Play it safe: Test before installing a complete cold aisle containment solution
For companies who want to first test the efficiency of cold aisle containment the CoolControl Curtain is ideal.
With the curtain, facility managers and IT managers can measure the actual savings and efficiency factors without
placing strain on their budgets.
Highlights
• Cost-saving separation of the hot and the cold aisle (H/CAC)
• Prevents recirculation of hot air in the cold aisle
• Temperature difference between hot and cold aisle: more than 10° and 15°C
• Up to 30% energy savings
• Significant increase in cooling system efficiency
• Easily installed: in hours not in weeks
• No downtime required for installation
• Ideal as test installation to measure cold aisle containment results
• Compatible with all rack dimensions and vendors
3. Best Practice:
Seal openings in the front of 19” cabinets
PlenaFill blanking panels and PlenaForm air baffles are indispensable tools that increase the efficiency of hot
aisle / cold aisle containment (H/CAC) and for general optimisation of data centre airflow.
PlenaFill
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blanking panel
PlenaFill is an inexpensive solution for sealing the openings between
servers preventing recirculation of hot air through the cabinet. The physical
barrier keeps cold air at the front of the cabinet separated from the hot air at
the back. This prevents hot spots and helps prevent hardware failures or
downtime caused by overheating.
PlenaFill is critical in separating hot and cold air areas in the server
racks, which leads to an optimal cooling efficiencies. When PlenaFill
blanking panels are deployed throughout the data centre, cooling units can
operate more efficiently resulting in energy savings.
PlenaFill blanking panels are made from lightweight non-flammable
(fire rated to UL94-V0) material and can be installed into any 19” rack
without tools. Each blanking panel is 27U with air tight perforations every
1U which can be torn to create smaller panels from 1U upwards. This patent
protected and flexible design along with tool-free rivets makes for quick and
easy installation.
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Thermal Optimisation
Best Practices
PlenaFill panels prevent the recirculation of hot
air into the cold aisle.