Cost-effective aisle containment cuts
data centre running costs
Cool-Therm’s cost-effective aisle containment system for data centres
can significantly cut energy use and deliver big savings in running costs
for operators.
The system, designed by temperature control specialist Cool-Therm,
separates cold and warm air within the server room without having to
make structural changes to the building.
It can be quickly and easily installed in existing data centres without
causing disruption to installed equipment and ensuring continuity of service. Savings begin immediately and continue to accrue over the working
life of the facility.
Payback can be achieved rapidly, within six months on some installations, depending on the nature of the project and characteristics of the
site.
Cold aisle containment system with cooling via raised floor in server room
How it works
Most data centre racks are designed to draw in air through the front and
exhaust it from the rear. This allows the creation of separate hot and cold
aisles, with rows of racks facing each other and drawing cool air from the
shared aisle, maintained with a thermal envelope around the aisle.
Warm air from rows fronting the cold aisle is exhausted to the rear into
hot aisles, raising the temperature of air returning to the Computer Room
Air Conditioning (CRAC) Units and boosting efficiency. This allows operators to implement discrete cold and hot aisle containment systems, to
maximise the efficiency of cooling.
The Cool-Therm system creates a thermal envelope around aisles using
clear insulated ceiling panels set into a light but rigid steel framework,
with the ends of aisles sealed with vertical PVC hanging blinds, for easy
access for service staff.
Gaps in racks are installed with blanking plates to prevent mixing of cold
and hot air through the voids, ensuring cold air is concentrated through
operating servers.
Hot aisle containment puts an envelope around the hot discharge
The benefits
Separation of hot and cold air streams enables the high volume air conditioning systems to work much more effectively, reducing power consumption and energy costs. Cooling energy costs are reduced by between
10 and 30 per cent.
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“Payback can be achieved rapidly, within six
months on some applications, depending on
the nature of the site.”
ROB STRONG, COOL-THERM
Server aisle
containment
The Cool-Therm system
creates a thermal envelope
around aisles using clear
insulated ceiling panels set
into a light but rigid steel
framework.
The ends of aisles are
sealed with vertical PVC
hanging blinds, enabling
quick and easy access for
service staff.
Unit 5 , Trubody’s Yard, 121 London Road, Bridgeyate, Bristol BS30 5NA
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In addition, power savings extend to room hardware such as servers,
switches, routers and so on, extending equipment life spans.
A well designed containment system allows higher temperature set
points by directing cool air more accurately to the server inlets. It also
helps eliminate hot spots and extends the operational life of IT equipment.
An important additional benefit is that the system enables greater intensity of use of existing rack space, enabling the postponement of new rack
space provision - and potentially overcoming or delaying the need for
data centre new facilities.
To date, the Cool-Therm Data Centre Aisle Containment system has
been installed in several data centers across the UK, operated by some of
the industry’s leading companies. Having proven the effectiveness of the
system, they are now rolling it out to other sites.
Rob Strong
(right), who
designed the
system, says:
“The Cool-Therm
Data Centre Aisle
Containment
system is highly
cost-effective, reducing pay-back
times to months
instead of years.
“It is also flexible and easy to
install, enabling
a tailored system
to be designed
and installed in a
very short space
of time – so that
savings can begin
immediately.”
Cold aisles cut running costs and improve the performance of CRAC units
For more details call Rob Strong on Tel: 02920 887077, Fax: 02920
887066, Mobile: 07973132724, Email rob.strong@cooltherm.co.uk
“AN IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL BENEFIT IS THAT
CONTAINMENT ALLOWS GREATER INTENSITY OF
USE OF EXISTING RACK SPACE.”
ROB STRONG, COOL-THERM
aDDED
BENEFITS
Power savings extend to
room hardware such as
servers, switches, routers and so on, extending
equipment life spans.
A well designed containment system also allows
higher temperature set
points by directing cool
air more accurately to the
server inlets. It also helps
eliminate hot spots and
extends the operational life
of IT equipment.
To date, the Cool-Therm
Data Centre Aisle Containment system has been
installed in several data
centers across the UK,
operated by some of the
industry’s leading companies.
Unit 5 , Trubody’s Yard, 121 London Road, Bridgeyate, Bristol BS30 5NA
Email: enquiries@cooltherm.co.uk | Tel: 0117 961 006 | Fax: 0117 947 8642 | www.cooltherm.co.uk