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data centers need special considerations for reliability, flexibility and
maintainability. The new high density data centers generally include the
same concerns but add the complication of concentrated equipment loads.
Equipment racks with 13-17KW over 8sf are coming on line. Rooms averaging
over 300 watts per sf are now the trend. Conventional methods of
cooling have “hit a wall.” Scaling up old designs will not work.
Ackerman-Practicon has developed new paradigm approaches including:
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Cold cell / Hot aisle Configurations
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Customized HVAC Equipment/Controls
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Point of Use Cooling Systems
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2-Story options with reverse “clean-room” air flow
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Computational Fluid Dynamics modeling
A-P
has been a pioneer in clean room design here in Silicon Valley over many
years. Data Centers are similarly evolving to include and require
integrated building/computing solutions. There is no “standard” solution
to the future. Let Ackerman-Practicon contribute our experience to
your project.
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Article:
High Density Data Center Cooling the Next Generation by: James Pettegrew
- P.E. Mechanical Engineer |