Correlation of vent tile settings and rack temperatures

A system for evaluating relationships between vent tiles and racks, said system comprising:

• means for varying vent tile settings;
• means for recording the vent tile settings;
• means for detecting temperatures at inlets of the racks at different vent tile settings;
• and
• means for calculating a vent tile opening index, said vent tile opening index correlating a relationship between the vent tiles and the racks.

A computer readable storage medium on which is embedded one or more computer programs, said one or more computer programs implementing a method of correlating vent tiles with racks based upon vent tile settings and rack inlet temperatures, said one or more computer programs comprising a set of instructions for:

• (a) setting the vent tiles to a first setting;
• (b) recording the first vent tile settings;
• (c) detecting temperatures at inlets of the racks;
• (d) closing one of the vent tiles to obtain a second setting;
• (e) repeating steps (b) and (c);
• (f) correlating the vent tiles and the racks based upon the settings of the vent tiles and the temperatures detected at the first setting and the second setting;
• (g) opening the closed vent tile;
• (h) setting another vent tile to a third setting;
• and
• (i) repeating steps (b), (c) and (f), wherein step (f) comprises correlating the vent tiles and the racks based upon the settings of the vent tiles and the temperatures detected at the first, second and third settings.