Siemon launches expansion to IcePack data centre cooling door range

Siemon has extended its range of IcePack™ cooling doors to match its expanding range of data centre cabinets. The IcePack passive cooling doors are now available in options to fit Siemon’s VersaPOD, V800 and V600 cabinets in both 45 and 42U heights. The thermal efficient heat exchangers replace the rear doors of Siemon’s cabinets and use passive liquid cooling technology to target the hottest data centre spaces. Siemon claims that the IcePack range provides a total cooling capacity of up to 32kW per cabinet and consumes up to 80 per cent less energy than other data centre cooling options.

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The IcePack system works by close-coupling a specialised fin-and-tube coil array that absorbs and cools equipment heat exhaust, thus cooling the most challenging hotspots and providing protection against future heat build-up. IcePack is a completely sealed, low pressure system and is designed to operate reliably above the dew point to avoid condensation.

Suitable for high heat densities, IcePack may be complemented by supplemental cooling as required, or can be used in facilities where additional air cooling may not be feasible. Its scalable design enables deployment as needed and its slim profile and retrofit-able cabinet mounting avoids any disruption to data centre layout.
According to Siemon, IcePack supports the maximisation of data centre space, by controlling higher cabinet heat densities. It enables additions or consolidation of equipment in existing cabinets and can facilitate replacement or upgrade of equipment to higher heat loads, without additional floor space. In addition to supporting maximised cabinet density, IcePack is also claimed to consume less floor space than alternative supplemental cooling approaches.

Celebrating the expansion of the IcePack product family, global product manager, Stuart Gray, enthused, “IcePack is an exciting and intelligent approach to data centre cooling: The range of cooling doors reduce capital costs by adding cooling only when and where the heat load demands and, with lower energy consumption and low maintenance requirements, it is extremely cost efficient in operation.” With few moving parts, Stuart explained that IcePack has an improved life expectancy when compared to electrically-fed air cooling options, “Our expectation is that IcePack will easily outlast the active equipment in the data centre. This, combined with lower running costs, means that IcePack offers far superior lifetime value.”