COOLING HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTER SYSTEMS

摘要

A computer system may include a chassis defining a front and a rear. The chassis may include a vertically oriented midplane disposed therein, the mid plane including a plurality of front module slots for receiving front electr onic modules from the front of the chassis, and a plurality of rear module s lots for receiving rear electronic modules from the rear of the chassis. A c ooling system may be provided within the chassis and may generate an upwardl y-directed front air flow within the chassis directed at selected ones of th e front electronic modules and an upwardly-directed rear air flow within the chassis directed at selected ones of the rear electronic modules. The front air flow is separate from and independent of the rear air flow. The selecte d front and rear electronic modules may be disposed in the chassis so as to separate the front air flow into a plurality of substantially equal front ai r streams and the rear air flow into a plurality of substantially equal rear air streams, respectively.