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

Claim 9:
10. 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 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 device openings that permit the computing devices to exhaust hot air into the hot aisle;
a plurality of circular pod exhaust openings that permit air to exit the hot aisle;
a plurality of flexible tubes each connecting one of the circular pod exhaust openings to the circular openings; and
an airflow guide having two curved surfaces each facing the plurality of computing devices to facilitate directing the exhaust air into the plurality of flexible fabric tubes.