Data Center Cooling Device
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1. An apparatus for routing air passing through a vent of an enclosure with electrical equipment, the air flowing in a first direction at the vent of the enclosure, the apparatus comprising:
- a routing portion engaged with the enclosure and being in fluid communication with the vent of the enclosure, the routing portion being configured to deflect the air passing through the vent of the enclosure in a second direction, the second direction being different from the first direction;
a channeling portion being in fluid communication with the routing portion and forming a passage of the air in the second direction; and
a distal portion being in fluid communication with the channeling portion and open to surroundings, the distal portion configured to allow the air to flow from the channeling portion to the surroundings or from the surrounding to the channeling portion.
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An apparatus for routing air passing through a vent of an enclosure with electrical equipment includes a routing portion, a channeling portion, and a distal portion. The routing portion deflects the air passing through the vent of the enclosure. The channeling portion forms a passage of the air between the routing portion and the distal portion. The distal portion allows the air to flow from the channeling portion to surrounding or from the surrounding to the channeling portion.
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1. An apparatus for routing air passing through a vent of an enclosure with electrical equipment, the air flowing in a first direction at the vent of the enclosure, the apparatus comprising:
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a routing portion engaged with the enclosure and being in fluid communication with the vent of the enclosure, the routing portion being configured to deflect the air passing through the vent of the enclosure in a second direction, the second direction being different from the first direction; a channeling portion being in fluid communication with the routing portion and forming a passage of the air in the second direction; and a distal portion being in fluid communication with the channeling portion and open to surroundings, the distal portion configured to allow the air to flow from the channeling portion to the surroundings or from the surrounding to the channeling portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An air conditioning system for data center hardware, the system comprising:
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an enclosure with electrical equipment, the enclosure having a first vent and a second vent at a first side thereof, wherein the first vent is configured to allow air at a first temperature to flow in a first direction between the enclosure and a surrounding therethrough, and the second vent is configured to allow the air at a second temperature to flow in a second direction between the enclosure and the surrounding therethrough, the second temperature being different from the first temperature and the second direction opposite to the first direction, and a routing device configured to route the air at the first temperature between the first vent and surroundings, the routing device comprising; a routing portion engaged with the enclosure and being in fluid communication with the first vent of the enclosure, the routing portion configured to deflect the air at the first temperature passing through the first vent in a third direction, the third direction different from the first direction; a channeling portion being in fluid communication with the routing portion and forming a passage for the air at the first temperature in the third direction; and a distal portion being in fluid communication with the channeling portion and open to the surroundings, the distal portion configured to allow the air at the first temperature to flow between the channeling portion and the surroundings, the surroundings adjacent a second side of the enclosure, the second side being different from the first side of enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of air conditioning for an enclosure with electrical equipment, the method comprising:
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supplying air at a first temperature to a first side of the enclosure, wherein the enclosure includes a first vent and a second vent, the first and second vents arranged on the first side; receiving, by the enclosure, air at the first temperature through the first vent of the enclosure; discharging, by the enclosure, air at a second temperature through the second vent of the enclosure, the second temperature higher than the first temperature; deflecting, by a routing device, the air at the second temperature to flow along a second side of the enclosure toward a third side of the enclosure, wherein the second side is adjacent the first side and the third side is opposite to the first side and adjacent the second side; and discharging, by the routing device, the air at the second temperature to surroundings adjacent the third side of the enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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