Airflow Management Brochure

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airfow management solutions

predictability, reliability & eciency or your data center


2/16800.225.7348 www.wrightline.com

For years, data center managers have been told they can

either have a highlyreliable data center or a highlyefcient

data center, but not both. Its a similar story to the automobile

market where or decades, Detroit told the world, you caneither buy a low cost or a high quality car. The Japanese

showed the world that you can indeed oer a car that is both

low cost and high quality, changing the dynamics o the car

industry orever.

At Wright Line, we oer solutions that improve both

eciency and reliability. In order to eectively uture proo

your critical inrastructure you must maintain a predictable

environment. This not only includes the ability to direct and

separate hot and cold air, but also to accurately measure the

perormance o your design to ensure it is operating

as planned.

Wright Lines comprehensive portolio o vendor-neutral

airfow management solutions are designed to work within

your new or existing data center environment. Whether you

have Wright Line enclosures, an alternative brand or a mixo enclosures rom various manuacturers, these products

will help solve your airfow management issues and provide

a much more predictable operating environment which is

essential to delivering both eciency and reliability.

Although it is always important to look at the entire data

center when optimizing airfow, solutions can be implemented

in stages at the rack, row and room level depending on:

Theproblemsyouarelookingtoaddress

Thebudgetconstraintsyouareoperatingunder

Thetimeframeinwhichasolutionisrequired

Wright Lines Innovative Airow Management Solutions:

Through the separation of hot and cold air, you dramatically increase the

predictability of your data center s performance thereby enabling you to:

Moreeffectivelyandefcientlyutilizeexistingphysicalinfrastructure

and cooling capacity

Activelycontrolandnormalizesupplytemperature;eliminating

recirculationandstratication Domorewithlessinasmallerdatacenterfootprintwithincreasing

high-density IT loads

Eliminatestranded physical, electrical or mechanical capacity

Fromheatcontainmentandcold-aisleisolationtototalairow

managementbestpractices,WrightLinecanhelpimproveyourphysical

ITinfrastructurebyprovidingeco-friendlysolutionsthatwillincreaseyour

neworexistingdatacentersefciencyandreliability.

Table of Contents:

Heat Containment System Products 3-6

Independent Containment System 7

EndofRowDoors 8

AisleContainmentCeiling/Duct 9

EndofRowCurtains 10

CRACCollars 10

BlankingPanels 11

AirowDirectors/Managers 12

HighFlowDoors 13

UniversalAirSealKit 13

TowerofCool 14

RaisedFloorGrommets 14

CFDModelingServices 15

Ask your account representative or more inormation.

The Optimized Data Center

sComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model o an optimized data center illustrating cold-aisle isolation and Wright Lines

Heat Containment System (HCS). See CFD Services on Page 15 or more inormation.



Heat Containment System (HCS)

or Paramount and Vantage S2 enclosure systems

sHCS allows or your existing cable management without the

interruption o re-routing or disconnecting cables and power. HCS

shown here on Wright Line's Paramount enclosure system.

sWright Line's Paramount enclosure with integrated HCS.

PhotocourtesyofHumana

Wright Line's Heat Containment System (HCS) is a simple, scalable and low cost solution to

cool up to 25kW or more per enclosure without the expense o adding supplemental CRAC

units to your data center. This patented technology is available on Wright Line's Paramount

and Vantage S2 enclosure systems and can also be eld retrotted to most manuacturers'

enclosures. The HCS contains and directs the heat exhaust o your IT equipment through

the chimney that is attached to the top rear o the enclosure. The hot air is then ducted to

your existing CRAC units through the plenum ceiling or high air returns.

Chimney

Chimney base

Optional ans (2)

See Page 4

Tool-less an access door

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Heat Containment System (HCS)

sComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model showing

airow through active HCS System.

sBy using two optional ans, you can

increase your airow up to 2,600 CFM.

Wright Line's HCS is:

ScalableItcanbeadaptedtoexistinginfrastructurestoincreaserackutilizationasyourcapacitydemandsgrow.

PredictableItseparateshotexhaustairandcoldsupplyair;dramaticallyincreasingthereliabilityofthedatacenter.

EfcientAllowinghotterairtoreturndirectlytotheCRACs,increasingtheirefciencybyoperatingatahigherDeltaT(T).

ReliableItextendsexistingcoolingcapacitythroughoutthedatacenter;freeingupstrandedassetsandloweringoperationalcosts.

FlexibleItdoesnotrequireyoutoalterexistingenclosurelocationsandisalsoeld-installableonthird-partyenclosures.

HCS Flexible Return Duct

For data centers unable to accommodate steel chimneys, an alternative

solution or controlling chaos cooling is Wright Lines new Flexible

Return Duct. A simple interace easily connects to the top o the Heat

Containment System chimney. Flexible 10" ducts are clamped to the

interace and a 2' X 2' ceiling tile , which is mounted to the plenum ceiling

to create a closed loop system.

DuctingisV-0ratedandselfextinguishing. CeilingtileisavailableinNugreytomatchexistingtiles.

Ductingcanbecutintheeldforcustomts.

Eachductcomeswithfourclamps.

Ductsarepositioneddirectlyoverthefanformaximumairow.

sThe ideal solution or clients having enclosures that are o-grid

rom drop ceilings, where obstacles preclude the use o sheet metal

chimneys or have uneven ceilings throughout their data center.



Bypass airfow and mixing lead to ineciencies, shorter

lie cycles or equipment and increased operating cost.

Managing airfow to enclosures with varying densities,

varying building inrastructure and sporadic hot spots ischallenging, but can now be solved using a simple solution.

Wright Lines HCS pressure based system with active

airfow, when combined with best practices, improves

perormance metrics considerably. Allocating the correct

amount o airfow at known intake locations is the key toreducing energy consumption while increasing equipment

perormance. Best practices such as blanking panels, proper

perorated tile placement and the reduction o bypass

airfow must be employed to ensure desired results.

Active Thermal Management System

Active Airfow Manager

Features & Benets:

SNMPmanageddevicewithuser-friendlywebinterface.

Controllercontinuouslymonitorspressuredifferentialsto

ensurethatairenteringtheenclosureandserveris

properlyremoved. LocalLEDsindicatefanstatusincludingfanfailand

overtemperature.

Manageupto64PeerActiveAirowManagers

viaEthernet.

TwointegratedtemperaturesensorswithEmail

alertcapabilities.

Redundantpowerinput;C13plugtypeisrequiredfor

eachinput,90-240VACsuppliedbyenclosurePDU(s).

ControllerisRoHScompliant.

Features & Benets:

Dual90-264VACInput(C14).

1Urack-mountapplication.

Uptofourtemperatureprobesandoneinternalprobe.

Webaccess,EmailandSNMPalerts.

Displayindicatestemperature,operating

setpointandfanspeedpercentage.

sThe Active Airow Manager easily mounts inside a HCS chimney

base. This device measures pressure dierentials and temperature to

regulate an operation.

sWright Line's Active Thermal Management System manages

power to your an systems in a 1U orm actor. Works with

optional ans shown on Page 4.

Manage power to your an systems based on a set operating

temperature. The ATMS-I (Active Thermal Management

System) has dual 90-264 VAC input or redundancy in a 1Urack-mount enclosure. Connect up to our temperature

probes and select operating temperature or automatic an

speed adjustment. The local display indicates temperature,

operating set point and an speed percentage.



Heat Containment System

or third-party enclosure systems

Features & Benets:

Scalable Heat ContainmentImplementheatcontainmentwithminimal

interruptiontooperationsbybuildingupfromexistingenclosureswithout

havingtore-routeordisconnectcablesandpower.

Increased Rack CapacityByisolatingthehotexhaustairfromthecold

supplyair,youcanloadover25kWofequipmentinanenclosure.

Save White Space No additional air conditioners or other space

consuming supplemental equipment is required at the perimeter of the data

center,in-roworoverhead.

Increase CRAC Cooling EfciencyHotexhaustairisdirectedbacktotheCRACintakeatahigherTallowingyourACunitstooperatemoreefciently.

Greatforyour"green"initiatives.

Create a Predictable EnvironmentEliminatingchaosairowwillresult

inamorepredictableoperatingenvironment,allowingyoutodriveefcient

energyusewhilecreatingareliableinfrastructureforconstanttechnology

moves,additionsandchanges.

sBy adding the Wright Line Heat Containment System to your existing enclosures, you realize

enormous equipment and cost savings while maintaining your valuable data center space.

Shown here on APC, CPI, Rittal, Compaq and Knurr enclosures.

Converting existing enclosures to

the HCS allows you to eliminate the

incremental capital expense associated

with having to add more CRAC units

or other supplemental cooling. The

HCS manages the hot air exhaust,

which prevents mixing, thereby

allowing the available cooling already

produced by your AC units, to be

used much more eciently. Optional

ans eliminate the issue o backfow

rom a pressurized plenum, generallyassociated with passive-only systems.



Independent Containment System

Features & Benets:

Scalable DesignTheabilitytoextendaisleswithload

growthmakestheICSanidealsolutionforco-locationand

otherhighlyevolvingdatacenterenvironmentsthatrequire

on-the-ymodications.

Containment IntegrityVerticalblankingpanelsensure

containmentintegritywhenracksarepartiallydeployed

withintherowandareeasilyremovedinsectionstoallow

quickinstallationandpositioningofnewITracks.

Rack AgnosticAbilitytosupportvirtuallyanybrandof

serverornetworkrackinanydepth,heightandsizewith

on-demandrecongurationoftherow.

Cold Aisle CompatibleEasilydeployedasacold

aislecontainmentsolutionwithorwithoutadownow

chimneysystem.

Increased ROIModular,building-blockdesignoffers

completeexibilityandroomforgrowthincreasingyour

initialReturnonInvestment(ROI).

sCeiling structure allows or the installation o additional 2' x 2'

chimneys as IT loads increase.

The culmination o Wright Line containment

strategies is its patent-pending Independent

Containment System (ICS), a ree-standing, scalable,sustainable and vendor-neutral containment solution

or high-density computing environments.

Designed to provide maximum fexibility in all

environments, the ICS, assembled within the

ootprint o a standard aisle, is constructed with

a tubular steel rame. The rames structure is

designed to be reestanding and meets seismic

NEBSZone4standards.Additionally,itacceptsa

varietyofWrightLinesEndofRowDoors(p.10)

including ca style and single-swing models.

Aisle ceilings (p. 11) are constructed o a light-weight

steel rame and clear Lexan panels allowing ambient

room light to illuminate the ICS aisle, eliminating the

need or energy-consuming supplemental lighting.

The ceiling accepts 2' x 2' adjustable chimneys which

can be added anywhere on the ceiling structure as

IT loads increase.

sShown above Independent Containment System eaturing End o

Row, Ca-style doors and vertical blanking to accommodate third-party

enclosures.



EndofRowDoorsareasimple,cost-effectivesolutionto

improve eciency while lowering overall operating costs.

End o Row Doors

Features & Benets:

Ease of Installation Field-installable, rack-integrated and

freestandingoptionsavailable.

Rack AgnosticFlexibleenoughtoinstallalmostanywhereon

anymanufacturer'sbrandenclosure.

Improve Efciency and Predictability Increases cold air

intakeefciency,fromthebottomoftheenclosuretothetop,

withinthecoldaisle.Decreasewastedairbyasmuchas70%.

Variety of Door Models Choose from three styles of

doors from simple containment curtains to building-integrated

caf-styledoorsandcontainmentwalls.

Minimize Air Re-mixingCost-effectivelyminimizeair

mixingbetweenthehotandcoldaislewhilekeepingthe

uniformcoldairsupplyinfrontoftheserversforalonger

periodoftime.sCa style doors allow or easy, hands-ree access to the row.

sWright Line's End o Row Doors solution helps achieve aisle containment.

Industry studies indicate that an estimated

60% o the cool air supplied to traditional

data centers is wasted because it bypasses theintended IT equipment and returns directly to

the hot air intake o the CRAC. Adapting a

containment strategy increases the eectiveness

ofthecoldair.Eliminatingwastedaircaneither

reduce the amount o cold air you need to

supply to the data center or it can allow you to

increase your IT load.

EndofRowDoorscreatemoreefcientcold

aisles by blocking an obvious cold-air escape

route and entry or hot air re-circulation and airmixing. This allows you to set a higher overall

temperature within the data center and enables

air-side economization to be used a greater

percentage o the time.



Aisle Containment Ceiling and Duct

sThe Aisle Containment Ceiling's Lexan panels are cut to size or

your specifc requirements and can be "nested" or adjustable widths.

Wright Line's Aisle Containment Ceiling is comprised o V-0 rated Lexan panels

and mounts easily to the top o Paramount, Vantage S2 and third-party enclosures.

The ceiling system can accomodate dierences in rack heights, row spacing and it's

sel-supporting structure allows or easy rack changes within the row. Holes can be

strategically drilled in the panels to accommodate any type o re suppression system.

The rack-integrated Aisle Containment Duct

works seamlessly with the Aisle Containment

Ceiling system. Integration with the air

conditioning supply or exhaust is easily achieved

with the duct's modular and scalable design.

sThe Aisle Containment Ceiling, used in conjunction with the Aisle Containment Duct and

End o Row Doors, completes Wright Line's total aisle containment solution.

sThe Aisle Containment Duct is modular

and scalable to ft your unique requirements.



End o Row Curtains

CRAC Collars

Given the ever increasing heat loads in todays data centers, solutions that

eectively control airfow dynamics are in high demand. At a minimum,

partially containing air within the aisle will not only increase the lie oyour valuable IT equipment but help decrease your rising energy costs.

EndofRowCurtainsallowyoutocreateandmaintainproperaisle

isolationinyourdatacenter.Dependingonyourspecicneeds,Endof

Row Curtains can be installed at the rack level, with or without an Aisle

Containment Ceiling, or rom foor to room ceiling.

The CRAC Collar or downfow systems, used

in conjunction with data center containment

strategies is integral to Wright Lines total

containment solution. By containing and directing

the warm plenum air directly to your air

conditioning systems, you increase eciency and

equipment perormance while reducing overall

energy consumption.

The CRAC Collar eatures an integrated design,

comprised o steel panels that mount easily to

the top o any CRAC unit with easy, tool-less

installation. Collars allow ront lter installation

and service and completely integrate with airfow

dampening devices. This closed-loop integration

o the air conditioning supply or exhaust

completes the modular airfow containment

strategy in the data center, resulting in a more

energy-ecient operation.

sEnd o Row Curtains easily mount to

enclosure tops with a mounting bracket.

HTool-less access panels allow quick and easy installation on

your existing CRAC units.

HHinged access panels allow or easy cleaning, flter replacements and

maintenance. Shown here with optional Backow Bae.

cold aisle

hot aisle

CRAC

cold aisle

Typical data center confguration using

oor to ceiling curtains to acheive total

cold aisle isolation.

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In today's dynamic data center environment, IT

equipment is rereshed on a requent basis. These

changes oten leave open U-space in the enclosurewhich can allow re-circulation o hot exhaust air back to

the equipment inlet. This can cause overheating o the

equipment and subsequent shutdown o servers when

the maximum temperature threshold is reached.

Blanking panels provide a quick, easy and cost-eective

solution to optimize air circulation within an enclosure

while maintaining high aesthetics. Wright Line oers

blanking panels in a variety o styles including tool-less,

mechanically astened, clear and with cable pass through

options in steel as well as plastic . The width meetsEIA-310-Dstandardsandcomesinvariousheights

(depending on style). Most panels are bulk packed in

quantities o 10 and 100.

Blanking Panel Solutions

Features & Benets:

Signicantlyreducesre-circulationofhot

exhaustairtotheequipmentinlet

Addstotheoverallaestheticsofthedatacenter

1U,2U,3U,4U,5U,6U,7U,8Uand20U

(dependingonstyle)

EIA-310-Dcompliantfor19"equipment

Color: Black steel, black plastic, clear plastic

Availableintool-less,mechanicallyfastened,clear and cable pass through styles

sTool-less plastic blanking panels are a low cost but necessary solutionor preventing re-circulation and optimizing airow in your rack.

sBrush strip models allow routing o cables through the panel.

sVertical blanking panels seal open spaces and prevent bypass airow

in areas that are traditionally difcult to seal. They can also be adapted

or cable management.

sAdjustable blanking panels, oered in two sizes (7-12U,

12-22U) easily adapt to your hardware requirements.



Properly cooling network devices that require side-to-side airfow in an enclosure

can present many challenges. Air recirculation that occurs in an enclosure can cause

temperatures to rise signicantly causing overheating o the devices. Wright Line'sAirfow Managers and Directors draw air into the enclosure, redirect the air to the

side intake o the device and allow the removal o the hot air out o the enclosure.

These solutions extend equipment lie by providing proper inlet temperatures and

eliminating harmul recirculation within the rack.

The Airfow Director is designed or

Cisco6509/6513/9513andJuniper

8216 switches that have side-to-side

cooling. The intake allows cold air to

be drawn rom the cold aisle, through

the Airfow Director and to enter theswitch rom the side. The switch's

ans then pull the cool air across the

device and exhaust the warm air out

the opposite side.

The Airfow Manager is designed to be used on Cisco Catalyst 4948

switches.ItcanbeutilizedinmostenclosuresthatmeettheEIA-310-D

specication.

The Airfow Manager kit includes everything needed to mount the switch,control airfow and manage cabling. This 2U device can be mounted to

ace either the hot or cold aisle while properly directing airfow.

Airfow Directors / Managers or Side-intake Switches

Features:

Helpseliminateoverheatingofnetworkracksandothernearby

equipmentbyallowingfront-to-rearairowthroughtheswitch.

Improvesefciencybypreventinghotexhaustairfrommixing

withcoldintakeair.

Resolvesthedifcultissueofhowtomountaswitchwithunique

airowrequirements.

sOverhead view o Airow Manager

with optional Cable Manager.

sAirow Director or Cisco and Juniper switches.

sAirow Manager or Cisco 4948 switch.

sSide view o Airow Director.



Wright Lines High Flow Doors oer exceptional airfow with 75%

peroration, a 19% increase over the industry standard. In addition to

increased perormance, the unique peroration pattern results in a reduction

o raw material consumption by over 60% which means less waste in the

manuacturing process a great green benet.

Doors are available as let or right hinged and are also eld

reversible. The High Flow peroration is also available or

the rear door and can be ordered as ull or split. The doors

eature tool-less door removal, a brushed aluminum door

pull and a variety o locks.

Paramount High Flow Doors

Universal Air Seal Kit

Stop the cold air rom escaping through small openings in the doors,

sides, bottom or top o your enclosure. This low cost, adaptable oam

solution can quickly be sized to t into any crack or opening. The Air Seal

Kit can easily be retrotted to an existing rack, regardless o manuacture,

and will allow you to cool equipment more eciently in your enclosure.

sReducing bypass airow and particulate matter is critical to maximize

efciency, contain cost and minimize carbon ootprint in the data center.

sWright Line's Air Seal Kit is

a simple, inexpensive solution

or preventing bypass airowin gaps around or within

enclosures.

Features & Benets:

Easytoinstallandconformstospacesthataretraditionallydifculttoseal

AnintegralcomponentofWrightLine'sAirowManagementSolutions,

thisproductreinforcesthecompany'scommitmenttooffercosteffective

green solutions



KoldLok Raised Floor Grommets

By installing KoldLok Raised Floor Grommets, you

can optimize the eectiveness o existing cooling

equipment and manage increasing heat loads.

The patented KoldLok sealing system specically

addresses bypass airfow and its detrimental eect

on data center cooling.

Features & Benets:

Eliminateupto98%ofbypassairow.

Increasestaticpressureandairow

throughperforatedoortilesandgrates.

Bleedstaticchargebuildupoffofcables.

Easy,tool-lessinstallation,requiringno

downtimetoinstallorre-cable.

sExtended raised oor grommet or

long, narrow, above-oor perimeter cuts.

sIntegral raised oor grommets installed in oor

tiles prior to equipment installations.

For applications where a ull HCS deployment

is unnecessary, the patented Tower o Cool,

which utilizes High Delta Temperature Cooling(HDTC), can be a perect alternative. The

Tower o Cool eciently cools 10kW o

equipment within 44U, by incorporating

the building air conditioning system and

the enclosure into one closed-loop cooling

system. The Tower o Cool is also the perect

solution or providing supplemental spot

cooling in legacy data centers.

By preventing stratied air rom entering

the top o the enclosure, the Tower o Cooldistributes cold air which allows equipment

to run at lower temperatures, resulting in

increased hardware reliability.

Paramount Tower o Cool

sThe Tower o Cool,

using specialized doorsand ans, captures cold

air rom the raised oor

plenum and distributes itthroughout the rack.



Wright Lines innovative Computational

Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modeling Service

provides a comprehensive approachto modeling the airfow, temperature,

static pressure and energy prole o

dynamic, critical environments. Using

Future Facilities 6SigmaDC sotware,

we construct a virtual representation

o your data center. This representation

models the impact o load distribution

within the acility, as well as the fow o

hot and cold air within the space. It also

illustrates how to increase rack densities

and server installations without creatingadditional hot spots and airfow issues.

Providing act-based decisions aimed

at improving operational eciency and

reliability, the CFD modeling analysis is

essential or creating and operating a

more predictable data center.

The service compares and substantiates

which design decisions will maximize

your data center fexibility, scalability and

resilience. It enables you to explore thebest possible options or IT and acility

growth, create a calculated plan and

avoid major capital commitments and

costly design/implementation mistakes.

Pricing or Wright Lines CFD Services is based on specic

customer requirements and there are several levels o customized

service a customer can choose rom. A pre-quote consultationand/or walk-through by a Wright Line CFD Team member is

advised to determine the scope and level o CFD service required.

Features:

Fourlevelsofservice.

State-of-the-artsoftwareandtools.

Certiedtechnicians.

Detailedreporting.

Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling Services

sStream line plot showing temperature o air as it ows throughout the data center.

Plots can be animated to illustrate direction o ow.

sWright Line can provide extensive perormance

details o your entire data center down to specifc

devices at the rack level.

sIllustration shows synchronized comparison o rack inlet temperatures

beore and ater HCS deployment.


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Wright Line is a leading designer and

manuacturer o products and solutions or

data centers, command/control environments,

technical labs and government oce settings.

Incorporating expertise in airfow management

and data center containment, modular

workstation design and green standards,

Wright Line helps customers conserve capital,

adhere to technology requirements and

address sustainable energy needs.

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