[Publib] computer heat question?

[Reed Winterbourne]

Cheri,

   I would think the calculation of the impact of the cumulative computer 
heat (or any heat source) compared to the cubic footage of a room is 
something an engineer should have at his/her fingertips...  It's a 
calculation of the BTU/hr output from the computers (which the manufacturer 
should be able to tell you - average seems to be about 400 BTU/hr per case) 
and the monitors (LCDs produce less heat - somewhere around 250 BTU/hr per 
unit) compared to the volume of the room.

Reed

>
>We are building a new library, and have a new wrinkle to address.  The
>building is 15,000 sq. ft, and we will have a computer room set off by
>itself that is 25' x 16'.  We plan to have 10 computers in there, and
>they will be used all the time we are open....11 hours a day.  The
>engineers are wondering if the computers will generate too much heat,
>and should they install an additional separate roof unit to heat and
>cool the room.  Has anybody out there already had this problem?  Thanks
>for the info, Cheri

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