... sensor data inside the data centers to help predict the data center temperature field as a function of the air flow rates of computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units. The approach is demonstrated through application to an operational data center of 102.2 m 2 (1100 square feet) with a hot and cold...

... in terms of the system design variables. The effectiveness of the presented approach is studied through application to an air-cooled data center cell with a floor area of 23.2 m 2 and a total power dissipation of 240 kW, with multiple turbulent convective components and five design variables. The method...

...Suhas V. Patankar This paper deals with the distribution of airflow and the resulting cooling in a data center. First, the cooling challenge is described and the concept of a raised-floor data center is introduced. In this arrangement, cooling air is supplied through perforated tiles. The flow...

...Amip J. Shah; Van P. Carey; Cullen E. Bash; Chandrakant D. Patel The modeling of recirculation patterns in air-cooled data centers is of interest to ensure adequate thermal management of computer racks at increased heat densities. Most metrics that describe recirculation are based exclusively...