Aisle containment solution is designed to separate hot and cold air in mission critical data centers to reclaim underutilized cooling capacity. It allows high rack density and also greatly reduces energy cost in long run. This creates a highly efficient "chimney effect". Cold aisle containment creates an enclosed corridor in front of server cabinets, ensuring that the coldest air goes directly into equipment intakes. As cabinet power densities rise, containment architectures are the optimal approach, ensuring uniform cooling air temperature is delivered to equipment in high density PODs, whic etween the cold air and the hot exhaust air by. Data center containment is a strategy that uses physical barriers, such as doors, ceiling panels, or curtains, to isolate hot and cold air streams within the IT environment to prevent mixing.
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