RE: Data Center Facility Costs

 
Yeah, that is another one of my pipe-dreams..  ducting the exhaust air
from the data center to the intake for building heat..  it sounds like
it would work, but I am sure it would be a balancing nightmare..


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> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 10:28 AM
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> Subject: Re: Data Center Facility Costs
> 
> You'd need a VERY long duct run on the roof to get any kind of real  
> "pre-cooling" via conduction.   I suppose you could force the air  
> through an air/air heat exchanger but that's usually not very 
> efficient so its not done very often.
> 
> Our datacenter is on the lower level of the building with two 
> floors of office space above it.  We have considered that the 
> heat we generate downstairs could keep the offices warm 
> without burning oil/ gas, but trying actually do that and 
> maintain a balanced system is easier said than done.
> 
> Free cooling is one of the holy grails of datacenter 
> operation.  If anyone figures out a way, please let us know.  :-)
> 
> 
> Drew Linsalata
> The Gotham Bus Company, Inc.
> Colocation and Dedicated Server Solutions http://www.gothambus.com
> 
> 
> 
> On Mar 4, 2008, at 10:28 AM, Kevin Kargel wrote:
> 
> >  I have often wondered about having a long tin tunnel on 
> the roof to 
> > duct air through to pre-cool it without opening the 
> environment, but 
> > not being an HVAC engineer I am sure there are reasons 
> beyond my ken 
> > why they don't do that.
> >
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