Method and apparatus for reducing computer air recirculation
AssigneeUnisys Corporation
InventorsJohn A. Helgenberg, Kenneth J. Neeld, Terry W. Louth
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Abstract
A computer system including a frame defining a plurality of cells is provided. Each of the cells is configured to receive a computer module through a respective opening adjacent the cell. The computer system also includes a computer module configured for insertion into a respective one of the cells through a respective one of the openings. The computer system also includes a cell cover substantially covering at least one other of the openings adjacent a cell not occupied by a computer module.
Claims23
A computer system comprising:
- a frame defining a plurality of cells, each of said cells being configured to receive a computer module through a respective opening adjacent each of said cells;
- said computer module configured for insertion into a respective one of said cells through said respective openings;
- a cell cover substantially covering at least one of said openings adjacent a cell not occupied by said computer module;
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- a gap cover substantially covering a gap defined between said computer module and at least one of a plurality of support members included in said frame, wherein said gap is not configured to receive said computer module,
- wherein said cell cover and said gap cover limit cooling gas used to cool a portion of the computer system from being recirculated into any of said plurality of cells.
A computer system comprising:
- a frame including a plurality of support members, said support members at least partially defining a plurality of cells in said frame, each of said cells being configured to receive a respective computer module through a respective opening adjacent each cell;
- said computer module configured for insertion into one of said cells through a said openings, wherein a gap is defined between said computer module and at least one of said support members and said gap is not configured to receive said computer module;
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- a gap cover substantially covering said gap, wherein said gap cover is positioned over said gap such that cooling gas used to cool a portion of the computer system is limited from being recirculated into any of said plurality of cells.
A method of preventing recirculation of cooling gas in a computer system including a frame defining a plurality of cells, each of the cells being configured to receive a computer module through a respective opening adjacent each of said cells, said method comprising the steps of:
- inserting a computer module into one of the cells through a respective openings;
- covering, with a cell cover, another of the openings adjacent a cell not occupied with the computer module;
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- covering, with a gap cover, a gap defined between the computer module and at least one of a plurality of support members included in the frame, wherein the gap is not configured to receive a computer module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.