CIX Data Centre Raised floor
The guys are installing the CIX data centre raised floor in this photo. If you look carefully you will see a red line on the wall from the laser level they are using.
The floor is raised 800mm. Having it this high will be a big help with the underfloor airflow. Moving air efficiently is one of the big challenges for any data centre.
May 8th, 2007 at 7:25 pm
I’m really surprised it’s so high, I’ve never seen data center with so high floor (but to be honest I’ve only seen those built 4-5 years ago)
May 8th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Looks like development is progressing very fast.
It is so unusual to see such an intimate insight into datacentre construction, I’ll have to get a tour if I’m ever in Cork
May 8th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
Tom – as I said the reason for the height is to reduce obstructions on airflow – the freer the airflow, the more efficient the cooling becomes.
David, I’ll be delighted to give you a tour whenever you come to Cork.
May 9th, 2007 at 9:19 am
Hi Tom,
Would in-row cooling not be more ‘modern’ an approach – underfloor will limit you to not much more than 5KW per cab?
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May 11th, 2007 at 10:25 am
Stephen,
thanks for the question. To answer your question properly I have written a separate post addressing it for two reasons:
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May 19th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
Out of curiosity, what raised access floor system did you chose?