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Row Based Cooling Solutions
In-Row Cooling Approach
Row-Based Cooling Solutions for Data Centers, Computer Rooms, and Server Rooms
Traditional data center, computer room, and server room cooling methodologies
provide room-oriented cooling which provides an entire room with
cold air from centralized units at one end of the room. This
approach is acceptable when power densities are minimal and,
therefore, there are few hot spots in a room. However, room-oriented
designs are affected by room constraints including ceiling height,
room shape, obstructions above and below the floor, rack layout,
CRAC location, power distribution, etc.
With a row-oriented architecture, the CRAC units
are associated with a row and are assumed to be dedicated to a row
for design purposes. The CRAC units may be mounted among the IT
racks, they may be mounted overhead, or they may be mounted under
the floor. Compared with the room-oriented architecture, the airflow
paths are shorter and more clearly defined. In addition, airflows
are much more predictable, all of the rated capacity of the CRAC can
be utilized, and higher power density can be achieved.
Liebert CRV In-Row
Cooling Solution
The row-oriented architecture has a number of side benefits other than
cooling performance:
- The reduction in the airflow path length reduces the CRAC fan power required, increasing efficiency.
- A row-oriented design allows cooling capacity and redundancy to be targeted to specific rows.
- Row-based cooling allows a data center, computer room, or server room to be implemented without a raised floor.
- In-Row cooling allows for varied room designs and constraints. For example, load-bearing supports can be managed at the row level rather than trying to handle at the room level.
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