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To understand the air flow and thermal field characteristics in a data center it is imperative to experimentally measure the relevant parameters. Here we discuss some metrology tools for thermal and flow measurements relevant to air cooled data centers. The tools discussed here include measurements of tile and rack air flow rates, and flow, thermal, and pressure fields. Both commercially available, and in-house developed tools are discussed.
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Arghode, V.K., Joshi, Y. (2016). Metrology Tools. In: Air Flow Management in Raised Floor Data Centers. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25892-8_2
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