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CH-15-C010 -- Aisle Containment - Just How Important Is It to Worry about Bypass and Leakage Paths?
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CH-15-C010 -- Aisle Containment - Just How Important Is It to Worry about Bypass and Leakage Paths?
Conference Proceeding by ASHRAE, 2015
Christian Pastrana, PE, Member ASHRAE; Dave King, CEng; Mark Seymour, Member ASHRAE
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In data center design it is normally assumed that the contained aisles are populated by relatively conformant equipment and that leakage between aisles is minimal. Given real equipment and operational practices, how do they affect the actual performance of the cooling system? This paper highlights a variety of issues that can potentially undermine the containment plan for a data hall in operation. It shows examples of airflows at the room and rack scales that need to be managed to avoid negative consequences for availability, capacity and efficiency. It concludes that end users should be aware of design assumptions in operation.
Citation: ASHRAE Papers: 2015 ASHRAE Annual Conference, Chicago, IL