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Cross posted in turbolaser AIRFLOW : Storageworks versus TURBOLASER The design of the Storageworks SW800 is Air in: Front and Rear Warm Air out: Top and bottom Rear. The design of the TURBOLASER is Air in: Top and Bottom Warm air out: Front and Rear. This is strange, or did our design teams not have the same crititeria when designing the the enclosures? Yes, This issue was raised by my client as well. Can future cabinets be designed with our systems in mind. Regards Ivan
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| 6602.1 | KERNEL::LOANE | Comfortably numb!! | Mon Apr 21 1997 08:31 | 10 | |
>The design of the Storageworks SW800 is
>Air in: Front and Rear
>Warm Air out: Top and bottom Rear.
The airflow (with the exhaust fans at the bottom) is aimed at
reducing the air pressure inside the plenum between the BA35x
shelves. This gives a greater differential pressure for the shelf
fans to work with, and hence makes them more efficient (or shift
more warm air...whatever your view!!). In other words, the airflow
is specific to the implementation.
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| 6602.2 | SW800 versus AS8400 | JOBURG::HARRIS | Mon Apr 21 1997 08:41 | 17 | |
re: .1
Hello Chris,
I agree..however the conflict is with Sw800 versus AS8400.
We now have 10 x AS8400, 12 x Sw800, 8 X Laser7000 and a bunch of other
AXP,vax small, gigaswitches and other 3rd party equipment.
Movement of the warm air in this computer has become an issue due to
bad aircon and airflow design.
It would have been more practical to have kept to some standard all
cabs either in at the bottom and top or all out at the bottom and top.
Keep well,
Regards
Ivan
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| 6602.3 | HOUNDD::BASSETT | Bill | Tue Apr 22 1997 17:09 | 41 | |