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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2007
Allan R. Hoeft, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Woodstock, NY (US);
Francis R. Krug, Jr., Highland, NY (US);
Steven C. Mcintosh, Kingston, NY (US);
Matthew A. Nobile, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Donald W. Porter, Highland, NY (US);
Roger R. Schmidt, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Howard P. Welz, Highland, NY (US);
Allan R. Hoeft, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Woodstock, NY (US);
Francis R. Krug, Jr., Highland, NY (US);
Steven C. McIntosh, Kingston, NY (US);
Matthew A. Nobile, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Donald W. Porter, Highland, NY (US);
Roger R. Schmidt, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Howard P. Welz, Highland, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An airflow arrester is provided and configured to reside between electronics racks disposed in a row within a data center. The airflow arrester includes a panel, which when operatively disposed, has a first vertical end, a second vertical end, and a central vertical hinge located intermediate the first and second vertical ends. The airflow arrester further includes an attachment mechanism at the first vertical end and at the second vertical end, and when operatively disposed between a first and second structures, the airflow arrester has a single V-shaped configuration, and is sized and constructed to block airflow from passing therebetween. The single V-shaped configuration provides operational stability to the airflow arrester by translating net twisting forces applied to the airflow arrester to normal forces applied to the first and second structures at the attachment points of the airflow arrester to the first and second structures.