Data Centre Cooling - Server Room Air Conditioning

3 cooling issues

1) Central to a successful server room cooling solution is to understand the power density requirements of the IT equipment being deployed, and design a solution that not only supports the IT equipment today, but provides the flexibility and scalability moving forward.

2) Cooling is the largest consumer of power within the data centre M&E infrastructure and in many legacy facilities more than the IT equipment itself, so selecting the right solution will have an enormous impact on improving energy efficiency of the facility as a whole and reducing ongoing operational costs.

3) The key to maintaining the right environmental conditions, avoiding hotspots and maximising efficiency is to fully understand and control the airflow within the space and considering the supply of cool air, heat load of the server and heat rejection as one process and not disparate systems.

How can Keysource help

With a vast range of approaches, techniques, products and plant available Keysource evaluate the merits and suitability of each approach with our clients to allow them to make an informed decision and understand the impact on the maintainability, resilience, floor design, rack & room layout, power infrastructure and protection systems.

At the centre of our cooling design philosophy is the use of CFD software to model the data centre airflow, by creating a 3D model of the facility and demonstrating the way different approaches will perform, the modelling software not only prove the concept but provide a powerful communication tool so all stakeholders understand how the facility is going to operate.

With a wealth of experience covering DX and chilled water designs for traditional under floor cooling, close coupled products, zone based and air containment systems, fresh air or thermal wheel concepts through to most innovate free cooling designs from our Ecofris efficient cooling solutions, Keysource are uniquely positioned to provide unbiased advice.

Our independent experts can help you shape your cooling strategy drawing on the experience of our in-house design, installation and maintenance teams to provided a rounded and practical approach with financial propositions that make sense and save money.

Mike Hartshorne of Elsevier Ltd says:

"Keysource worked with us under a design and build arrangement to upgrade and replace several of our existing air handling units. This work was carried out in a live data centre without any downtime or undue disruption - a challenge under any circumstances"