New server room air conditioning system for Saga Healthcare

New server room air conditioning system for Saga Healthcare Stafford

Orion air conditioning is has completed the installation of a server room air conditioning system for Saga Healthcare in Stafford. The new server room was for the expansion of the companies ongoing quality services for the over 50's. The state of the art server room had a humidification system and high quality Mitsubishi Electric air conditioning system to maintain temperature and humidity levels. All pipe services were run on the sides of the room to avoid any case of water leaks on to important equipment. Mitsubishi Electric air conditioning units are renowned for long reliable life span and are ideal for server rooms and Com's rooms were a failure can mean the complete shut down of an entire business or at worst server damage. The new units are energy efficient inverter systems which have a high COP and modulated inverter compressor which can save up to 40% on server room air conditioning that can run 24 hours / 7 days a week. On a recent installation powered off a UPS system, existing fixed speed (non inverter) server room air conditioning systems were using 35% of the UPS rated power output. When new inverter systems were installed the power being used was 7%. Inverters have a massive energy saving potential. Pictures of the project:   What air conditioning units were installed at Saga Healthcare Stafford: 6 x  Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Power Inverter Mr Slim PKA-RP100KAL (10kW / 33000 Btu) which provided enough cooling for the 85 meter square area, 8  server racks and  2 100KVA UPS systems within the server room with spare cooling capacity in case of failures and future expansion. With all wall air conditioning units instead of ceiling cassette air conditioning was a safer option because when air conditioning unit fails they tend to leak water. If the water leaks out of a ceiling cassette it can drip into the top of important server equipment, with wall air conditioning units this limits the leakage to the sides of the room. These Mitsubishi PKA-RP100KAL can be found worldwide and have a amazing COP (3.61 x initial electrical input) which means that every 1000w of electrical energy going in produces 3610 watts of cooling. For more information on air conditioning suitability for server rooms visit our advice page. Server room air conditioning efficiency and CO2 emissions: This air conditioning system, because oversized for the area meant we had spare capacity in case of any failure on any of the systems. The clients servers held critical medical data relating patients so could never fail. The bonus of the extra capacity was that the systems ticked over at sub 50% capacity and the outdoor inverter units slowed down because the temperature had been reached, therefore just pumping small amounts of cooling energy in to maintain the server room. The energy saving was phenomenal and CO2 emissions significantly improved. Why use a Vapac humidifier for your Server room: The Vapac humidifier is another world renowned product for reliable and safe production of humidity for server rooms, this is ideal when air conditioning is being used as it counter acts  the drying affect air conditioning tends to have on a area. The Vapac unit can be controlled by a humidistat which gives you the option of setting the actual humidity percentage for a particular application. For server rooms there are two reasons why you should have humidity control. Firstly ASHRAE’s "Design Considerations for Data and Communications Equipment Centres" recommends relative humidity conditions between 40% and 55%, with an allowable level between 20% and 80%. If a server room has a very low humidity the chance of static can rise to problem levels even with earth strips installed. Secondly if the server room is habitated by personnel the affect of dry air sub 20% is detrimental to health, skin and eyes. Power / Heat-Loss Summery: Server room efficiency: 85% approximately  Total power of servers: 80000 Watts Total heat loss: 6550 Watts@85% +/- Room in Square Meters: 10625 Watts Total Heat Load: 17175 Watts Key points to think about when getting air conditioning for server rooms: Use inverter air conditioning as it will save energy in the long run. Always follow the ASHRAE’s Design considerations for data and communications equipment centres guidelines towards humidity Cheap air conditioning units do not work in cold weather because they do not have a outside fan speed controller (low ambient kit) Use a established brand so if a part fails on you Server room air conditioning you are not waiting 8 weeks for a spare part. Sometimes it is worth having two server room air conditioning units because if one fails you still have some cooling. To establish the heat load of you servers add up all the power supplies of your servers rack and assume a 40% loss to heat. i.e- If you have 10 servers with 400watt power supply the total watts will be 4000 watts. assuming a 40% loss the heat load will be 1600 watts. Work on a average watts per/Msq of 125watts, so if you server room is 5 x 5 meters you will require a base of 3.5kw/12000btu + the heat load. Advised manufactures for server room air conditioning Mitsubishi, Daikin, Fujitsu and Lg Always use auto-restart units for server room air conditioning units as power failures can shut budget air conditioning down. If your server room is temporary (ie short term lease on building) or has building restrictions then portable air conditioning maybe your only option. If using portable air conditioning for your server room then make sure it recycles the water for better cooling performance of that it has a integral condensate pump. Use a established business who will not be going out of business for your server room air conditioning installation as the warranty of the air conditioning is with the supplier not the manufacturer. We offer a complete service to IT Managers, Building Managers and Server Room / Computer / COMS room managers. Call us for a comprehensive quotation on varied air conditioning manufactures to suit any budget on new installations. We have worked with many Blue-chip organisations in helping them develop their server room air conditioning.   Contact Us:Call: +44(0)845 567 7080  for details on server room humidification and air conditioning quotations. We offer a international supply and installation service. E-mail: info@orionair.co.uk

Saga Healthcare Server Room Air Conditioning and Humidity control

Server Room Air Conditioning and Humidity control at Saga Healthcare:

Orion air conditioning has completed the installation of a replacement server room air conditioning system for Saga Healthcare in Hatfield. The existing mix of cassette and wall mounted air conditioning units were R22 which is now banned for use in the UK and R407c which is banned for use in the UK from 2015. Because the units were old and fixed speed (either on or off according to the thermostat) the efficiency had dropped and the technology had become outmoded. The systems were at the end of their economical and safe life span.

Mitsubishi Electric air conditioning units are renowned for long reliable life span and are ideal for server rooms and Com's rooms were a failure can mean the complete shut down of an entire business or at worst server damage. The new units are energy efficient inverter systems which have a high COP and modulated inverter compressor which can save up to 40% on server room air conditioning that can run 24 hours / 7 days a week. 

Pictures of the project:

 

What air conditioning units were installed at Saga Healthcare:

4 x  Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Power Inverter Mr Slim PKA-RP100KAL (10kW / 33000 Btu) which provided enough cooling for the 15 meter square area and 6  server racks in the server room with spare cooling capacity in case of failures. The full replacement of the existing systems with all wall air conditioning units, instead of a mix of cassettes was a safer option because when air conditioning unit fails they tend to leak water. If the water leaks out of a cassette it can drip into the top of important server equipment, with wall units this limits the leakage to the sides of the room. These Mitsubishi PKA-RP100KAL can be found worldwide and have a amazing COP (3.61 x initial electrical input) which means that every 1000w of electrical energy going in produces 3610 watts of cooling.

For more information on air conditioning suitability for server rooms visit our advice page.

Server room air conditioning efficiency and CO2 emissions:

This air conditioning system, because oversized for the area meant we had spare capacity in case of any failure on any of the systems. The clients servers held critical medical data relating patients so could never fail. The bonus of the extra capacity was that the systems ticked over at sub 50% capacity and the outdoor inverter units slowed down because the temperature had been reached, therefore just pumping small amounts of cooling energy in to maintain the server room. The energy saving was phenomenal and CO2 emissions significantly improved.

Why use a Vapac humidifier for your Server room:

The Vapac humidifier is another world renowned product for reliable and safe production of humidity for server rooms, this is ideal when air conditioning is being used as it counter acts  the drying affect of air conditioning. The Vapac unit can be controlled by a humidistat which gives you the option of setting the actual humidity percentage for a particular application. For server rooms there are two reasons why you should have humidity control. Firstly ASHRAE’s "Design Considerations for Data and Communications Equipment Centres" recommends relative humidity conditions between 40% and 55%, with an allowable level between 20% and 80%. If a server room has a very low humidity the chance of static can rise to problem levels. Secondly if the server room is habitated by personnel the affect of dry air sub 20% is detrimental to health, skin and eyes.

Power / Heat-Loss Summery:

Server room efficiency: 85% approximately 

Total power of servers: 20000 Watts

Total heat loss: 2550 Watts@85%

Room in Square Meters: 18750 Watts

Total Heat Load: 21300 Watts

Key points to think about when getting air conditioning for server rooms:

• Use inverter air conditioning as it will save energy in the long run.
• Always follow the ASHRAE’s Design considerations for data and communications equipment centres guidelines towards humidity
• Cheap air conditioning units do not work in cold weather because they do not have a outside fan speed controller (low ambient kit)
• Use a established brand so if a part fails on you Server room air conditioning you are not waiting 8 weeks for a spare part.
• Sometimes it is worth having two server room air conditioning units because if one fails you still have some cooling.
• To establish the heat load of you servers add up all the power supplies of your servers rack and assume a 40% loss to heat. i.e- If you have 10 servers with 400watt power supply the total watts will be 4000 watts. assuming a 40% loss the heat load will be 1600 watts.
• Work on a average watts per/Msq of 125watts, so if you server room is 5 x 5 meters you will require a base of 3.5kw/12000btu + the heat load.
• Advised manufactures for server room air conditioning Mitsubishi, Daikin, Fujitsu and Lg
• Always use auto-restart units for server room air conditioning units as power failures can shut budget air conditioning down.
• If your server room is temporary (ie short term lease on building) or has building restrictions then portable air conditioning maybe your only option.
• If using portable air conditioning for your server room then make sure it recycles the water for better cooling performance of that it has a integral condensate pump.
• Use a established business who will not be going out of business for your server room air conditioning installation as the warranty of the air conditioning is with the supplier not the manufacturer.

We offer a complete service to IT Managers, Building Managers and Server Room / Computer / COMS room managers. Call us for a comprehensive quotation on varied air conditioning manufactures to suit any budget on new installations. We have worked with many Blue-chip organisations in helping them develop their server room air conditioning.

 

Contact Us:Call:             +44(0)845 567 7080        for details on server room humidification and air conditioning quotations. We offer a international supply and installation service. E-mail: info@orionair.co.uk

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Server Room Air Conditioning at FibreFab

Server Room Air Conditioning at FibreFab: Orion air conditioning has completed the installation of a replacement server room air conditioning unit for Fibrefab in Haverhill. The existing wall mounted air conditioning unit had failed due to old age, it was installed in 1999 and had worked continuously without any major issues since installation. Mitsubishi Electric air Conditioning is renowned for long reliable life and are ideal for server rooms and coms rooms were a failure can mean the complete shut down of an entire business. The old air conditioning unit was on R22 refrigerant which is banned for use in the UK as from 2015. The new unit is a energy efficient inverter system which has a high COP and modulated inverter compressor which can save up to 40% on server room air conditioning that will run 24 hours / 7 days a week

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Kell Server Room Air Conditioning

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Air Conditioning Noise Levels (relative loudness of typical noise sources in indoor and outdoor environments)

Sound levels (dB) and relative loudness of typical noise sources in indoor and outdoor environments

dB(A)	Overall Level	Community Noise Levels (Outdoors)	Home and Industry Noise Levels	Subjective Loudness (Relative to 70 dB)
120	Uncomfortably Loud	Military jet aircraft take-off from aircraft carrier with afterburner at 50 ft . . . 130 dB	Oxygen Torch . . . 121 dB	32 times as loud
110		Turbo-fan aircraft at takeoff power at 200 ft . . . 118 dB	Riveting machine . . . 110 dB Rock band . . . 108 - 114 dB	16 times as loud
100	Very loud	Boeing 707 or DC-8 aircraft at one nautical mile (6080 ft) before landing . . . 106 dB Jet flyover at 1000 feet . . . 103 dB Bell J-2A helicopter at 100 ft . . . 100 dB		8 times as loud
90		Boeing 737 or DC-9 aircraft at one nautical mile (6080 ft) before landing . . . 97 dB Power mower . . . 96 dB Motorcycle at 25 ft . . . 90 dB	Newspaper press . . . 97 dB	4 times as loud
80		Car wash at 20 ft . . . 89 dB Propeller plane flyover at 1000 ft . . . 88 dB Diesel truck 40 mph at 50 ft . . . 84 dB Diesel train 45 mph at 100 ft . . . 83 dB	Food blender . . . 88 dB Milling machine . . . 85 dB Garbage disposal . . . 80 dB	2 times as loud
70	Moderately loud	High urban ambient sound . . . 80 dB Passenger car 65 mph at 25 ft . . . 77 dB Freeway at 50 ft from pavement edge 10 a.m. . . . 76 dB	Living room music . . . 76 dB Radio or TV-audio. vacuum cleaner . . . 70 dB	70 dB(A)
60		Air conditioning unit at 100 ft . . . 60 dB	Cash register at 10 ft . . . 65-70 dB Electric typewriter at 10 ft . . . 64 dB Dishwasher (Rinse) at 10 ft . . . 60 dB Conversation . . . 60 dB	1/2 as loud
50	Quiet	Large transformers at 100 ft . . . 50 dB		1/4 as loud
40		Bird calls . . . 44 dB Lowest limit of urban ambient sound . . . 40 dB
10		Just audible
0		Threshold of Hearing

Server room portable air conditioning with auto-restart

A server room or continuos use / stand alone applications air conditioning system should either recycle the condensate water or pump it outside.

Look for a quiet operation with high power with exhaust hose and advanced control features such as power restart after power outage. A unit which has no need for continually emptying condensate water bucket (as associated with budget mobile air conditioning) as it recycles the water for a better cooling performance or pumps it out of the building with the hose which is usualy around 100mm to 300mm on larger portable air conditioning. This makes it ideal for use in server rooms or continuos use/stand alone applications. A mono-block air conditioning unit with a category "A" energy product with non-chlorine based refrigerant such as R410a / R407C and a efficient rotary compressor. portable units come with remote control and most 1 years warranty. Exhaust tube size usually 2 meters long and ducting accessories all included with some models. We sell the RCM4000 and the AB7082


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Advise on server room air conditioning:

• Use inverter air conditioning as it will save energy in the long run.

• Cheap air conditioning units do not work in cold weather because they do not have a outside fan speed controller (low ambient kit)

• Use a established brand so if a part fails on you Server room air conditioning you are not waiting 8 weeks for a part.

• Sometimes it is worth having two server room air conditioning units because if one fails you still have some cooling.

• To establish the heat load of you servers add up all the power supplies of your servers rack and assume a 40% loss to heat. i.e- If you have 10 servers with 400watt power supply the total watts will be 4000 watts. assuming a 40% loss the heat load will be 1600 watts.

• Work on a average watts per/Msq of 125watts, so if you server room is 5 x 5 meters you will require a base of 3.5kw/12000btu + the heat load.

• Advised manufactures for server room air conditioning Mitsubishi, Daikin, Fujitsu, Sanyo

• Always use auto-restart units for server room air conditioning units as power failures can shut budget air conditioning down. Take a look at the Portable air conditioning unit RCM4000 (14000 Btu / 4.0 kW).

• If your server room is temporary (ie short term lease on building) or has building restrictions then Portable / Mobile air conditioning maybe your only option.

• If using portable air conditioning for your server room then make sure it recycles the water for better cooling performance of that it has a integral condensate pump.

• Use a established business who will not be going out of business for your server room air conditioning installation as the warranty of the air conditioning is with the supplier not the manufacturer.

Server room air conditioning case study:

A existing client was using a old fixed speed units for their server room air conditioning which was in need of re-newel. We advised using a Mitsubishi Heavy Industrial - SRK71ZE-S1 Wall Mounted (7.1kW 24000 Btu) hyper inverter. These wall air conditioning units are hyper efficient with a cat A energy product label and designed for continual use which many server room air conditioning units require. The old fixed speed units used lots of energy because of the start current as associated with big inductive loads with fixed speed air conditioning. The Mitsubishi Heavy Industrial - SRK71ZE-S1 Wall Mounted (7.1kW 24000 Btu) hyper inverter saved money in the long run and as it is so robust will last.

Further information on server room air conditioning:

As all server room operators know, servers and coms give off a lot of heat! and need to be constantly cooled otherwise they could overheat and shut down causing major problems for businesses.

It is advised when purchasing air conditioning units for server rooms to have energy efficient inverter systems. Generally server room air conditioning will run 24 hours / 7 days a week and the inverter will save energy and equipment failure. Generally cooling is only required but in the UK most systems are heat pump type which heat and cool.

Don't be left with your pants down when your server room air conditioning fails.

Fixed speed systems rarely come with a low ambient kit so if the temperature gets to cold outside then the unit will not cool properly which is a common fault in UK cold winters. The cheaper units also have issues with parts so if your unit breaks down the part required may take weeks to source. That's why it is worth buying up to date systems to future proof your server room cooling.

We offer a complete service to IT Managers, Building Managers and Server Room / Computer / COMS room managers. Call us for a comprehensive quotation on varied air conditioning manufactures to suit any budget on new installations.

Call: +44(0)1234 764128 for details on server room air conditioning quotations.

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