Patent ID: 7841199

Claim:
A system for use in a data center, the system comprising: a plurality of racks configured to house rack-mounted components, each of the racks having a front face to intake air, wherein the plurality of racks are arranged in a first row and a second row horizontally displaced from each other such that the front faces of racks of the first row are facing the front faces of the racks in the second row to define a cold aisle between the front faces, wherein the first row includes a first section and a second section and the first section is separated from the second section; a cold air delivery mechanism configured to deliver cold air to the cold aisle; a first baffle extending at least partially between the front face of a first rack in the first row and the front face of a first rack in the second row being and configured to inhibit horizontal airflow into and out of the cold aisle, wherein air within the cold aisle is relatively cooler than air located within the data center but outside the cold aisle; and a second baffle disposed at least partially between the first section and the second section and configured to inhibit horizontal airflow into and out of the cold aisle.