Techniques for cooling in a data center are provided. In one aspect, a computer equipment rack is provided comprising one or more air inlets; one or more exhaust outlets; and one or more of: an air inlet duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the air inlets, th
Techniques for cooling in a data center are provided. In one aspect, a computer equipment rack is provided comprising one or more air inlets; one or more exhaust outlets; and one or more of: an air inlet duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the air inlets, the air inlet duct having a lateral dimension that approximates a lateral dimension of the computer equipment rack and a length that is less than a length of the computer equipment rack, and an air exhaust duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the exhaust outlets, the air exhaust duct having a lateral dimension that approximates the lateral dimension of the computer equipment rack and a length that is less than the length of the computer equipment rack.
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1. A computer equipment rack with computer equipment therein, comprising: one or more air inlets;one or more exhaust outlets;an air inlet duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the air inlets which configured to redirect an incoming air flow at the air inlets,
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A computer equipment rack with computer equipment therein, comprising: one or more air inlets;one or more exhaust outlets;an air inlet duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the air inlets which configured to redirect an incoming air flow at the air inlets, wherein the air inlet duct is a partial duct structure having an entire length that is less than or equal to about 0.5 times a length of the computer equipment rack and extends from a mid plane of the computer equipment rack;an air exhaust duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the exhaust outlets which is configured to redirect outgoing air flow at the exhaust outlets, wherein the air exhaust duct is a partial duct structure having an entire length that is less than or equal to about 0.5 times the length of the computer equipment rack and extends from the mid plane of the computer equipment rack; andone or more air-blocking baffles inserted within the computer equipment rack which are configured to constrain at least a portion of the incoming air flow to air flow coming from the air inlet duct, wherein i) at least one of the air-blocking baffles is present along at least a portion of an inner length of the computer equipment rack and is configured to block one or more air passageways between sides of the computer equipment and inner sides of the computer equipment rack, ii) at least one of the air-blocking baffles is present along at least a portion of an inner lateral dimension of the computer equipment rack and is configured to block one or more air passageways between a top of the computer equipment and an inner top of the computer equipment rack, and iii) at least one of the air-blocking baffles is present along at least a portion of the inner lateral dimension of the computer equipment rack and is configured to block one or more air passageways between the sides of the computer equipment and the inner sides of the computer equipment rack. 2. The computer equipment rack of claim 1, wherein at least one of the air inlet duct and the air exhaust duct has a cross sectional area of about one square foot to about two square feet. 3. The computer equipment rack of claim 1, wherein at least one of the air inlet duct and the air exhaust duct is composed of a rigid sheet material selected from the group consisting of aluminum, steel, plastic, fiberboard, fiberglass, carbon fiber composite, and Kevlar® fiber composite. 4. The computer equipment rack of claim 1, wherein at least one of the air inlet duct and the air exhaust duct is composed of a transparent material selected from the group consisting of polymethyl methacrylate, and polycarbonate. 5. The computer equipment rack of claim 1, wherein at least one of the air inlet duct and the air exhaust duct further comprises one or more internal structures, plates, baffles or penetrations therein configured to affect air flow therethrough. 6. A data center comprising: computer equipment racks arranged in a series of rows, defining a series of aisles; andone or more computer air conditioning units configured to cycle air through the data center, wherein each of the computer equipment racks comprises: one or more air inlets;one or more exhaust outlets;an air inlet duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the air inlets which configured to redirect an incoming air flow at the air inlets, wherein the air inlet duct is a partial duct structure having an entire length that is less than or equal to about 0.5 times a length of the computer equipment rack and extends from a mid plane of the computer equipment rack;an air exhaust duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the exhaust outlets which is configured to redirect outgoing air flow at the exhaust outlets, wherein the air exhaust duct is a partial duct structure having an entire length that is less than or equal to about 0.5 times the length of the computer equipment rack and extends from the mid plane of the computer equipment rack; andone or more air-blocking baffles inserted within the computer equipment rack which are configured to constrain at least a portion of the incoming air flow to air flow coming from the air inlet duct, wherein i) at least one of the air-blocking baffles is present along at least a portion of an inner length of the computer equipment rack and is configured to block one or more air passageways between sides of the computer equipment and inner sides of the computer equipment rack, ii) at least one of the air-blocking baffles is present along at least a portion of an inner lateral dimension of the computer equipment rack and is configured to block one or more air passageways between a top of the computer equipment and an inner top of the computer equipment rack, and iii) at least one of the air-blocking baffles is present along at least a portion of the inner lateral dimension of the computer equipment rack and is configured to block one or more air passageways between the sides of the computer equipment and the inner sides of the computer equipment rack.
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