High availability airflow management system for use in electronic equipment

A complementary airflow management system for use in a high availability electronic system, comprising:

• a plurality of air driving elements, each of said plurality of air driving elements producing an air current along a corresponding first axis;
• a first plurality of plates corresponding to each of said plurality of air driving elements, wherein each of said first plurality of plates is arranged substantially perpendicular to said corresponding first axis and inclined toward a direction parallel to said corresponding first axis, each of said first plurality of plates changing a direction of each air current to coincide with a second axis, said second axis being substantially perpendicular to said corresponding first axis;
• and
• a second plurality of plates corresponding to each of said plurality of air driving elements, said second plurality of plates being arranged in a direction predominantly parallel to said second axis and changing said air current to a direction opposite said second axis.

A method for managing airflow in high availability electronic system, comprising the steps of:

• generating, in a first direction, a current of a compressible fluid using a driving element;
• routing a first portion of said compressible fluid in a second direction using a first plate, said first plate being oriented in a plane which is predominantly perpendicular to said first direction and included along said first direction;
• and
• routing a second portion of said compressible fluid in a direction opposite said second direction using a second plate, said second plate being detached from said first plate and oriented substantially parallel to said second direction.