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December 3, 2008

Greener Data Centers through Evaporative Cooling

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Data centers have become increasingly critical as the hubs of our expanding electronic and cyber world society. However, data centers, of necessity, are energy intensive in order to provide optimal performance in their operation. Evaporative cooling has been successfully utilized in many data center applications to maintain (and even improve) space condition requirements while at the same time significantly shrinking the energy footprint of the building.

Our speaker, Keith Dunnavant, P.E., will present a system that cools recirculation air from data centers using efficient indirect evaporative cooling, with water-cooled refrigeration assist when required. The proposed system manages humidity and ventilation using a dedicated unit that ventilates, dehumidifies, and humidifies more efficiently than conventional approaches.

Bio: Keith Dunnavant, P.E., western regional sales manager for the Munters Corporation, has more than twenty years of HVAC and controls experience, with expertise in the fields of air-to-air energy recovery, dehumidification, indoor pools and water parks, and evaporative cooling. Keith holds a BS degree in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University.

Reservations:

Contact Jason Mueller at MK2 Engineers

707.307.1518 (v)
707.307.1550 (f)
jmueller@mk2eng.com

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Where:

Adobe Creek Country Club, Petaluma

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