Air-moving assembly with auxiliary turbine drive

A data center comprising:

• at least one electronics rack to be cooled;
• and
• an air-moving assembly, the air-moving assembly comprising:
• a shaft;
• one or more mechanical fans coupled to the shaft to rotate, at least in part, with the shaft facilitating, at least in part, air-cooling of the at least one electronics rack;
• and
• a motor coupled to the shaft to directly rotatably drive the shaft;
• and
• an auxiliary turbine drive associated with the air-moving assembly, the auxiliary turbine drive coupling to the shaft of the air-moving assembly to provide backup rotational energy to the shaft to facilitate continued rotation of the shaft during interruption in power to the motor to provide continued air-cooling to the at least one electronics rack during the interruption in power to the motor, wherein a liquid coolant facilitates, at least in part, cooling of air that cools the at least one electronics rack, and the liquid coolant drives the auxiliary turbine device during the interruption in power to the motor.

A method of facilitating cooling, the method comprising:

• providing an air-moving assembly, the air-moving assembly comprising:
• a shaft;
• one or more mechanical fans coupled to the shaft to rotate, at least in part, with the shaft facilitating, at least in part, air-cooling of an object;
• and
• a motor coupled to the shaft to directly rotatably drive the shaft;
• and
• providing an auxiliary turbine drive associated with the air-moving assembly, the auxiliary turbine drive coupling to the shaft of the air-moving assembly to provide backup rotational energy to the shaft to facilitate continued rotation of the shaft during interruption in power to the motor, wherein a liquid coolant facilitates, at least in part, cooling of air that cools the object, and the liquid coolant drives the auxiliary turbine device during the interruption in power to the motor.