NORTH GRAFTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Purkay Labs, a leading provider of portable air quality monitors, announced today that it has added rack-level delta-T monitoring to AUDIT-BUDDY™, the first standalone temperature and humidity monitor for the white space.
In the past, measurement of server delta-T has proven difficult. Now, users can take two AUDIT-BUDDY™ systems, one in the cold aisle and the other across the selected server in the hot aisle, to track the server delta-T and measure the cooling dynamics at the rack.
The average data center loses a significant amount of cold air due to bypass and recirculation airflow. While the natural response is to “overcool” the hall, cold air loss is not a problem with cooling capacity, but rather poor airflow management.
By comparing the delta-T at the HVAC (supply-return air temperature) to the delta-T at the server (inlet-outlet air temperature), data center managers can determine if they are cooling efficiently or inefficiently. The AUDIT-BUDDY Delta-T Package gives the data center manager the necessary information to determine exactly how much bypass or recirculation is actually happening on a rack-by-rack basis.
“At the end of the day, the easiest way to reduce a data center’s electricity costs is to improve the cooling efficiency,” said Indra Purkayastha, CEO and Founder of Purkay Labs. “Our Delta-T Package tells you how much cold air is being wasted, right out of the box. There are no external programs or infrastructure integration required. The Delta-T Package allows data center managers to make data-driven decisions to adjust hot/cold aisle containment, cut down on CRAC use and reduce the overall kWh bill.”
The AUDIT-BUDDY Delta-T Package (PLP11) consists of 2 AUDIT-BUDDY Systems (6 TH1 Modules, 2 Carbon fiber rods), with each TH1 Module transferring data directly to a USB flash drive. The Delta-T Macro automatically combines the data from the six TH1 Modules, calculates the delta-T for a rack, the inlet/outlet temperatures over a given time period. With user input of HVAC settings, the Macro will report the degree of bypass or recirculation airflow present at that rack.
For more information, please visit www.purkaylabs.com or read Purkay Labs’ delta-T white paper at http://www.purkaylabs.com/pdfs/delta_t_white_paper.pdf.
Next Week, Purkay Labs will be exhibiting at the 7X24 Exchange in San Antonio, November 17-20 at Booth 11.
About
Purkay Labs
Purkay Labs designs and manufacturers portable
temperature and humidity monitors for data centers, and was founded in
2012 by Indra Purkayastha, a former iRobot and General Electric
Executive with decades of engineering and industrial facilities
experience. Purkay Labs has offices in North Grafton, Massachusetts and
New York City.
