Enclosed Rack vs. Open Server Rack: What should you buy?

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Increase the cooling efficiency in three steps

• By Netrack

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The safety and effectiveness of a data center
largely depend upon the enhanced cooling system
for data center. Excessive hot air circulation
within a data center can cause equipment to
overheat and malfunction. Hence the objective is
always to minimize airflow volume by containing
each rack within its system to ensure that the
hot exhaust air remains isolated from the cold
air. Data center cooling with airflow
management It requires a lot of planning and
effort to manage data center cooling. First,
however, the role of airflow management must be
considered. It isolates hot and cold airstreams
by aligning the racks in parallel rows with the
inlet sides of the servers while facing each
other across an aisle. This prevents the mixing
of the thermal environment within the data center
and minimizes the chance of short circuits or
outages. A well-planned airflow management is
essential because it ensures that the facility
maintains a proper temperature throughout its
operation. This cost-efficient solution can also
save power in the long run. The data center
equipment ensures that the cold air enters from
the front side while exhausting the hot air from
the rear. This hot air is then removed by an
air-handling unit (AHU). Here the bypass airflow
supplying cold air mixes up with the hot air
before returning to the AHU. This increases the
data center temperature and reduces its cooling
capacity. Here, Blanking panels, Air Seal Kit for
server rack, Plinth, and Brush modules are used
as a part of the airflow management solution to
eliminate the chance of mixing hot and cold air.
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Brush module The airflow management solution
offered by Netrack is comprehensive and covers
all aspects. The accessories of the airflow
management solution are effective and practical.
For example, brushed tiles have smooth edges that
reduce leakage due to floor tiles with irregular
shapes. When a brush module is added on the top,
bottom, and side panels with an air seal kit, it
increases the efficiency of airflow
management. Plinth Again, the racks can be
secured with Plinth, Rack Side Thermal Sealing
protected with an air seal kit for server rack
alongside Blanking Panels between the equipment
to prevent airflow to the new cabinet and rack
space. Although the plinth is used mainly to
secure cabinets and racks, it also improves the
airflow between critical equipment through the
elevation that forces the cold air to pass only
through the equipment. In contrast, the hot air
gets released through the chimney above the false
ceiling and plain door blocks. Also, the rack
elevation due to the plinth ensures equipment
safety from water and other factors.
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Air Seal Kit and Blanking Panels The Air Seal Kit
used as part of efficient airflow management
covers the top and side parts of the enclosure to
minimize the mixing of hot and cold air. The
whole process becomes effective with the Blanking
Panels.   Blanking Panels are, also known as
filler panels or rack spacers installed in the
rack enclosures to maintain appropriate airflow
and temperature. For convenience, Netrack
designed a toolless blanking panel, which is easy
to install and works efficiently. Cold and Hot
Aisle Containment The Cold and Hot Aisle
Containment is a part of the effective airflow
management strategy that assures consistency in
airflow and temperature. The Cold Aisle
Containment (CAC) solution contains cold air and
guarantees that the cold air enters only the
mission-critical equipment. This ensures
rack-level cooling. The Hot Aisle Containment
(HAC) solution contains the hot air and exhausts
the hot air to prevent the hot air from affecting
the rest of the room. This is a cost-efficient
solution for a small data center where the number
of racks is less.
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Choose an enhanced cooling system for data
center! Make it right with small changes Here,
the advantage of having a proper setup for the
data center is crucial to ensuring effective
cooling. The process begins with choosing the
right rack equipped with an air diverter kit,
blanking panels, plinth, brush modules, and
containment. Since poor airflow management
increases the operating cost of the data center
due to unnecessary energy consumption, small
changes by adding certain airflow management
accessories can make a huge difference by
reducing cable and equipment failure, overheating
issues, and downtime of mission-critical
equipment.

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