Performance of a rack mountable cooling unit in an IT server enclosure

Almost thirty percent of the power consumption in a data center (DC) is attributable to the cooling of IT equipment (ITE). This offers opportunities to reduce a DC’s energy budget by considering alternatives to traditional cooling methods, such as perimeter or in-row air-conditioners, which suffer from inherent airflow deficiencies, e.g., hot air recirculation and cold air bypass. Due to these deficiencies, not enough cold air is supplied to …