Adiabatic cooling unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9651275-B2
Application number	US-201615233449-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 10, 2016
Priority date	Jan 11, 2012
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

Examples described herein relate to adiabatic cooling units. For example, a method for mixing gases within an adiabatic cooling unit includes allowing a first gas at a first temperature to enter a mixing chamber on a non-exposed side of an adiabatic cooling media and utilizing a first baffle to direct the first gas in a direction away from the adiabatic cooling media. The method includes allowing a second gas at a second temperature to enter the mixing chamber on an exposed side of the adiabatic cooling media and allowing the first gas and the second gas to mix in the mixing chamber creating a mixed gas. The method also includes creating an inlet with the first baffle and a second baffle to direct the mixed gas away from the adiabatic cooling media and allowing the mixed gas to enter through the exposed side of the adiabatic cooling media.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A method for mixing gases within an adiabatic cooling unit for a data center, comprising:
allowing a first gas at a first temperature to enter a mixing chamber on a non-exposed side of an adiabatic cooling media;
utilizing a first baffle to direct the first gas in a direction away from an exposed side of the adiabatic cooling media;
allowing a second gas at a second temperature to enter the mixing chamber on the exposed side of the adiabatic cooling media and allowing the first gas and the second gas to mix in the mixing chamber creating a mixed gas;
creating an inlet with the first baffle and a second baffle at a bottom portion of the adiabatic cooling media to direct the mixed gas away from the exposed side of the adiabatic cooling media and toward the first baffle; and
allowing the mixed gas to enter through the exposed side of the adiabatic cooling media.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first temperature is cooler than the second temperature and wherein allowing the first baffle to direct the first gas in a direction away from the adiabatic cooling media comprises allowing the first baffle to direct the first gas above the adiabatic cooling media.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising controlling, by a first louver, the entry of the first gas and controlling, by a second louver, the entry of the second gas, wherein the entry of the first gas is proportional to the entry of the second gas.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising utilizing the first baffle and the second baffle, which include an insulated material, to prevent a rain effect.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adiabatic cooling unit is connected to the data center and located above the data center.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
passing the mixed gas through the adiabatic media; and
delivering, via an exhaust fan, the mixed gas to a cold aisle of the data center.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first baffle and the second baffle each include a portion that includes perforations.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the perforations on the first baffle correspond to a solid area on the second baffle and the perforations on the second baffle correspond to a solid area of the first baffle.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the perforations allow 50 percent of a gas to pass through the perforations.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Entpr Dev Lp

Inventors

• Cader Tahir
• Ferrer Ernesto
• Slaby Matthew R
• Vinson Wade D

Classifications

• F24F13/04 Primary

  Air-mixing units (F24F13/06 takes precedence) · CPC title

• Y10T137/0318

  Processes · CPC title

• F24F13/08

  Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates (F24F7/013, F24F13/06 take precedence) · CPC title

• H05K7/20745

  within rooms for removing heat from cabinets, e.g. by air conditioning device · CPC title

• Y02B30/542

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic