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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2011
Mikkel Dalgas, Sjoelund, DK;
James W. Vangilder, Pepperell, MA (US);
Christopher Healey, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Martin Johansen, Vejle, DK;
Mikkel Dalgas, Sjoelund, DK;
James W. VanGilder, Pepperell, MA (US);
Christopher Healey, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Martin Johansen, Vejle, DK;
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION, West Kingston, RI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for predicting airflow within a data center using a potential flow technique is provided. In one aspect, a method includes automatically generating an unstructured grid, the unstructured grid comprising a plurality of unstructured grid cells, each unstructured grid cell having a size, dividing a representation of the data center into the plurality of unstructured grid cells, determining airflow velocity values for each of the plurality of unstructured grid cells using airflow velocity potentials, determining a temperature value for each one of the plurality of the unstructured grid cells using the airflow velocity values, determining a concentration value for each of the plurality of the unstructured grid cells using the airflow velocity values, and calculating a comparison result indicating whether the concentration values, the airflow velocity values and the temperature values for the plurality of the unstructured grid cells satisfy convergence criteria.