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A data processing unit includes a chassis configured to contain a line card. The chassis defines, at least in part, a portion of a first flow pathway and a portion of a second flow pathway. The chassis is configured such that a first portion of a gas can flow within the first flow pathway between an

A data processing unit includes a chassis configured to contain a line card. The chassis defines, at least in part, a portion of a first flow pathway and a portion of a second flow pathway. The chassis is configured such that a first portion of a gas can flow within the first flow pathway between an intake region and the first end portion of the line card such that the first portion of the gas flows across a first end portion of the line card in a first direction. The chassis is configured such that a second portion of the gas can flow within the second flow pathway between the intake region and a second end portion of the line card such that the second portion of the gas flows across the second end portion of the line card in a second direction opposite the first direction.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus, comprising: a plurality of line cards, each line card from the plurality of line cards defining an opening and having a surface, a first end portion and a second end portion; and a chassis defining, at least in part, a portion of a first intake flow pathway and

What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus, comprising: a plurality of line cards, each line card from the plurality of line cards defining an opening and having a surface, a first end portion and a second end portion; and a chassis defining, at least in part, a portion of a first intake flow pathway and a portion of a second intake flow pathway, an interior region of the chassis configured to contain the plurality of line cards such that the opening of each line card from the plurality of line cards collectively defines, at least in part, a portion of an exhaust flow pathway, the chassis configured such that a first gas can flow within the first intake flow pathway between an intake region outside of the chassis and the first end portion of each line card from the plurality of line cards such that a portion of the first gas flows across the surface of each line card from the plurality of line cards in a first direction, the chassis configured such that a second gas can flow within the second intake flow pathway between the intake region outside of the chassis and the second end portion of each line card from the plurality of line cards such that a portion of the second gas flows across the surface of each line card from the plurality of line cards in a second direction, the second direction opposite the first direction, the chassis and the plurality of line cards collectively configured such that a mixture of the first gas and the second gas can flow within the exhaust flow pathway from the interior region of the chassis to an exhaust region outside of the chassis such that a first portion of the mixture of the first gas and the second gas flows in a third direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction and a second portion of the mixture of the first gas and the second gas flows in a fourth direction, the fourth direction opposite the third direction. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the intake region is proximate a front portion of the chassis; and the exhaust region is proximate a rear portion of the chassis. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a midplane disposed within the chassis such that the midplane divides the chassis into a front portion and a rear portion, the plurality of line cards disposed within the rear portion of the chassis, the chassis configured such that the gas flows within the front portion of the chassis when the first gas flows within the first intake flow pathway. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of line cards is a first plurality of line cards, the apparatus further comprising: a midplane disposed within the chassis such that the midplane divides the chassis into a front portion and a rear portion, the first plurality of line cards disposed within the rear portion of the chassis, the chassis configured to contain a second plurality of line cards within the front portion of the chassis, the chassis is configured such that the first gas flows within the front portion of the chassis isolated from the second plurality of line cards when the first gas flows within the first intake flow pathway. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: each line card from the plurality of line cards includes a central portion disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion, the central portion of each line card defining the opening of each line card from the plurality of line cards such that the opening of each line card from the plurality of line cards is disposed approximately an equal distance from the first end portion and the second end portion. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a midplane disposed within the chassis such that the midplane divides the chassis into a front portion and a rear portion, the plurality of line cards disposed within the rear portion of the chassis, the chassis configured such that the first gas flows within the front portion of the chassis in a fifth direction substantially parallel to the surface of each line card from the plurality of line cards, the fifth direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a first fan tray including at least one fan in fluid communication with the exhaust flow pathway; and a second fan tray including at least one fan in fluid communication with the exhaust flow path, the plurality of line cards disposed within the chassis between the first fan tray and the second fan tray. 8. An apparatus, comprising: a chassis defining, at least in part, a portion of a first intake flow pathway and a portion of a second intake flow pathway; a midplane disposed within the chassis such that the midplane divides the chassis into a front portion and a rear portion; a first line card disposed within the rear portion of the chassis, the first line card having a first end portion, a second end portion and a central portion between the first end portion and the second end portion; and a second line card disposed within the rear portion of the chassis, the second line card having a first end portion, a second end portion and a central portion between the first end portion of the second line card and the second end portion of the second line card, the central portion of the first line card, the central portion of the second line card and the chassis collectively defining, at least in part, a portion of an exhaust flow pathway, the chassis configured such that a first gas can flow within the first intake flow pathway from an intake region exterior to the chassis to the first end portion of the first line card and the first end portion of the second line card, the chassis configured such that a second gas can flow within the second intake flow pathway from the intake region to the second end portion of the first line card and the second end portion of the second line card, the chassis and the first line card collectively configured such that a first portion of a mixture of the first gas and the second gas can flow in a first direction within the exhaust flow pathway from the rear portion of the chassis to an exhaust region exterior to the rear portion of the chassis, the chassis and the second line card collectively configured such that a second portion of the mixture of the first gas and the second gas can flow in a second direction within the exhaust flow pathway from the rear portion of the chassis to the exhaust region, the second direction opposite the first direction. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein: the chassis is configured such that a first portion of the first gas flows across a surface of the first line card in a third direction and a second portion of the first gas flows across a surface of the second line card in the third direction; the chassis is configured such that a first portion of the second gas flows across the surface of the first line card in a fourth direction and a second portion of the second gas flows across the surface of the second line card in the fourth direction, the fourth direction opposite the third direction, the third direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction. 10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein: the central portion of the first line card and the central portion of the second line card each define an opening that collectively defines, in part, the portion of the exhaust flow pathway. 11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first direction and the second direction are each substantially orthogonal to a surface of the first line card. 12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein: the chassis is configured such that a portion of the first gas flows within a portion of the first intake flow pathway in the front portion of the chassis in a third direction substantially parallel to the surface the first line card, and the portion of the first gas flows across a surface of the first line card in a fourth direction substantially parallel to the surface the first line card, the fourth direction different from the third direction, the fourth direction and the third direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction. 13. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising: a first fan tray including at least one fan in fluid communication with the exhaust flow pathway; and a second fan tray including at least one fan in fluid communication with the exhaust flow path, the first line card and the second line card disposed within the chassis between the first fan tray and the second fan tray. 14. An apparatus, comprising: a chassis defining an interior region, the chassis defining, at least in part, a portion of an intake flow pathway; a first fan disposed within the interior region; a second fan disposed within the interior region; and a plurality of line cards disposed within the interior region of the chassis between the first fan and the second fan, each line card from the plurality of line cards having a surface and defining an opening, the chassis configured such that a gas can flow within the intake flow pathway between an intake region exterior to the chassis and the interior region of the chassis, and across the surface of each line card from the plurality of line cards in a first direction, the first direction substantially parallel to the surface of each line card, the chassis and the plurality of line cards collectively defining a portion of an exhaust flow pathway substantially aligned with the opening of each line card from the plurality of line cards, the chassis and the plurality of line cards collectively configured such that (1) a first portion of the gas can flow within the portion of the exhaust flow pathway in a second direction from the interior region of the chassis, through the first fan and to an exhaust region exterior to the chassis, (2) the second direction substantially orthogonal to the surface of each line card from the plurality of line cards, and (3) a second portion of the gas can flow within the portion of the exhaust flow pathway in a third direction from the interior region of the chassis, through the second fan and to the exhaust region, the third direction opposite the second direction. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein: the gas is a first gas; the intake flow pathway is a first intake flow pathway; the chassis defines, at least in part, a portion of a second intake flow pathway, the chassis configured such that a second gas can flow within the third second intake flow pathway between the intake region exterior to the chassis and the interior region of the chassis such that the second gas flows across the surface of each line card from the plurality of line cards in a fourth direction, the fourth direction substantially opposite the first direction; and the chassis and the line card collectively configured such that the first gas and the second gas can flow within the portion of the exhaust flow pathway between the interior region of the chassis and the exhaust region exterior to the chassis. 16. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising: a midplane disposed within the chassis such that the midplane divides the chassis into a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion of the chassis being between the intake region and the interior region, the rear portion of the chassis being between the exhaust region and the interior region. 17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein a central portion of each line card from the plurality of line cards defines the opening. 18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the plurality of line cards is a first plurality of line cards, the apparatus further comprising: a midplane disposed within the chassis such that the midplane divides the chassis into a front portion and a rear portion, the first plurality of line cards disposed within the rear portion of the chassis, the chassis configured to receive a second plurality of line card within the front portion of the chassis, the chassis is configured such that the gas flows within the front portion of the chassis isolated from the second plurality of line cards when the gas flows within the intake flow pathway. 19. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising: a midplane disposed within the chassis such that the midplane divides the chassis into a front portion and a rear portion, the plurality of line cards disposed within the rear portion of the chassis, the chassis configured such that the gas flows within the front portion of the chassis in a fourth direction substantially parallel to the surface of each line card from the plurality of line cards, the fourth direction different from the first direction.