CFD study shows typical hot spots found in a data room

ADAPTIVCOOL shows dramatic airflow improvement

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AdaptivCool

Server thermal loads have tripled in 3 years and the trend is increasing. Hotspots and other cooling problems are becoming more difficult to solve. Simply adding more cooling capacity often results in higher costs but no effective increase in cooling capacity. In fact most Data Centers have far more cooling capacity than they need but still can't manage today's thermal loads.

Degree Controls has applied its expertise in Airflow and Thermal Management to solve the problem. Our AdaptivCool^TM products and services dynamically allocate cooling when and where it's needed and simultaneously minimizes the mixing of hot and cool air streams.

We intelligently move the supply and return so you don't need to move your racks!

The Results - Hotspots Eliminated, typical 30% savings in cooling energy, new cooling redundancy, thermal monitoring and a management plan for your data center's growth.

Benefits
• Lowers cooling costs by 15-30%
• Eliminates hot spots in real-time
• Allows CRACs to be shutdown, creates free cooling redundancy
• Monitors temperature of critical locations in the Data Center 24-7 and provides early warning
• Simplifies capacity and expansion planning
• Self heals Data Center airflow and cooling.

Features
• Easy installation and configuration
• No downtime for site analysis or system installation
• Silent, non-intrusive and robust • Compatible with ANY Data Center physical infrastructure
• Integrates with Thermal Server Software for optimal performance
• Expandable, reconfigurable

Installation and Performance
Initial cooling requirements at different points in the data center are determined using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) of thermal and airflow behavior. This simulation indicates the ideal locations for the placement of temperature-monitoring sensors, supply and return fans.