Alternating Cold and Hot Aisles Provides More Reliable Cooling

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The Uptime Institute's white paper talking about how alternating cold and hot aisles provides more reliable cooling for sever farms. This goes hand-in-hand with APC's cooling philosphy.

Mixing of hot and cold air streams in the data center lowers availability of IT equipment. Returning the warmest possible air to the computer room air conditioners increases the efficiency and capacity of the system. The hot aisle containment system ensures proper air distribution by completely separating supply and return air paths. The hot aisle is sealed off using doors and transparent ceiling tiles that extend the width of the hot aisle. Ceiling tiles are available for 300mm, 600mm, and 750mm wide NetShelter Racks, UPS/PDU, and InRow Cooling products.

Learn more about our hot aisle containment system:

http://www.apc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=275

And the corresponding white papers are also attached to help you learn more about this "hot" topic.

The Advantages of Row and Rack-Oriented Cooling Architectures for Data Centers WP #130 & Impact of High Density Hot Aisles on IT Personnel Work Conditions WP #123

Feel free to post your questions or comments.

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