Fluid distribution method facilitating cooling of electronics rack(s) and simulating heated airflow exhaust of electronics rack(s)
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01K-001/12
G01K-001/16
G01K-013/10
G01K-017/06
출원번호
US-0795030
(2013-03-12)
등록번호
US-8827547
(2014-09-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Archibald, Matthew R.
Chu, Richard C.
Hamann, Hendrik
Iyengar, Madhusudan K.
Schmidt, Roger R.
출원인 / 주소
International Business Machines Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Jung, Esq., Dennis
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초록▼
Apparatus and method are provided for facilitating simulation of heated airflow exhaust of an electronics subsystem, electronics rack or row of electronics racks. The apparatus includes a thermal simulator, which includes an air-moving device and a fluid-to-air heat exchanger. The air-moving device
Apparatus and method are provided for facilitating simulation of heated airflow exhaust of an electronics subsystem, electronics rack or row of electronics racks. The apparatus includes a thermal simulator, which includes an air-moving device and a fluid-to-air heat exchanger. The air-moving device establishes airflow from an air inlet to air outlet side of the thermal simulator tailored to correlate to heated airflow exhaust of the electronics subsystem, rack or row of racks being simulated. The fluid-to-air heat exchanger heats airflow through the thermal simulator, with temperature of airflow exhausting from the simulator being tailored to correlate to temperature of the heated airflow exhaust of the electronics subsystem, rack or row of racks being simulated. The apparatus further includes a fluid distribution apparatus, which includes a fluid distribution unit disposed separate from the fluid simulator and providing hot fluid to the fluid-to-air heat exchanger of the thermal simulator.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of supplying fluid to a data center, the method comprising: obtaining a hybrid, dual-function fluid distribution unit comprising a hot fluid distribution sub-unit and a coolant distribution sub-unit, wherein in a heating mode of the hybrid, dual-function fluid distribution unit, the hot
1. A method of supplying fluid to a data center, the method comprising: obtaining a hybrid, dual-function fluid distribution unit comprising a hot fluid distribution sub-unit and a coolant distribution sub-unit, wherein in a heating mode of the hybrid, dual-function fluid distribution unit, the hot fluid distribution sub-unit provides hot fluid, and in a cooling mode of the hybrid-dual-function fluid distribution unit, the coolant distribution sub-unit provides chilled fluid; andemploying the hybrid, dual-function fluid distribution unit in selectively providing the hot fluid to at least one thermal simulator for a respective electronics subsystem, electronics rack, or row of electronics racks of the data center, and the chilled fluid to the respective electronics subsystem, electronics rack, or row of electronics racks, wherein in the heating mode, the hot fluid is provided by the hot fluid distribution sub-unit of the hybrid, dual-function fluid distribution unit to the at least one thermal simulator for facilitating physical simulation of heated airflow exhaust from said respective electronics subsystem, electronics rack or row of electronics racks, and in the cooling mode, the chilled fluid is provided by the coolant distribution sub-unit of the hybrid, dual-function fluid distribution to the respective electronics subsystems, electronics rack or row of electronics racks to facilitate cooling thereof. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the employing comprises switching the hybrid, dual-function fluid distribution unit from the heating mode to the cooling mode after simulating heated airflow exhaust from the respective electronics subsystem, electronics rack or row of electronics racks, wherein the simulating facilitates analysis of a data center layout. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein switching the hybrid, dual-function fluid distribution unit from the heating mode to the cooling mode further comprises switching of fluid flow from the hot fluid distribution sub-unit to the coolant distribution sub-unit. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising employing, in the heating mode and the cooling mode, a common fluid within the hybrid, dual-function fluid distribution unit, wherein when in the heating mode, the common fluid is heated by the hot fluid distribution sub-unit, and when in the cooling mode, the common fluid is cooled by the coolant distribution sub-unit. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the hot fluid is a hot liquid, and the chilled fluid is a chilled liquid.
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