Acoustical attenuator in storage array to improve performance
AssigneeQuanta Computer Inc.
InventorsChao-Jung Chen, Yu-Nien Huang, Ching-Yu Chen, Liang-Yu Wu
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of flow guiding structures spatially aligned in a first row, each of the plurality of flow guiding structures comprising a fin-shape to funnel airflow at a trailing edge of each of the plurality of flow guiding structures. The apparatus also includes a plurality of flow separating structures spatially aligned in a second row interleaved between each of the plurality of flow guiding structures, each of the plurality of flow separating structures comprising a fin-shape configured to split airflow received from the plurality of flow guiding structures.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of flow guiding structures spatially aligned in a first row, each of the plurality of flow guiding structures comprising a fin to funnel airflow at a trailing edge of each of the plurality of flow guiding structures;
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- a plurality of flow separating structures spatially aligned in a second row partially interleaved between each of the plurality of flow guiding structures, each of the plurality of flow separating structures comprising a fin configured to split airflow received from the plurality of flow guiding structures, wherein a leading edge of each of the plurality of flow separating structure is aligned with a midpoint of a distance between two adjacent storage arrays.
A computing device comprising:
- a housing having an inlet side, an outlet side, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall extending from the inlet side to the outlet side;
- at least one row of drive bays extending at least partially from the first sidewall to the second sidewall, the at least one row of drive bays configured to receive a plurality of hard disk drives and to provide a plurality of gaps between the plurality of hard disk drives;
- a plurality of flow guiding structures disposed between the at least one row of drive bays and the outlet side, wherein:
- each of the plurality of flow guiding structures is directly coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of hard disk drives, and
- each of the plurality of flow guiding structures comprises a fin to funnel airflow through the plurality of gaps between the plurality of hard disk drives to a trailing edge;
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- a plurality of flow separating structures interleaved between each of the plurality of flow guiding structures, each of the plurality of flow separating structures comprising a fin configured to split airflow received from the plurality of flow guiding structures.
A storage array module, comprising:
- a plurality of storage arrays;
- a plurality of flow guiding structures spatially aligned in a first row, each of the plurality of flow guiding structures comprising a fin to funnel airflow at a trailing edge of each of the plurality of flow guiding structures, wherein each of the plurality of flow guiding structures is configured to directly couple to a corresponding one of the plurality of storage arrays;
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- a plurality of flow separating structures spatially aligned in a second row partially interleaved between each of the plurality of flow guiding structures, each of the plurality of flow separating structures comprising a fin configured to split airflow received from the plurality of flow guiding structures.
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