Polargy founder and president Cary Frame holds a Drop Away Panels in a video demonstration of the product.
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center airflow solutions firm Polargy (www.polargy.com) has released a solution that opens up hot and cold aisle containment systems in the event of a fire, allowing fire-suppression systems to operate without obstruction.
According to PolarPlex’s Monday announcement, its translucent overhead Drop Away Panels for hot and cold aisle containment systems are now generally available, enabling data center managers to implement hot and cold aisle containment without disrupting existing fire-suppression systems or sacrificing visibility.
Under normal conditions, each PolarPlex panel prevents the mixing of hot and cold air above the data center racks, however, in the event of a fire, the heat-sensitive panels react by falling from their frame when the temperature reaches about 135 degrees Fahrenheit, allowing systems to suppress the flames.
The PolarPlex containment solution is the only containment system approved by product safety certification organization Underwriters Laboratories (www.ul.com) for use below sprinkler heads and has been approved by fire officials in various American municipalities. Additionally, PolarPlex Drop Away Panels are made from safe Unplasticized PVC, and are certified by GREENGUARD (www.greenguard.org) for indoor air quality.
Polargy has partnered with energy conservation firm Bluestone Energy Services (www.bluestoneenergy.com) and value-added distributor NER Data Products (www.nerdata.com) to help accelerate market adoption.
“These groundbreaking built-to-order panels are lightweight and weigh less than a pound per square foot,” Polargy president Cary Frame said. “Panels are economical because there is no need to modify existing lighting and fire-suppression systems, and because they are easy to install. A PolarPlex containment system eliminates thermal mixing without requiring painful retrofitting.”
In the following YouTube clip, Frame demonstrates how the panels work:
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