Indoor cabinets having reduced acoustic footprints
An example compute cabinet assembly includes an equipment room, an air inlet channel coupled to the equipment room, and a cabinet fan module coupled to the equipment room. The compute cabinet assembly further includes first and second air outlet channels. The first air outlet channel extends along a side of the equipment room towards an outlet of the first air outlet channel. The second air outlet channel extends along another side of the equipment room towards an outlet of the second air outlet channel. The compute cabinet assembly also includes electric fans positioned in the cabinet fan module. The electric fans are configured to create airflow originating at an inlet of the air inlet channel, extending through the equipment room and cabinet fan module, and exiting the compute cabinet assembly at the outlets of the first and second air outlet channels.
1 . A compute cabinet assembly for providing cooling capacity and noise reduction, the compute cabinet assembly comprising:
an equipment room configured to implement electrical components therein;
an air inlet channel coupled to a first side of the equipment room;
a cabinet fan module coupled to a second side of the equipment room opposite the first side;
a first air outlet channel coupled to the cabinet fan module and extending along a third side of the equipment room towards a first outlet of the first air outlet channel;
a second air outlet channel coupled to the cabinet fan module and extending along a fourth side of the equipment room towards a second outlet of the second air outlet channel;
electric fans positioned in the cabinet fan module, the electric fans being configured to create an airflow path originating at an inlet of the air inlet channel, the airflow path extending through the equipment room and cabinet fan module, and the airflow path exiting the compute;
one or more of noise absorbing barriers or noise isolation barriers coupled to surfaces of the compute cabinet assembly, wherein each of the noise absorbing barriers includes:
a plate,
a noise absorbing layer coupled to the plate, and
a noise isolation layer, wherein the noise isolation layer is coupled to the surfaces of the compute cabinet assembly;
wherein an air layer separates the noise absorbing layer from the noise isolation layer.
2 . The compute cabinet assembly of claim 1 , wherein inlets of the first and second air outlet channels are coupled to respective fan outlets of the cabinet fan module, the inlets and the fan outlets configuring the airflow path such that airflow is directed from the first and second air outlet channels to the respective third and fourth sides of the equipment room and away from the cabinet fan module.
3 . The compute cabinet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the third and fourth sides of the equipment room are on opposite sides of the equipment room.
4 . The compute cabinet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plate is a perforated plate having a plurality of holes extending therethrough.
5 . The compute cabinet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the noise absorbing barriers are in direct contact with surfaces of the air inlet channel.
6 . The compute cabinet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the noise absorbing barriers are in direct contact with surfaces of the first and second air outlet channels.
7 . The compute cabinet assembly of claim 1 ,
wherein the noise absorbing layer includes a material selected from the group consisting of foam, rockwool, and glasswool; and
wherein the noise isolation layer includes rubber.
8 . The compute cabinet assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the noise isolation barriers includes:
a noise absorbing layer, and
a noise isolation layer coupled to the noise isolation layer.
9 . The compute cabinet assembly of claim 8 , the noise absorbing and noise isolation layers being sandwiched between outer walls of the respective noise absorbing barrier.
10 . The compute cabinet assembly of claim 8 , wherein the noise absorbing layer includes a material selected from the group consisting of: foam, rockwool, and glasswool, wherein the noise isolation layer includes rubber.
11 . The compute cabinet assembly of claim 8 , wherein the noise absorbing barriers and the noise isolation barriers are applied to one or more surfaces of (i) the equipment room, or (ii) the cabinet fan module.
12 . The compute cabinet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the electric fans are oriented in a rectangular configuration in the cabinet fan module.
13 . The compute cabinet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the equipment room is configured to receive a plurality of edge servers or high performance computing servers therein.
14 . A method for providing cooling capacity and noise reduction to a compute cabinet assembly, the method comprising:
causing one or more electric fans in a cabinet fan module coupled to a first side of an equipment room in the compute cabinet assembly to create an airflow path that:
(i) originates at an inlet of an air inlet channel coupled to a second side of the equipment room opposite the first side,
(ii) extends through the equipment room and the cabinet fan module, and
(iii) exits the compute cabinet assembly at first and second outlets of first and second respective air outlet channels, the first and second air outlet channels being coupled to the cabinet fan module and extending along third and fourth respective sides of the equipment room;
wherein one or more noise absorbing barriers or noise isolation barriers are coupled to interior surfaces of the compute cabinet assembly, wherein each of the noise absorbing barriers includes:
a perforated plate having a plurality of holes extending therethrough,
a noise absorbing layer coupled to the plate,
a noise isolation layer, and
an air layer separating the noise absorbing layer and the noise isolation layer; and
wherein the noise isolation layer is coupled to the surfaces of the compute cabinet assembly.
15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein each of the noise isolation barriers includes:
a noise absorbing layer,
a noise isolation layer coupled to the noise isolation layer, and
outer walls sandwiching the noise absorbing layer and the noise isolation layer therebetween.