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Disclosed is an air containment cooling system for containing air between two rows of equipment racks. The air containment cooling system comprises a canopy assembly configured to enclose a hot aisle defined by two rows of equipment racks and a cooling system embedded within the canopy assembly, the

Disclosed is an air containment cooling system for containing air between two rows of equipment racks. The air containment cooling system comprises a canopy assembly configured to enclose a hot aisle defined by two rows of equipment racks and a cooling system embedded within the canopy assembly, the cooling system being configured to cool air disposed within the hot aisle, the cooling system including a heat exchanger, a mounting plate coupled to the canopy assembly, and a fan assembly configured to move air to the heat exchanger, the fan assembly being releasably mounted on the mounting plate. The fan assembly may include a fan unit having a fan and a motor and a mounting ring configured to mount the fan unit thereon. The mounting ring may have at least one mounting post configured to pass through a key slot formed in the mounting plate.

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1. An air containment cooling system for containing air between two rows of equipment racks, the air containment cooling system comprising: a canopy assembly configured to enclose a hot aisle defined by two rows of equipment racks;a cooling system embedded within the canopy assembly, the cooling sys

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An air containment cooling system for containing air between two rows of equipment racks, the air containment cooling system comprising: a canopy assembly configured to enclose a hot aisle defined by two rows of equipment racks;a cooling system embedded within the canopy assembly, the cooling system being configured to cool air disposed within the hot aisle, the cooling system including a heat exchanger, a mounting plate being one of coupled to and formed integral with the canopy assembly and having a fan air hole defined therein, and a fan assembly configured to move air to the heat exchanger through the fan air hole, the fan assembly being releasably mounted on the mounting plate, the fan assembly including: a fan unit having a fan and a motor;a mounting ring configured to mount the fan unit thereon and to position a surface of the fan unit proximate the fan air hole, the mounting ring being rotatably secured to the mounting plate and having a first interconnect comprising a flexible locking flange configured to be secured to a second interconnect comprising a recess formed in the mounting plate to secure the mounting ring to the mounting plate about the fan air hole; andan alignment post coupled to the mounting ring and configured to pass through a slot formed in the mounting plate and to slide a floating mating connector coupled to the slot in the mounting plate into alignment with an electrical connector on the mounting ring. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first interconnect comprises a mounting post and the second interconnect comprises a slot formed in the mounting plate. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the fan assembly further includes a wiring assembly, and an alignment post configured to align the mounting ring in a predetermined position with respect to the mounting plate. 4. A method of mounting a fan assembly to a canopy of a cooling system comprising: providing a mounting plate being one of secured to and formed integral with the canopy, the mounting plate including a first interconnect comprising a recess formed in the mounting plate and a fan air hole formed therein;providing a fan assembly including: a fan unit having a fan and a motor;a mounting ring configured to mount the fan unit thereon and to position a surface of the fan unit proximate the fan air hole, providing for the fan to direct air through the fan air hole, the mounting ring having a second interconnect comprising a flexible locking flange; andan alignment post coupled to the mounting ring and configured to pass through a slot formed in the mounting plate and to slide a floating mating connector coupled to the slot in the mounting plate into alignment with an electrical connector on the mounting ring;securing the fan assembly to the mounting plate by rotatably securing the first interconnect to the second interconnect such that the mounting ring is secured about the fan air hole; andelectrically connecting an electrical connector on the fan module to a power supply. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first interconnect comprises a slot and the second interconnect comprises a mounting post. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein securing the first interconnect to the second interconnect comprises inserting the mounting post into the slot and displacing the mounting post within the slot. 7. The method of claim 5, wherein the mounting post is configured with an undercut. 8. The method of claim 5, further comprising removing the fan assembly from the mounting plate, wherein removing the fan assembly includes: moving a first side of the flexible locking flange toward a second side of the flexible locking flange such that the flexible locking flange may be removed from the recess in the mounting plate;displacing the mounting post within the slot; andremoving the mounting post from within the slot. 9. The method of claim 8, comprising removing the fan assembly from the mounting plate without tools and by accessing only a single side of the mounting plate. 10. The method of claim 6, wherein displacing the mounting post within the slot comprises rotationally displacing the mounting ring. 11. The method of claim 6, wherein displacing the mounting post within the slot comprises linearly displacing the mounting post. 12. An air containment cooling system for containing air between two rows of equipment racks, the air containment cooling system comprising: means for enclosing a hot aisle defined by two rows of equipment racks;a cooling system embedded within the means for enclosing the hot aisle, the cooling system being configured to cool air disposed within the hot aisle, the cooling system including:a heat exchanger;a first mounting means including a fan air hole and a recess defined therein, the first mounting means being one of coupled to and formed integral with the means for enclosing the hot aisle; andmeans for moving air to the heat exchanger through the first mounting means;the means for moving air to the heat exchanger being releasably mounted on the first mounting means, the means for moving air to the heat exchanger including a second mounting means, the second mounting means including: a first interconnect configured to be secured to a second interconnect provided in the first mounting means to secure the second mounting means to the first mounting means;a locking means configured to engage the recess in the first mounting means; andan alignment post coupled to the second mounting means and configured to pass through a slot formed in the first mounting means and to slide a floating mating connector coupled to the slot in the first mounting means into alignment with an electrical connector on the second mounting means. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the first mounting means further includes a means for aligning an electrical connector. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein the fan assembly further comprises a generally annular housing supporting the fan and the motor therewithin, and wherein the mounting ring is directly coupled to a mounting surface of the housing. 15. The system of claim 12, wherein the means for moving air to the heat exchanger comprises a generally annular housing supporting a fan and a motor therewithin, and wherein the mounting ring is directly coupled to a mounting surface of the housing. 16. The system of claim 12, wherein the fan assembly further comprises a generally annular housing supporting the fan and the motor therewithin, and wherein the second mounting means is directly coupled to a mounting surface of the housing.