Universal Application and Benefits of Air Containment
Date
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12/18/2009
Implement containment to operate more efficiently and at higher densities with the ability to predictably deploy IT hardware with less thermal risk. Embrace containment aggressively, the approach to containment is a bit like the approach to virtualization. If you experiment with it lightly, you might only see minor benefits, such as rack density increases.
Like virtualization, containment takes a strong commitment. You need to contain most, if not all, of the data center in order to tap into large efficiency benefits, such as:
- An increase in coil capacity accompanying the higher return temperatures associated with containment
- Near or absolute 100 percent sensible operation (no energy lost to condensation and humidification)
- The opportunity to raise temperatures and save energy in the chilling process