GEC NEWS WIRESiemon expanded its line of WheelHouse advanced data center solutions in the Middle East to include comprehensive aisle containment solutions with both cold aisle containment (CAC) and hot aisle containment (HAC) options that significantly improve efficiency and cost-effectively expand capacity for today’s data centers.
By either containing and isolating the cold air supply (CAC), or by guiding hot exhaust to overhead return air spaces (HAC), the new aisle containment solutions prevent the mixing of hot and cold air in the data center. This allows for higher temperature return air to improve the efficiency of existing cooling systems and reduce energy costs, whilst preventing over-provisioning of computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units.
“Hotter return air temperatures facilitate heat exchange within cooling systems, improving power usage effectiveness (PUE) and reducing energy costs through lower fan speeds, higher chilled water temperatures and greater economizer hours. At the same time data center equipment is being cooled sufficiently to maximize performance and life expectancy,” said Stuart Gray, Product Manager at Siemon.
Designed with robust seals for optimal thermal isolation, the new aisle containment solutions consist of CAC roof panels, HAC standing cabinet panels, single and double manual and self-closing doors, and end panels that have been designed for quick and easy on-site attachment to rows of Siemon VersaPOD, V800 and V600 data center cabinets.
