Corrosion Control

Data centers operating in areas with elevated levels of ambient pollution have begun to experience hardware failures due to changes in electronic equipment. Even data centers operating in areas with lower pollution levels may have a requirement to apply enhanced air cleaning for both gaseous and particulate contaminants especially when large amounts of outside air being used for “free cooling” results in an increase in contaminant levels in the data center. As a minimum, the air in the data center should be recirculated through combination gas-phase / particulate air filters to remove these contaminants as well as contaminants generated within the data center in order to maintain levels within specified limits. As a result, there is an increasing requirement for air quality monitoring in data centers. Employing the proper level and type(s) of air filtration can effectively reduce airborne contaminants to well below specified levels and minimize equipment failure rates. Effective control of environmental pollutants requires the use of an air cleaning strategy optimized for both particulate and chemical removal.

Particulate Filtration
The control of particulates can be a considered a “mature” air cleaning application based on the number of technologies in
everyday use and the relative ease of applying these technologiesfor a specific application.

Gas-Phase Air Filtration
Just as there are many options available for the control of particulate pollutants, there are nearly as many options for the control of gaseous pollutants. We offer you various gas phase filtration products to ensure complete removal of corrosive, toxic and hazardous gases in your facility. From media filter modules to panel filters with gridBLOK^TM technology, we will select the proper filter for your application.

There is no one standard for data center design, thus the application of air cleaning in a data center may be one or more of several different technologies depending on whether the air handling system uses outdoor air to provide for ventilation,pressurization, and/or (free-) cooling, or whether CRAC units are used as 100% recirculating air systems.
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