Datacenter with angled hot aisle venting

摘要

A datacenter or server farm having servers mounted to blow air at an angle in a hot aisle. The angled air flow can provide a cyclonal effect in the hot aisle, enhancing heat convention in the hot aisle.

主权项

1. A datacenter, comprising:
a plurality of levels stacked one on top of each other, each level of the plurality of levels comprising: a first cylinder forming a first duct for vertical airflow therethrough; a second cylinder, concentric with the first cylinder, and surrounding the first cylinder so that a second duct is formed between the second cylinder and the first cylinder, the second duct for vertical airflow therethrough; and a server farm comprising a plurality of servers, each server of the plurality of servers comprising an air intake on one side and an air exhaust on another side, the servers of the server farm being arranged on the first cylinder such each air intake faces the first duct and each air exhaust faces the second duct; and wherein each server is mounted at an angle to a radius of the first cylinder so that each air exhaust from each server directs air around the second duct; and wherein each first cylinder and each second cylinder for each of the levels align to form continuous cylinders through the plurality of levels.