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Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating


From: William Herrin <bill () herrin us>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 01:00:19 -0800

On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 11:08 PM Saku Ytti <saku () ytti fi> wrote:
On Tue, 16 Jan 2024 at 08:51, <bzs () theworld com> wrote:
A rule of thumb is a few degrees per hour change but YMMV, depends on
the equipment. Sometimes manufacturer's specs include this.

Is this common sense, or do you have reference to this, like paper
showing at what temperature change at what rate occurs what damage?

It's uncommon sense.

You have a computer room humidified to 40% and you inject cold air
below the dew point. The surfaces in the room will get wet.

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_stress

Regards,
Bill Herrin

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