Hands-On Use System-level analysis of an air-cooled cabinetAir-Cooled CabinetAir-Cooled Cabinet – Case 1Slide 4Air-Cooled Cabinet – Variations of Case 1Air-Cooled Cabinet – Case 2Air-Cooled Cabinet – Case 3System-level analysis of an liquid-cooling systemProprietary Material – Innovative Research, Inc.Hands-On UseSystem-level analysis of an air-cooled cabinet Model will be set up for successively complex versions of an air-cooled cabinetThe sequence of systems to be analyzed is as follows:Case 1 – Open Cabinet, Identical Cards Case 2 - Open Cabinet, Dissimilar Cards Case 3 – Closed Cabinet with Multiple Racks and a Heat ExchangerFor each case, we will explore effects of design changes and operating conditionsProprietary Material – Innovative Research, Inc.Air-Cooled CabinetEMI Screen(60% Open0.15”dia Holes)Air Filter(UAF Quadrafoam 25 PPI 0.25” Thick)Card Cage (10 Front and 10 Back, 50W Cards7”(W)x9”(H), 1.7” Pitch, 503”Fan Tray (3 fans)4”Proprietary Material – Innovative Research, Inc.Air-Cooled Cabinet – Case 1Physical SystemFan-cooled cabinet with air inflow at the front and outflow at the back for removal of heat dissipated from a centrally located card cage.Cabinet Geometry - 17”(L)x14”(W)x16”(H) Inflow - 17”(W)x4”(H) opening on the front face with an EMI screenAn air filter made by Universal Air Filter (25 PPI 0.25 inch thick) placed just after the screen Card Geometry•10 cards in the front and back each with 50 W heat dissipation•Each card is 7”(W)x9”(H)x0.125”(Thick) •Card pitch is 1.7”•Electronic components are 0.75”(L)x0.75”(W)x0.25”(H)•EMI screens at the bottom and top of the card cageProprietary Material – Innovative Research, Inc.Air-Cooled Cabinet – Case 1Physical SystemFan tray located in the back of the cabinet at the top•Each fan is 3” in diameter•Each fan provides maximum head of 0.5” water and a maximum of 100 CFMOutflow over the cross-section of the fans through the EMI screensEach EMI screen is 60% open and has holes of 0.15” diameter File name – Case1.mfpProprietary Material – Innovative Research, Inc.Air-Cooled Cabinet – Variations of Case 1Effect of filter cloggingIncrease dust loading to 0.3 g/in2 from 0 g/in2File name – Case1(Dirty Filter).mfpEffect of Higher ElevationChange elevation to 5000 m in the Ambient Conditions dialogFile name – Case1(Higher Elevation).mfpEffect of Larger ExitExit area is 17”x3” instead of 9”x3” in cross-sectionAdd an expansion and a 2” gap between the fans and the exitFile name – Case1(Larger Exit).mfpProprietary Material – Innovative Research, Inc.Air-Cooled Cabinet – Case 2Dissimilar CardsFront cards – 6”(W)x9”(L), Component height – 0.25”, Heat Dissipation 40 W dissipationBack cards – 8”(W)x9”(L), Component height – 1”, Heat Dissipation 60 WFile name – Case2.mfpVariation of Case 2 – Addition of a Flow-Balancing ScreenAdd a screen with 60% open area and holes of 0.15” diameterFile name – Case2(Balancing Screen).mfpProprietary Material – Innovative Research, Inc.Air-Cooled Cabinet – Case 3Closed CabinetTwo sets of card cages6” clearance at the front and backWater-cooled heat exchanger (Lytron 6320) with 1 gal/min flow of waterFile name – Case3.mfpVariation of Case 3 Higher flow rate of cooling water (5 gal/min) - Case3(Higher Water Flow).mfpUpper fan tray failed – Case3(Failed Fan Tray).mfpProprietary Material – Innovative Research, Inc.System-level analysis of an liquid-cooling system Analysis of a liquid cooling system is performed for a specified flow rate entering the system.Currently the orifices in the sub-branches in the last manifold have different opening areas so as to achieve uniform flow. If all orifices in the sub-branches in the last manifold are made identical, then the flow will be very nonuniform. This can be done by setting all orifices to have an area of 0.1 in2 and perimeter of 1.121 in. The model is in the file
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