Submittal

RKAT05--WW-ENG, Rev 0, 12/2015

Panduit Net-Access™ Cabinet Doors Keep Data Center Equipment Cool and Secure

Figure 1. ANSI/BICSI 002-2014 Airflow Capacity. Effect of perforation % open area on AFC

for Panduit Net-Access

42 RU cabinets.

Figure 1 shows that wider cabinets, which have more perforated area on the doors, require a lower

percent open area of perforation pattern to meet the minimum AFC

requirement. For wider

cabinets, because the door is broader but the equipment mounting area is not, the required

perforation percent open area drops considerably. A Panduit 800mm wide Net-Access™ cabinet

only needs a 48% open area perforation pattern to meet the ANSI/BICSI AFC

minimum. By

contrast, a Panduit 600mm wide Net-Access™ cabinet with a perforation pattern that provides a

67% open area meets the minimum value. All Panduit doors have a 69% open area perforation

pattern, exceeding the requirement.

Perforated Sample Testing

To fully understand how the perforated door affects cabinet cooling, Panduit Laboratories

performed airflow testing at the Jack E. Caveney Innovation Center. We tested perforated steel

sheet samples with 57% and 80% open areas and a front door from a Panduit cabinet, which has a

69% open area perforation pattern. These perforation patterns are shown in Figure 2.