ASHRAE Book addresses datacom contamination.
Press Release Summary:
Titled "Particulate and Gaseous Contamination in Datacom Environments," ASHRAE book provides basic information that is essential to prevention of contamination in datacom facilities. Book identifies datacom equipment susceptibility and operational impact, strategies for prevention and control, as well as contamination testing and analysis. Guidance in book is crucial for maintaining high level of IT equipment dependability and availability.
Original Press Release:
Datacom Contamination: Stopping it Before it Starts
ATLANTA - While particle and gaseous contamination resulting from dust and dirt can lead to unexpected shutdowns of critical IT equipment, the connection between contamination and hardware failures is often overlooked.
A new book from ASHRAE provides basic information that is essential to the control and prevention of particulate and gaseous contamination in datacom facilities. Particulate and Gaseous Contamination in Datacom Environments identifies datacom equipment susceptibility and operational impact, strategies for prevention and control as well as contamination testing and analysis.
"Any installation planning checklist for datacom environments typically includes power, cooling and structural criteria," said Joe Prisco, a member of ASHRAE's technical committee on mission control facilities, technology spaces and electronic equipment, which wrote the book. "Contamination criteria can now be added. The guidance in this book is crucial for maintaining a high level of IT equipment dependability and availability."
Prisco noted that as IT equipment shrinks in size, resulting in smaller components and less physical space between them, the risk of contamination grows.
The book is part of the ASHRAE Datacom Series, developed to provide a more comprehensive treatment of datacom cooling and related subjects. Other books in the series are High Density Data Centers - Case Studies and Best Practices, Design Considerations for Datacom Equipment Centers, Best Practices for Datacom Facility Energy Efficiency, Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments, Liquid Cooling Guidelines for Datacom Equipment Centers, Datacom Equipment Power Trends and Cooling Applications, and Structural and Vibration Guidelines for Datacom Equipment Centers.
The cost of Particulate and Gaseous Contamination in Datacom Environments is $54 (ASHRAE members, $46). To order, contact ASHRAE Customer Service at 1-800-527-4723 (United States and Canada) or 404-636-8400 (worldwide), fax 404-321-5478, or visit at http://www.ashrae.org/bookstore.
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of some 50,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education.
Contact: Jodi Dunlop
Public Relations
678-539-1140
jdunlop@ashrae.org
