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Every information technology professional who is responsible for the operation of computing equipment needs to understand the function of air conditioning in the data center or network room. This APC introductory white paper explains the function of basic components of an air conditioning system for a computer room. The concepts presented here are a foundation for allowing IT professionals to successfully specify, install, and operate critical facilities.
- Middle East: Sunday, August 09 - 2009 at 16:00
Whenever electrical power is being consumed in an information technology (IT) room or data center, heat is being generated that needs to be removed from the space. Data Center and IT room heat removal is one of the most essential yet least understood of all critical IT environment processes. Improper or inadequate cooling significantly detracts from the lifespan and availability of IT equipment. A general understanding of the fundamental principles of air conditioning and the basic arrangement of precision cooling systems facilities more precise communication among IT and cooling professionals when specifying, operating, or maintaining a cooling solution.
This paper explains the basic operating principles and major components of precision cooling systems from an IT perspective. It also provides basic concepts that are an essential foundation for the proper specification and design of data centers or network rooms. This is an introduction paper from a suite of related papers on more advanced cooling topics from APC, and provides references for readers interested in a more complete treatment of the subject.
This APC white paper talks about:
- The nature of heat in the IT environment
- The refrigeration cycle
- Evaporation
- Compression
- Condensation
- Expansion
- Refrigerants
- Energy used by the refrigeration cycle
- Application of the refrigeration cycle in IT cooling
- Equipment located inside the IT environment
- Equipment located outside the IT environment
- Variation of the regrigeration cycle in IT cooling
This paper explains the basic operating principles and major components of precision cooling systems from an IT perspective. It also provides basic concepts that are an essential foundation for the proper specification and design of data centers or network rooms. This is an introduction paper from a suite of related papers on more advanced cooling topics from APC, and provides references for readers interested in a more complete treatment of the subject.
This APC white paper talks about:
- The nature of heat in the IT environment
- The refrigeration cycle
- Evaporation
- Compression
- Condensation
- Expansion
- Refrigerants
- Energy used by the refrigeration cycle
- Application of the refrigeration cycle in IT cooling
- Equipment located inside the IT environment
- Equipment located outside the IT environment
- Variation of the regrigeration cycle in IT cooling