Patent ID: 11940227
Assignee: INERTECH IP LLC
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  G  H  Y | IPC B  F  G  H

Claim 18:
19. A system for cooling a plurality of information technology (IT) racks, comprising:
a heat exchanger disposed at or near a hot aisle formed by the plurality of IT racks, the heat exchanger including:
a first row including a first plurality of flat tubes; and
a second row including a second plurality of flat tubes in fluid communication with the first row;

a fan disposed in air communication with the heat exchanger and configured to move air from the hot aisle through the heat exchanger from the second row to the first row;
a single-phase fluid circuit coupled to and in fluid communication with the heat exchanger, the single-phase fluid circuit circulating a single-phase fluid through the heat exchanger from the first plurality of flat tubes to the second plurality of flat tubes; and
a second heat exchanger disposed in an outdoor fluid cooler and in fluid communication with the single-phase fluid circuit, the second heat exchanger including one or more rows of a plurality of flat tubes.