Rack-mounted air deflector
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1. A rack system for housing a plurality of computers, comprising:
- a rack assembly configured to support a plurality of computers in at least one stack; and
at least one air deflection assembly mounted to the rack assembly for redirecting an airflow emerging from computers housed in the rack system.
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Abstract
One or more air deflection assemblies are used to redirect air emitted by computers in a rack-based computer system. These air deflection assemblies may be used to redirect air emerging horizontally out of the back sides of computers into a vertically-oriented exhaust plenum. This can eliminate the need for exhaust fans to draw heated air through the exhaust plenums and out of the rack.
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18 Claims
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1. A rack system for housing a plurality of computers, comprising:
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a rack assembly configured to support a plurality of computers in at least one stack; and
at least one air deflection assembly mounted to the rack assembly for redirecting an airflow emerging from computers housed in the rack system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer system, comprising:
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a rack assembly;
a first plurality of computers supported by the rack assembly in a first stack; and
at least one air deflection assembly mounted to the rack assembly adjacent to the first stack of computers for redirecting an airflow emerging from the computers. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a plurality of computers positioned in a stack in a rack assembly having a vertical axis, each of the computers comprising a main board, a computer fan, a front portion, and a back portion, the method comprising:
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operating each of the computers to generate heat;
operating the fan in each of the computers to draw cooling air into the front portion of the computer and to emit exhaust air from the back portion of the computer; and
redirecting the exhaust air emitted from the back portion of the computers using one or more air deflection assemblies mounted to the rack assembly. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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