A hybrid flow network-CFD method for achieving any desired flow partitioning through floor tiles of a raised-floor data center

Advances in Electronic Packaging

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 377-382

  VanGilder, James W ^a   Lee, Ted ^b  

^a Flomerics Inc   (United States)

^b Flomerics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; DAMPING; DATA REDUCTION; FLOORS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); PRESSURE EFFECTS; ELECTRONICS PACKAGING;

AIRFLOWS; THERMAL MANAGEMENT; CFD METHOD; CFD SIMULATIONS; DATA CENTERS; FLOOR TILE; FLOW NETWORK; FLOW PARTITIONING; FLOW RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTIC; HYBRID FLOW; STEP-BY-STEP;

TILE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 1242265502     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ipack2003-35171     Document Type: Conference Paper

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