Air-conditioning system with air discharge baffle

A method of operating an air-conditioning system, comprising:

• receiving first air at a first input of a first fan on a first side of an air conditioner;
• ejecting the first air at a first output of the first fan on a second side of the air conditioner as a first horizontal air stream flowing horizontal to a surface on which the air-conditioning system is placed;
• deflecting the first horizontal air stream to form a first deflected air stream flowing in a first direction between 0 degrees and 45 degrees from vertical with respect to the surface;
• receiving second air at a second input of a second fan on the first side of the air conditioner;
• ejecting the second air at a second output of the second fan on the second side of the air conditioner as a second horizontal air stream flowing horizontal to the surface;
• deflecting the second horizontal air stream to form a second deflected air stream flowing in a second direction between 0 degrees and 45 degrees from vertical with respect to the surface;
• wherein
• the first deflected air stream and the second deflected air stream are isolated from each other.

An air-conditioning array comprising:

• a first air conditioner including
• a first fan configured to draw in first air from a first input surface of the first air conditioner and to generate a first horizontal air stream at a first output surface of the first air conditioner opposite the first input surface,
• a second fan configured to draw in second air from the first input surface and to generate a second horizontal air stream from the first output surface,
• a first air baffle affixed to the first output surface and configured to deflect the first horizontal air stream to generate a first deflected air stream flowing in a first direction between 0 degrees and 45 degrees from vertical and to deflect the second horizontal air stream to generate a second deflected air stream flowing in a second direction between 0 degrees and 45 degrees from vertical;
• a second air conditioner including
• a third fan configured to draw in third air from a second input surface of the second air conditioner and to generate a third horizontal air stream at a second output surface of the second air conditioner opposite the second input surface,
• a fourth fan configured to draw in fourth air from the second input surface and to generate a fourth horizontal air stream from the second output surface,
• a second air baffle affixed to the second output surface and configured to deflect the third horizontal air stream to generate a third deflected air stream flowing in a third direction between 0 degrees and 45 degrees from vertical and to deflect the fourth horizontal air stream to generate a fourth deflected air stream flowing in a fourth direction between 0 degrees and 45 degrees from vertical,
• wherein
• the first output surface is arranged to face the second input surface, and
• a distance between the first and second air conditioners is set to be less than 36 inches.