ASHRAE Recommendations Pose Cost Savings for Data Centers
Advantages of adiabatic humidification and free air cooling
OTTAWA, Ontario — The latest recommendations for data center air quality conditions mean that an increased number of companies in varying climates can now take advantage of the free air cooling offered through adiabatic humidification, improving energy efficiency, and facility operation costs. Since ASHRAE widened its guidelines for data centers’ indoor air and temperature conditions, the use of adiabatic humidification in data centers has increased, alongside the rise of free air cooling systems.
Proper indoor air quality and adequate humidity levels are imperative to safe and efficient data center operations. Humidification in data centers is required to prevent electrostatic discharge, which can damage servers and network products, and offers the benefit of high capacity, low cost evaporative cooling.