Patent ID: 8081459
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A computer system comprising: a computer cabinet including an air inlet and an air outlet; an air mover carried by the computer cabinet, the air mover being configured to move a flow of cooling air from the air inlet, past a plurality of computer modules, and out of the computer cabinet via the air outlet; an airflow restrictor carried by the computer cabinet and positioned proximate to the air outlet, wherein the airflow restrictor is configured to restrict the flow of cooling air through a portion of the computer cabinet to achieve a desired temperature profile in the computer cabinet; and an overhead heat exchanger carried on top of the computer cabinet and proximate to the air outlet of the computer cabinet, wherein the overhead heat exchanger includes a plurality of closed passage portions, and wherein the overhead heat exchanger is configured to remove heat from the flow of cooling air exiting the computer cabinet through the air outlet by circulating coolant through the plurality of closed passage portions.