Patent ID: 7438638

Claim:
A method of providing an electronic equipment enclosure having a plurality of panels, at least one panel of which indented to facilitate maximum ventilation airflow through the electronic equipment enclosure, the method comprising: (a) determining design parameters of a panel for the electronic equipment enclosure through which air is intended to flow for ventilating the electronic equipment enclosure, including: (i) establishing a ratio of open area to closed area in the panel of between 60% and 70% in order to facilitate maximum ventilation airflow for the electronic equipment enclosure, (ii) determining the parameters of openings in the panel such that the established ratio of open area to closed area is preserved, and (iii) determining other parameters of the design of the panel while preserving, (A) the established ratio of open area to closed area in the panel, and (B) the determined parameters of the openings in the panel; (b) constructing the panel according to the determined design parameter; and (c) providing an electronic equipment enclosure that includes the panel, constructed according to the determined design parameters, whereby maximum ventilation airflow through the electronic equipment enclosure is facilitated; (d) wherein said step (a)(iii) comprises varying at least one of the other parameters when at least another of the other parameters is changed in order to maintain the established maximum ratio of open area to closed area.