Cooling Solutions

DL Custom has dedicated design, engineering, manufacturing, professional services team that are hard at work delivering customized pre-configured, pre-integrated, or completely new custom cabinets, all with decreased lead time and cost and increased reliability and quality, allowing data centers to streamline customization and avoid costly, unsafe field modifications. Made in Canada.

Data centers are mission-critical facilities that require constant operation because they are at the core of the customer business relationship for industries such as finance, healthcare, and telecommunications.

Choosing the right cold aisle containment system can save 60% in annual cooling costs and reduce the amount of energy consumed. Increasing energy costs and the ramping up of energy consumption has forced many professionals in the data center industry to reconsider hot air versus cold air scenarios about containment. The separation of hot and cold air is one of the most promising energy efficiency measures available to new and legacy data centers today.

A cold-aisle containment system (CACS) controls the cold aisle airflow (cool air) which keeps the data center from becoming a hot-air chamber. Although this method is also very effective, it is important to note that this containment method requires the rows of server racks to be aligned in a consistent cold-aisle / hot-aisle arrangement.

Since you don’t always have control over the building your data center is located, this may be your only option. While setting up a cold-aisle may be more expensive in the short term, it will pay off in energy savings over the life of the center. There are more cost-effective ways being designed to deal with the issues of raised floors and high ceilings, such as ceiling panels and end doors that mount to the adjoining racks to help the cold air from mixing with the warm expelled air circulating within the room.

Benefits of DL Custom CACS:

• DL Custom CACS works not only with DL Custom cabinets but any third part cabinets and racks
• DL Custom CACS application is easy to install and does not require drilling
• DL Custom CACS application is modular and can be customized to different configuration and hence flexibility.
• DL Custom CACS application provides Cooling Cost Reduction and high ROI sometimes even up to 67%
• DLC’S application ensures reduced intake temperatures increasing equipment lifespan
• Sliding or bifold doors complete the installation trapping the cold conditioned air inside the Enclosure. Free standing panels infill the gaps in the racks and form removable sections for future installations.

Conclusion:

A well-sealed cold aisle containment system not only offers a better thermal environment for the IT equipment but can also
provide a longer ride-through time in case of cooling failure. DL Custom Cold Aisle Containment System offers almost five
times longer ride-through time for the IT equipment than without it. It is expected that the IT equipment’s ability to pull the
air through the cooling unit increases with the proper sealing of the containment system.

Data centers play a pivotal role in modern technologies that we all enjoy, especially those technologies which rely on cloud computing.
Hot Aisles and Cold Aisles: Most servers and physical IT equipment will intake cool air from the front and exhaust hot air out of the back. If servers are placed on racks that face the same direction, the heat from the front most rack will flow to the intake of the next rack. As the air passes through each rack, it is further heated. This orientation for servers is unsustainable as the servers quickly become overheated.

Passive Cooling

Passive cooling solutions offered by DLC use airflow management strategies to isolate and move hot air away from your server banks
and up through chimneys or plenums where it can be delivered directly to your HVAC unit. The result is a more economical and
space-saving solution to your server needs. With hot air from servers managed effectively you can increase server density there-by
reducing floor-space requirements for your server room.

Benefits:
• Innovative design allows for fast, easy installation by almost anybody.
• Increases airflow provides proper intake temperatures, increasing equipment life.
• Provides focused cooling at the rack
• Can cool higher heat loads typically up to 10-15kW (raised floor) per rack
• Minimizes cold and hot air mixing so the return temperature to the cooling unit is higher
• Saves energy and improves data center cooling efficiency

DL Custom height adjustable chimney is designed for easy installation and is an effective solution for redirecting hot air away from
your server rack. At the top of the rack the air is delivered to the HVAC system for recirculation. This type of system is highly
compatible with most data centers because it can be installed on an already existing enclosure. They can be installed not only on
an individual cabinet but also on a system which can span several cabinets.

Benefits:

• Hot air is completely eliminated from the space and the room remains cool, in turn lowering operational costs.
• Efficiently cools high density racks and enhances equipment performance and life
• Increased flexibility with installation and configuration.
• Saves energy and improves data center cooling efficiency
• Works in both a raised floor and slab environments

DL Custom Data Center Cage is a highly secure data center server room safeguard fencing system that combines maximum protection and aisle containment if required. Our modular panel fencing systems – with or without mesh ceilings – fit any ceiling height. The mesh panels allow proper air circulation and are specifically built to fit around existing installations and obstacles.

Our offer includes complete installations with mesh or steel sheet panels. The latter are primarily used to protect an area from view. Finally, there are several solutions to provide a proper floor environment for computers and servers, as well as secure solutions for filling in under raised access computer flooring and over dropped ceilings.

Part #: DL-GQAM Part Description: W: 19”RM x H: 1Ru x D: 20”

DL Custom has dedicated design, engineering, manufacturing, professional services team that are hard at work delivering customized pre-configured, pre-integrated, or completely new custom cabinets, all with decreased lead time and cost and increased reliability and quality, allowing data centers to streamline customization and avoid costly, unsafe field modifications. Made in Canada.