent Cooling (RSIC) solution addresses airflow distribution issues in a holistic manner with no rack movement or downtime required.
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