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Operating and Maintenance Instructions – 4 Design and function
Rittal Liquid Cooling Package Plus
4.3
Air routing inside the
enclosure
The targeted air routing in the server enclosure has a primary implication on the
heat loss to be dissipated.
In order to achieve sufficient cooling in the server enclosure, it must be ensured
that the cooling air must pass through the interior of the built-in units and may
not flow to the side.
Fig. 14:
Air routing of a bayed server enclosure (top view)
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Liquid Cooling Package Plus
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Server enclosure
Fig. 15:
Air routing of two bayed server enclosures (top view)
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Server enclosure
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Liquid Cooling Package Plus
In addition, the system consisting of the Liquid Cooling Package Plus and the
server enclosure should be sealed as well as possible in order to prevent a loss
of the cooling air. To accomplish this, the enclosure is equipped with side pa-
nels, roof and gland plates. Any existing cable entries should be sealed with,
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