High Density Data Centers - Case Studies and Best Practices (ASHRAE Datacom Series Book 7)

Overview

This book is the seventh in the Datacom Series prepared by ASHRAE TC 9.9; it dates from 2008, runs to 193 pages and has product code 90441. It is sold through the ASHRAE Bookstore and with the TC 9.9 Datacom Encyclopedia subscription. The record rests not on a reading of the book but only on metadata from the ASHRAE catalogue and Handbook descriptions. The link points to the book's record in the IIR FRIDOC library catalogue.

As described in the ASHRAE Handbook (HVAC Applications), the book is a series of case studies of high-density data centres and ventilation schemes. These cases demonstrate how high loads can be cooled with different approaches. The document is thus not a theoretical guide but a collection of examples drawn from implemented solutions. The comparison of approaches makes it easier for a designer to find the case closest to their own project.

The book appears in the ASHRAE Datacom Series list as Book 7 (2008b). This record covers only the outline of Book 7. The cases themselves, measured values and the facilities addressed are not in the record, because the book was not read. A reader needs the book itself to reach the details of the cases.

As its year of publication is 2008, current equipment and densities need to be verified separately. For a designer, the document's value is as a source of reference layouts for high-density air-cooling templates. The record does not assess the book from an expert's viewpoint; it rests only on the definition found in catalogues and points the designer to the book itself.

Key points

1. ASHRAE Datacom Series Book 7, product code 90441.
2. It is a series of case studies of high-density data centres and ventilation schemes demonstrating how high loads can be cooled with different approaches.
3. It has 193 pages, is the seventh in the Datacom series and dates from 2008.
4. It is listed as Book 7 (2008b) in ASHRAE Handbook-HVAC Applications 2019, Ch. 20.
5. It is sold via the ASHRAE Bookstore and with the TC 9.9 Datacom Encyclopedia subscription.
6. The record rests on catalogue and Handbook descriptions, not on a reading of the book.

Using it in design

• Use it as the source of reference layouts for high-density air-cooling templates.
• State clearly to the user which cooling approach each template is based on.
• Because the book dates from 2008, check current densities and ASHRAE thermal guidelines separately.
• Obtain the book itself for case-study details; this record contains none.

Who should read it

Mechanical designers and consultants looking for air-cooled solutions in high-density data halls.

Publication details

Authors

ASHRAE TC 9.9

Publisher

ASHRAE

Year

2008

Document number

Datacom Series Book 7 (product 90441)

Document language

English

Source type

Standard

Access

Citation only

Licence

Copyright retained; citation only — the publisher’s terms apply to the original document

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