Critical Infrastructure for the World s Leading Data Centers
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THE EXPERTISE OF MANY. THE POWER OF ONE. Nortek Air Solutions provides critical infrastructure for the world s leading data centers through cooling solutions that meet the unique efficiency, redundancy and scalability requirements of data centers. The innovative technologies behind those solutions include our patented FANWALL TECHNOLOGY, direct/indirect evaporative free cooling units, air and water- side economizers, advanced controls, and data center information management (DCIM) software. The Mammoth brand has provided custom packaged HVAC systems which have delivered high quality, energy efficient solutions for the entire life cycle of the facilities they serve since 1935. Mammoth product lines include chillers and chiller plants, custom packaged DX systems, replacement rooftop systems, vertical self-contained systems, standard and geothermal water source heat pumps, retrofit solutions and FANWALL TECHNOLOGY. Eaton-Williams has been creating and sustaining artificially created indoor environments for over 70 years. These products can provide climate-controlled solutions for almost any environment, including data centers, hospitals, commercial offices and everything in between. And it s all backed up with 24/7 service and maintenance. Engineers have considered the Temtrol brand synonymous with quality, dependability and flexibility since 1955. Experts in the design and manufacturing of their custom HVAC products, Temtrol offers robust product lines that include custom air handlers, compact air handlers, knock-down technology, FANWALL TECHNOLOGY, OEM coils and replacement coils. For 75 years, the Governair brand has been the industry leader in custom industrial and commercial HVAC systems. Each system from the simplest units to the most complex is designed to meet the needs of each project. Governair product lines include custom air handlers, energy recovery units, low sound condensers and FANWALL TECHNOLOGY. The Ventrol brand has been a leader in innovative custom air handling solutions for retrofit and new construction commercial applications since 1998. Ventrol s products include custom air handlers, compact air handlers, knock-down construction, OEM and replacement cooling and heating coils, fan upgrades and retrofits and FANWALL TECHNOLOGY. Since 1993, the Huntair brand has specialized in air handler systems used in mission-critical applications. Solutions include: Huntair custom air handlers and cleanroom systems, data center and server cooling systems; CLEANPAK custom cleanroom systems; SERVICOR modular cleanroom systems; FANWALL TECHNOLOGY fan array systems and CLEANSUITE modular ceiling diffuser system for operating rooms. Since 1952, the Venmar CES brand has delivered innovative energy recovery solutions for the commercial ventilation market. Venmar CES product lines include custom-built ventilation equipment, light commercial energy recovery ventilation, vertical unit ventilators, air-cooled or water-cooled condensing units, water/ ground source heat pumps, variable refrigerant control (VRC) and FANWALL TECHNOLOGY. 3
STANDARD IDEC UNIT DESIGNED FOR DATA CENTERS COOL 3 INDIRECT EVAPORATIVE COOLING (IDEC) The new Nortek Air Solutions Cool 3. IDEC unit is a proven approach for highly efficient, cost effective data center cooling, offering these core benefits: Highest water efficiency Ultra-energy efficient unit with typical ppue below 1.1 Maximum economizer utilization Compact size Flexible configuration HIGHLIGHTS Reduces humidity fluctuations and filtration requirements for white space Available in rooftop, end-on and stacked configuration units Rooftop and end-on units do not take up room in the white space 200, 300 and 400 kw standard unit sizes Compact unit design reduces unit size and weight 200 and 300 kw units ship in one piece for simplified transport and installation Makeup air unit option Available in three configurations to fit most data center designs: End-on Rooftop Stacked End-on Units 4
SUPERIOR SAVINGS ON OPERATING COSTS ENERGY Three operating modes optimize efficiency savings year-round Air Economizer: Winter Heat exchanger device covers 100% of load; DEC and DX are off Evaporative Cooling: Summer DEC turned on, providing indirect evaporative cooling, DX is off Evaporative Cooling + DX: Extreme heat and humidity Mechanical cooling trim in extreme outdoor conditions WATER significantly less water usage than other IDEC systems due to Less evaporation hours during a year Higher water usage efficiency at the same operating conditions ANNUAL AVERAGE ppue COMPARISON BY CITY Location ppue Water Consumption (Gal x 10 3 ) for each unit Operating Mode Hours Economizer Evap Evap + DX Frankfurt, GE 1.04 78 7622 891 247 London, UK 1.04 44 8070 638 52 Seattle, WA 1.05 64 7851 833 76 San Jose, CA 1.05 107 7072 1497 191 Beijing, CH 1.06 186 5572 1031 2157 Las Vegas, NV 1.06 553 4539 3378 843 Secaucus, NJ 1.06 183 6132 1134 1494 Dulles, DC 1.06 161 6093 756 1911 Shanghai, CH 1.07 124 5157 564 3039 Dallas, TX 1.09 408 3909 887 3964 Notes: For 400kW IDEC unit running @ 75 F cold aisle supply and 100 F hot aisle return The calculations were done for a 2MW data center (totally 6 units are required based on N+1 arrangement) The data are presented for normal data center operation (N+1 units running) Used COC = 3 for water consumption Rooftop Units Stacked Units 5
NEXT GEN COOLING SOLUTIONS AIR HANDLERS AND PACKAGED DX Nortek Air Solutions offers both custom and packaged air handlers optimized for the demanding environments of data centers. For more than 30 years our custom and packaged air handling systems have set the bar for innovation, custom flexibility and quality in mission critical facilities. Just as no two data centers are the same, each air handling system is designed to meet specific efficiency, filtration, air flow capacity and unit configuration requirements. Cooling Solutions Chilled Water (CW) Direct Expansion (DX) FANWALL TECHNOLOGY Air Side Economizer Free Cooling AIR HANDLING UNIT TYPE Custom Packaged Water Side Economizer Direct Evaporative Cooling Indirect Evaporative Cooling IDEC with Free Cooling Modules PERIMETER, IN-ROW & CEILING Our computer room air handlers take advantage of air or water-side economizers or adiabatic cooling options to optimize efficiency. These units are available in larger air flow volumes of 50kw CFM and higher. For N+1 redundancy these units are available with our patented FANWALL TECHNOLOGY which provides the even airflow distribution required for data center and cleanroom environments. Other benefits include a compact footprint, redundancy, and easy serviceability. Cooling Solutions Chilled Water (CW) Direct Expansion (DX) Pumped Refrigerant FANWALL TECHNOLOGY Free Cooling Air Side Economizer Perimeter In-Row Ceiling Water Side Economizer 6
REAR DOOR HEAT EXCHANGERS & IT PODS Nortek Air Solutions cooling distribution units (CDU) provide close controlled water cooling for up to 24 rear door heat exchangers delivering 260kW of cooling in less than a 1m². It includes unique dew point monitoring and control. Our rear door heat exchangers provide close coupled heat removal directly from individual racks from 4 to 50kW. The range includes passive doors and active doors for every rack. These units are capable of up to 100% heat rejection and allow full access to the rear of the equipment. Rear Door Cooling Solutions Heat Exchanger IT Condensing Pod Units Chilled Water (CW) Direct Expansion (DX) Pumped Refrigerant FANWALL TECHNOLOGY Free Cooling Air Side Economizer Water Side Economizer Direct Evaporative Cooling Indirect Evaporative Cooling 7
NEXT GEN COOLING SOLUTIONS MODULAR DATA CENTERS These all-inclusive modules incorporate a cooling system, server racks, lighting and power wiring. With process air cooling of up to 20kW per rack, this high density solution uses in-row and/or rear door cooling. This system provides the ultimate in scalability and compact configuration to deploy the module where and when you need it. Once these all-inclusive modules arrive on the jobsite, they can be rapidly deployed to meet fast track schedules. Cooling Solutions Chilled Water (CW) Direct Expansion (DX) Pumped Refrigerant FANWALL TECHNOLOGY Air Side Economizer Free Cooling Water Side Economizer Direct Evaporative Cooling Indirect Evaporative Cooling IDEC with Free Cooling Modules Modular Data Center WE UNDERSTAND MISSION-CRITICAL DATA CENTER APPLICATIONS QUIET AND EFFICIENT A new enterprise data center for Renaissance Technologies in New York used an Ultraline packaged system with FANWALL TECHNOLOGY to meet both low sound and high efficiency requirements. WORLD S FIRST CARBON NEUTRAL DATA CENTER Verne Global s co-location data center in Keflavik, Iceland uses a unique fresh air free cooling system based around CTF model perimeter units to provide year-round precision control with no mechanical cooling and no chillers. 8
CHILLERS, CHILLER PLANTS & CONDENSING UNITS Our ability to meet special requirements an impossibly small or awkward footprint, virtually no sound emitted from the unit, super high efficiency plus our quality construction are hallmarks of our chiller systems. Your benefits can include lower installation costs, more leasable indoor space, centralized maintenance and service with ample access, and low total cost of ownership. Cooling Solutions Air Cooled Water Cooled CHILLERS Evaporative Condensing Modular Condensing Units Free Cooling Adiabatic Assisted Water Cooled Adiabatic Assisted Air Cooled Compressor Types Frictionless Magnetic Bearing Centrifugal Screw Scroll Units Include: Air-cooled 20 to 400+ tons Water-cooled 20 to 2000+ tons Evaporative condensing 50 to 1000+ tons Chiller plants 20 to 2000+ tons REAR DOOR HEAT EXCHANGERS AT HIGH DENSITY COMPUTING CENTER An Eaton-Williams system enabled Warwick University in Coventry, England, to expand with high density equipment while achieving zero thermal impact in a limited space in its Centre for Scientific Computing. MODULAR DATA CENTER COOLING FOR COLOCATION EXPANSION Cooling modules help COLT quickly expand data center capacity as their colocation business grows. The data center was designed as modules of 500m² which can be constructed in less than four months, offering customers a highly power-efficient, turnkey solution. INNOVATIVE EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEM USING OUTDOOR AIR FANWALL array, coils and condensing units are part of an internet company s penthouse cooling system, which uses an upper floor as a cooling plenum for cooling, filtering and controlling fresh air to cool the data center. 9
LEADING EDGE TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION FANWALL TECHNOLOGY FANWALL TECHNOLOGY is a patented, integrated system of fans, motors, controls and cabinetry that provides the benefits of redundancy, quiet and vibration-free operation, optimized energy efficiency from design minimum to maximum flow, and low cost maintenance and service. FANWALL systems are only available from Nortek Air Solutions brands. 10
FREE COOLING Free Cooling offers some of the biggest savings for data center cooling systems by using the natural evaporative effect of cool outdoor air instead of mechanical cooling. Nortek Air Solutions brands offer several types of free cooling alternatives including indirect evaporative cooling units (IDEC), air side economizers and water side economizers. Our free cooling solutions include advanced controls, humidification management and filtration options to take the best advantage of free cooling opportunities. Nortek Air Solutions has the application and manufacturing expertise to help you optimize your operating cost savings. 11
LEADING EDGE TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION RETROFIT & UPGRADE SOLUTIONS Solutions for renovation, expansions and upgrades are a specialty of Nortek Air Solutions brands. The compact unit footprints, custom configurations, knockdown options and modular construction possible with our systems can help reduce installation and replacement costs where access or space is limited. And that can result in more white space in a data center. In addition, the energy efficiency of our systems will help you reduce the operating costs compared to outdated, inefficient equipment. 12
DATA CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT senergy Thermal is an advanced energy-centric platform that increases data center energy efficiency, asset utilization and uptime. senergy EMS offers the tools to integrate active monitoring of white space and rack-level temperature and airflow into the controls of mechanical cooling equipment, either using third-party building management systems or on a standalone basis, to optimize cooling operation. The senergy EMS platform features the unique ActiveCFD module with capabilities for real-time and continuous monitoring of white space, rack level temperatures and airflow for critical facilities in a platform that performs sophisticated what-if analysis for evaluating future changes to data center infrastructure. 13
DATA CENTER COOLING SUCCESSES HADRON COLLIDER PROJECT France Process cooling of data server cabinets for world s largest experiment Photo courtesy of CERN VERNE GLOBAL DATA CENTER Iceland Free cooling, modular system developed in partnership with Colt for the world s first zero carbon data center Photo copyright 2013 Verne Global WARWICK UNIVERSITY S CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING (CSC) United Kingdom High density cooling rear door heat exchangers Photo copyright 2011 Warwick University 14
Nortek Air Solutions Critical Infrastructure for the World s Leading Data Centers Nortek Air Solutions is the leading custom HVAC manufacturer in North America with a combined total of more than 400 years of experience, 6 manufacturing facilities, and 150 sales representative offices. Nortek Air Solutions, LLC is a subsidiary of Nortek, Inc., a global diversified company with sales of $2.5 billion whose many market-leading brands deliver broad capabilities and a wide array of innovative, technology-driven products and solutions for lifestyle improvement at home and at work. 15
R 13200 Pioneer Trail, Suite 150 Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347-4125 USA 952.358.6600 fax 952.358.6700 datacenterinfo@nortek.com datacenters.nortekair.com Since Nortek Airs Solutions has a policy of continuous product improvements, we reserve the right to change design and specifications without notice. The following are trademarks and registered brand names of Nortek Air Solutions: Cool 3, Eaton-Williams, FANWALL, FANWALL TECHNOLOGY, Governair, Huntair, Mammoth, Temtrol, Ultraline, Venmar CES, Ventrol, Webco. Nortek Air Solutions is a leader in innovative custom and engineered HVAC solutions for commercial, industrial and critical environments. Nortek Air Solutions, LLC is a subsidiary of Nortek, Inc., a global diversified company whose many market leading brands deliver broad capabilities and a wide array of innovative, technology-driven products and solutions for lifestyle improvements at home and at work. www.nortekair.com 2015 Nortek Air Solutions, LLC NAS-DC-SB-10A July 2015