Patent ID: 11956928
Assignee: CORE SCIENTIFIC OPERATING COMPANY
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F  H

Claim 8:
9. A data center for operating computing devices, comprising:
a set of external walls;
a ceiling connected to the external walls, wherein the ceiling comprises a plurality of circular ceiling openings;
a pod positioned within the external walls and below the ceiling; wherein the pod supports a plurality of computing devices that are positioned to vent exhaust air into a hot aisle formed by a plurality of air barriers, wherein the hot aisle comprises a plurality of circular pod exhaust openings;
a plurality of flexible fabric tubes each connecting one of the circular pod exhaust openings to the circular ceiling openings; and
a plurality of drain pipes, wherein each drain pipe is connected to one of the flexible fabric tubes, wherein each of the drain pipes is positioned to capture and drain out water that enters the flexible fabric tubes.