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AltaAI Air Containment & Engineering

Advanced Air Cooling
Built for Efficiency.

Not every workload requires liquid immersion. For lower-density racks and existing footprints, we implement advanced air containment architectures to reclaim stranded power and achieve maximum cooling efficiency.

Our Air Cooling Engineering Solutions

Precision Containment

We design and erect rigid physical barriers to isolate cold supply air from hot exhaust streams (Hot Aisle / Cold Aisle Containment). This completely eliminates air mixing, reducing cooling fan energy use by up to 25%.

CFD Airflow Modeling

Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, we map temperature distributions and static air pressures across your server rooms. This maps out hotspots and guides tile layouts before physical adjustments.

RDHx Retrofitting

Integrate Rear Door Heat Exchangers (RDHx) directly onto your legacy server cabinets. Closed-loop chilled water coils absorb heat at the rack door, supporting up to 35kW load capacities in an air footprint.

Air Cooling & Containment FAQ

What is the difference between Hot and Cold Aisle containment?

Cold Aisle containment seals the supply aisle, keeping cold air focused directly into the server intake faces. Hot Aisle containment seals the exhaust space behind the racks, ducting hot air directly back to cooling units. Hot Aisle is generally more efficient in larger footprints as it keeps the rest of the room comfortable for operators.

How do Rear Door Heat Exchangers (RDHx) retrofits help legacy rooms?

RDHx doors replace standard perforated cabinet doors. They route chilled water through modular radiator coils directly at the server exhaust face, cooling air back to room temperature before it leaves the rack. This allows legacy air-chilled rooms to house higher-density compute configurations (up to 35kW per rack) without requiring a full facility rebuild.

Does air cooling support modern accelerator clusters like H100s?

Yes, but with strict limitations. Standard open-floor layouts will lead to thermal throttling. High-density accelerators require enclosed cold-aisle containment and high-capacity fans, or hybrid designs incorporating Rear Door Heat Exchangers to sustain continuous peak compute workloads safely.