polargy rack top baffle cfd study

Q: Does Partial Height Containment Work?

A: Yes.

Partial Height Containment Architecture

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Partial Height CFD Analysis

BASE LINE 562 kW of heat load

164 racks

Slab floor

CRAH Galleries

18” Rack Top Baffles

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CFD Test #1 No containment

RESULTS Hot spots

Recirculation over cabinets

16 non-compliant cabinets

Inlet temps > 89.6°F

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CFD Test #2 Rack Top Baffles & No Doors

RESULTS

18” Rack Top Baffles

Significant improvement

Non-compliant cabinets reduced from 16 to 2

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RESULTS

18” Rack Top Baffles

Aisle End Doors

100% compliance

CFD Test #3 Rack Top Baffles with Doors

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CFD Conclusions

•  Partial height containment eliminated recirculation in the CFD modeling.

•  Today, the room is operating within the Service Level Agreement terms with no cabinets out of compliance.

Site’s Data Center Manager, “Just a side note - the baffles work great.”

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PolarPlexTM Rack Top Baffle

Quickly and economically install partial height containment with PolarPlexTM Rack Top Baffles.

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