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Rittal Liquid Cooling Package
In order to ensure targeted air routing in the system, the
server enclosure should be divided vertically into warm
air and cold air sections. The division is accomplished in
the front section of the server assembly to the left and
right of the 482.6 mm (19") level using foam strips or air
baffle plates which, depending on the enclosure width
and the number of server enclosures to be cooled, can
be ordered as an accessory (see section 13 "Accesso-
ries").
If devices which require sideways air throughput are also
built into the server enclosure (e.g. switches, router,
etc.), these may be cooled by means of targeted place-
ment of the foam strips or air baffle plates.
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LCP Rack DX
The LCP Rack DX may optionally be bayed on the right
or left of a server enclosure or between two server en-
closures, according to preference.
Fig. 3:
LCP Rack DX on two server enclosures
Together with the bayed server enclosure, the LCP
Rack DX forms an airtight cooling system with horizontal
air routing. It places no additional demands on the
room's climate control system.
Fig. 4:
Air routing with a bayed server enclosure – top view
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Server enclosure
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LCP Rack DX
Fig. 5:
Air routing with two bayed server enclosures – top view
Key
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Server enclosure
2
LCP Rack DX
The system consisting of the LCP Rack DX and the serv-
er enclosure should be sealed as effectively as possible
in order to prevent the loss of cooling air. To accomplish
this, the enclosure is equipped with side panels, roof and
gland plates. Any existing cable entries should be sealed
e.g. using suitable brush strips.
Whilst the system is in operation, both the front and the
rear doors should be kept completely shut.
Note:
The 482.6 mm (19") level must likewise be
completely sealed. This is already the case in
a fully equipped server enclosure. With a par-
tially configured server enclosure, the open
height units (U) of the 482.6 mm (19") level
must be sealed with blanking plates, which
are available as Rittal accessories (see
section 13 "Accessories").
The more devices are installed in the server
enclosure, the more important it becomes to
follow this specification.
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IT rack
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IT rack
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