Editing Data center (section)

===Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis===
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This type of analysis uses sophisticated tools and techniques to understand the unique thermal conditions present in each data center—predicting the temperature, [[airflow]], and pressure behavior of a data center to assess performance and energy consumption, using numerical modeling.<ref>[http://blog.transitionaldata.com/aggregate/bid/37840/Seeing-the-Invisible-Data-Center-with-CFD-Modeling-Software Bullock, Michael. "Computation Fluid Dynamics - Hot topic at Data Center World," Transitional Data Services, March 18, 2010.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103183406/http://blog.transitionaldata.com/aggregate/bid/37840/Seeing-the-Invisible-Data-Center-with-CFD-Modeling-Software|date=January 3, 2012}}</ref> By predicting the effects of these environmental conditions, CFD analysis of a data center can be used to predict the impact of high-density racks mixed with low-density racks<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegreengrid.org/~/media/WhitePapers/White_Paper_27_Impact_of_Virtualization_Data_On_Center_Physical_Infrastructure_020210.pdf?lang=en|title=Bouley, Dennis (editor). "Impact of Virtualization on Data Center Physical Infrastructure," The Green grid, 2010.|access-date=2012-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429215242/http://www.thegreengrid.org/~/media/WhitePapers/White_Paper_27_Impact_of_Virtualization_Data_On_Center_Physical_Infrastructure_020210.pdf?lang=en|archive-date=2014-04-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the onward impact on cooling resources, poor infrastructure management practices, and AC failure or AC shutdown for scheduled maintenance.