Patent ID: 6034873
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A cooling system for cooling at least one heat generating device in an equipment room, said cooling system comprising:heat exchange means for cooling ambient air warmed by said at least one heat generating device;a support structure positioned above said at least one heat generating device and supporting said heat exchange means thereon, said support structure being permeable to air and having a plurality of regions, at least one of said regions being covered by said heat exchange means, whereby cooled air flowing therethrough descends downward to said at least one heat generating device, and at least one other region adjacent said at least one region whereby said air warmed by said at least one heat generating device may ascend therethrough; andseparation means for separating the descending airflows, from said heat exchange means over said at least one region through said support structure and between said support structure and said heat generating device, from the ascending airflows from said at least one heat generating device, between said heat generating device and said support structure and through said at least one other region of said support structure.