Systems and methods of forming a backplane airflow guide
A server information handling system may include a processor; a network interface device (NID); a power source; a vertical backplane for providing electrical and data coupling to a plurality of hard disk drives (HDDs) operatively coupled to the vertical back plane; a plurality of vent holes formed through the vertical backplane; and an acoustic dampening device including a duct extension protruding away from the plurality of vent holes formed through the vertical backplane; the duct extensions to acoustically separate a fan system of the server information handling system from the plurality of HDDs within the information handling system server by mitigation of acoustic energy transmission generated by airflow through the plurality of vent holes.
1. A server information handling system, comprising: a processor; a network interface device (NID); a power source; a vertical backplane for providing electrical and data coupling to a plurality of hard disk drives (HDDs) operatively coupled to the vertical back plane; a plurality of vent holes formed through the vertical backplane; and an acoustic dampening device including a duct plate having duct plate vent holes with a plurality of duct extensions operatively coupled to and protruding away from at least a portion of the plurality of vent holes formed through the vertical backplane and at least a portion of the duct plate vent holes, where the duct extensions and the duct plate vent holes are sized to align with the vent holes at the vertical backplane; the duct extensions to acoustically separate a fan system of the server information handling system from the plurality of HDDs within the information handling system server by mitigation of acoustic energy transmission generated by airflow through the portion of the plurality of vent holes having aligned duct extensions.
2. The server information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the duct extensions further include an aperture that flares away from the plurality of vent holes in the vertical backplane to control the velocity vector of airflow created by the fan system.
3. The server information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the duct extensions further include a grating formed at each duct extension to re-direct airflow in a direction different from the airflow through the plurality of vent holes vertical backplane.
4. The server information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the duct extensions further include:
an aperture area that flares away from the vent holes in the vertical backplane; and
a honeycomb-shaped grating formed at a terminal end of the flared duct extension aperture to dampen acoustic energy generated by the airflow through the vent holes in the vertical backplane.
5. The server information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the duct extensions further include a quarter wave resonator.
6. The server information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the duct extensions further include a plurality of expansion chambers to baffle the acoustic intensity caused by airflow through the vent holes and duct extension.
7. The server information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the acoustical dampening device further includes a foam ring formed around an edge of the aperture of the duct extension.
8. The server information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the duct extensions further include a serpentine baffle that allows airflow to pass through the vent holes and duct extensions while redirecting acoustic energy away from the vent holes and vertical backplane.
9. The server information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the acoustic dampening device includes at least one fastener to couple the acoustic dampening device to the vertical backplane.
10. A server system, comprising: a motherboard including a processor; a network interface device (NID); a power supply unit; a fan system operatively coupled to the processor to create an airflow throughout the server system as part of a thermal control system; at least one hard disk drive (HDD) operatively coupled to the processor; a backplane physically separating the at least one HDD from the motherboard, processor, and fan system, the backplane including: data and power connectors for connectivity to the at least one HDD; a plurality of vent holes formed through the backplane; and a duct plate including a plurality of duct plate vent holes with a plurality of duct extensions operating as acoustic dampening devices, where the duct extensions are operatively coupled to the backplane via the duct plate and sized to align with the vent holes at the backplane and the duct extensions protrude away from the vent holes formed through the backplane and the duct plate vent holes where the duct extensions mitigate acoustic energy to the at least one HDD.
11. The server system of claim 10 , further comprising: the duct extensions including a grating formed at a duct extension and proximate to at least one of the plurality of vent holes.
12. The server system of claim 10 , further comprising:
the duct extensions are apertures that flare away from the backplane; and
a honeycomb-shaped grating formed at a terminal end of the duct extensions to mitigate acoustic energy from airflow through the vent holes in the backplane.
13. The server system of claim 10 , wherein the duct extensions further comprise:
the duct extensions in a duct extension plate and at least one coupling device to couple the duct extension plate to the backplane such that the duct extensions are aligned with the plurality of vent holes.
14. The server system of claim 10 , wherein the fan system creates an airflow from the at least one HDD to the processor.
15. The server system of claim 10 , wherein the duct extensions protrude away from each of the plurality of vent holes normal to the surface of the backplane.
16. The server system of claim 10 , wherein the backplane and duct extensions form a single monolithic piece.
17. A method of forming a server system, comprising forming a server chassis; coupling a power supply and a motherboard including a processor to the server chassis; mechanically coupling a fan system to the server chassis and operatively coupling the fan system to the power supply; mechanically coupling a backplane to the server chassis, the backplane physically separating HDD from the fan system, the backplane including a plurality of vent holes formed therethrough; mechanically coupling a hard disk drive (HDD) to the backplane that operatively couples the HDD to the processor; coupling an acoustic dampening device including a duct plate having a duct vent hole with a duct extension to the backplane sized to align with at least one of the plurality of vent holes at the backplane, the duct extension protruding away from the at least one of the plurality of vent holes and aligned duct vent hole in the duct plate.
18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising: coupling the duct plate, via a fastener, with a plurality of duct vent holes with duct extensions to the backplane to align with the plurality of vent holes in the backplane.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the duct extension further comprises a duct extension that includes a:
quarter wave resonator.
20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the duct extension further comprises a duct extension that includes:
a serpentine baffle that allows airflow to pass through the vent holes and the duct extensions while reducing acoustic energy transmitted to the vent holes and backplane.