Component Guide

Tool-Less Blanking Panels

The tool-less blanking panels force the cold air to be transferred

through the active equipment rather than being transferred directly to

the hot aisle. Panduit Tool-less Blanking Panels minimize bypass airow

in racks and cabinets, optimizing cooling efciency. These blanking

panels are available in 1 RU or 2 RU congurations that can be

deployed to ll any number of open rack units within the cabinet.

A one rack unit pass-through blanking panel is also available that

incorporates sliding pass-through windows with foam that allows power

cables to pass from the front of the cabinet to the back of the cabinet,

while still maintaining a suitable sealing solution.

Application: Designed to speed installation, and are part of the

complete range of cooling accessories available from Panduit to help

maximize management and control of the physical infrastructure.

The tool-less blanking panel prevents 39% loss of effectiveness when

utilized in a CAC environment. The investment of the TLBP1S-V

product has a simple payback of 0.04 years when installed in

this environment.

Selection Criteria:

• Designed to ll 1 RU or 2 RU openings in EIA-compliant racks

or cabinets

• Non-metallic construction with snap-in features allow for easy

installation without the need for installation tools

• A selection of product is available to provide solutions for round or

cage nut mounting rails

• Designed to stack easily to minimize the space required for the

storage of products not currently being used

• Pass-through blanking panels allow cables to pass from the front to

the back of cabinets

1 RU Panel

2 RU Panel

1 RU (Pass-through) Panel

Key Advantages and Competitive Analysis

Through airow bench testing in our thermal laboratory, we have demonstrated and

validated that the integral cabinet sealing features of the Panduit

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S-Type

VED cabinet reduce air leakage by up to 20% over the competitors’ cabinets. The

improved sealing has a signicant impact on hot air recirculation and IT equipment inlet

temperatures, as the VED cabinet IT loads increase from 15 kW to 33 kW

Conditions of Experiment: 20 Panduit cabinets with containment compared to two major cabinet competitors

with their containment; Electricity @ $0.10/kWh; ASHRAE allowable max inlet air temperature of 90°F used

threshold limit; 13°F approach temperature for CRAH; 42°F SWT = 55F Supply Air Temp. (SAT); Chiller SWT

range 42°F to 65°F; CRAH SAT 55°F to 78°F; .02 increase in chiller eff. For every 1 degree F increase in chiller

set point temperature.