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Room level
Following the same principle as in-rack air management, the management and segregation
of air in a room environment can offer some significant improvements in cooling
effectiveness and efficiency helping to significantly reduce operational costs.
Un-contained ✘ Contained ✓
Un-contained systems allow supply air to bypass Contained segregation avoids the mixing of supply
the rack. Bypass air provides no cooling effect to the and return air ensuring maximum equipment cooling
equipment and reduces the ambient room temperature, effectiveness and efficiency. Supply air only has
reducing cooling plant efficiency. one direction to flow and that’s through the active
equipment.
Eaton's B-Line Business offers a complete range of passive room level air management
options including contained aisle and ducted return plenums. Combining our in-rack air
management products and our in-room solutions, our racks can be configured to offer
the most efficient rack platforms available in todays market. Whether you are looking
to manage a simple Data Room or a large Data Centre, we have an air management
solution to suit your application.
1. 2. 3. 4.
1. Rack Ducted Return 2. Aisle Containment 3. Vertical Aisle Containment 4. Ducted Contained Return
• Ducts the exhaust air • End of aisle doors and roof panels • End of aisle doors and vertical • End of aisle doors and roof
out of the rack to a plenum contain the supply air typically fed panels contain the return air
above the rack space or in the from a raised floor plenum. curtains contain the air between which is ducted to a plenum
ceiling void connected to the • Used in conjunction with the rack rows. above the rack space or in the
computer room cooling system in-rack air management the supply • Can be fed from floor or ceiling ceiling void connected to the
(typically down flow CRAC). air has to pass through active plenum. computer room cooling system
• Cold air supply comes from the equipment mounted in the rack. • Can be configured in either hot or (typically down flow CRAC).
ambient room environment. • The return air path to the CRAC cold contained systems. • Vertical aisle containment can be
• Utilises vented front doors is typically the ambient room • In a cold aisle containment configured to operate in the
and solid rear doors. environment. configuration the return air path same manner.
to the CRAC is typically the
ambient room environment.
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Room level
Following the same principle as in-rack air management, the management and segregation
of air in a room environment can offer some significant improvements in cooling
effectiveness and efficiency helping to significantly reduce operational costs.
Un-contained ✘ Contained ✓
Un-contained systems allow supply air to bypass Contained segregation avoids the mixing of supply
the rack. Bypass air provides no cooling effect to the and return air ensuring maximum equipment cooling
equipment and reduces the ambient room temperature, effectiveness and efficiency. Supply air only has
reducing cooling plant efficiency. one direction to flow and that’s through the active
equipment.
Eaton's B-Line Business offers a complete range of passive room level air management
options including contained aisle and ducted return plenums. Combining our in-rack air
management products and our in-room solutions, our racks can be configured to offer
the most efficient rack platforms available in todays market. Whether you are looking
to manage a simple Data Room or a large Data Centre, we have an air management
solution to suit your application.
1. 2. 3. 4.
1. Rack Ducted Return 2. Aisle Containment 3. Vertical Aisle Containment 4. Ducted Contained Return
• Ducts the exhaust air • End of aisle doors and roof panels • End of aisle doors and vertical • End of aisle doors and roof
out of the rack to a plenum contain the supply air typically fed panels contain the return air
above the rack space or in the from a raised floor plenum. curtains contain the air between which is ducted to a plenum
ceiling void connected to the • Used in conjunction with the rack rows. above the rack space or in the
computer room cooling system in-rack air management the supply • Can be fed from floor or ceiling ceiling void connected to the
(typically down flow CRAC). air has to pass through active plenum. computer room cooling system
• Cold air supply comes from the equipment mounted in the rack. • Can be configured in either hot or (typically down flow CRAC).
ambient room environment. • The return air path to the CRAC cold contained systems. • Vertical aisle containment can be
• Utilises vented front doors is typically the ambient room • In a cold aisle containment configured to operate in the
and solid rear doors. environment. configuration the return air path same manner.
to the CRAC is typically the
ambient room environment.
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