Application Traning for 6SigmaDC

Background:

The cooling path is the full route taken by the cooling air from the ACU supply to the equipment inlets and back to the ACU return.  Each piece of equipment in the data center has its own unique cooling path.  Cooling path design is the process of stepping through the cooling in the Virtual Facility to systematically identify and fix cooling breakdowns and inefficiencies for a specific piece of equipment. The process is easy to use and integrated with inventory management so that thermal safety can be designed in from the beginning and maintained over the life span of the data center.

Training:

The application training for 6SigmaRoom consists of three tutorials that focus on addressing the three segments of the cooling path. Students will use and existing model of a facility

• Tutorial 1
  
  • Cooling Path Design, Segment 1: Students will focus on the path taken by the air from the ACU supply to the floor grille. This will involve looking at under-floor pressure, grille flows and discuss possible fixes to any potential problems and help commission the data center. The design objective for cooling path segment #1 is to meet the minimum flow rate at each floor grille.
    
    
• Tutorial 2
• Cooling Path Design, Segment 2: Students will primarily focus on the path taken by air from the floor grille to the inlet of the equipment.  This will involve exploring techniques for maximizing cooling efficiency without compromising the equipment by minimizing bypass of supply air from grille to ACU.
  
  
• Tutorial 3
• Cooling Path Design, Segment 3: Students will focus on the path taken by the air from the equipment outlet to the ACU return.  This will involve exploring techniques for maximizing cooling efficiency without compromising the equipment by minimizing the re-circulating airflow from equipment exhaust to intake.