by Ian Seaton | Nov 7, 2018 | Blog
In previous pieces I have discussed algorithms for accounting for the relationship between pressure drop and data center fan energy and the relationship between airflow management and chiller plant operating efficiency. Our conclusion so far has been that we looked at... 
by Ian Seaton | Oct 24, 2018 | Blog
How does a cliché become a cliché? Mostly it has to do with being so obviously true that it goes without saying, but we all say it anyway, such as the old standby: You cannot manage what you do not measure. Back in August, I began a series of blogs on managing airflow... 
by Ian Seaton | Oct 3, 2018 | Blog
In my previous two pieces I made recommendations for how to use environmental data collected in the data center to control temperature and airflow settings to maximize mechanical plant efficiency. I then began diving into the eco-system of that mechanical plant to... 
by Ian Seaton | Sep 12, 2018 | Blog
This article is the first of a 7-part series exploring the efficiency drivers of the different elements of a data center mechanical plant. Algorithms on how to calculate certain variables will be presented in each article, concluding with a final algorithm of how they... 
by Ian Seaton | Aug 22, 2018 | Blog
Is managing airflow management redundant or superfluous or perhaps overly scrupulous? Nervously risking a loose biblical association, I would merely point out that …in the beginning … airflow management was a means for reducing data center equipment hot spots. The...