Requirements for the Chilled Air Flow Area 
The following illustration shows the chilled air flow area required for a system. Use the system cooling 
requirements tables and the preceding graph to determine the area of floor tiles to supply chilled air to the 
system. 
Centerline of
Aisle Walkway
Other Computer Systems
Area of Floor Tiles to Supply
Chilled Air to 7040 System
(see previous tables and graph)
7040 System
Front
Rear
785 mm (30.9 in.) - (Single Frame)
1575 mm (62.0 in.) - (Double Frame)
1342 mm (52.83 in.)
or
1494 mm (58.83 in.)
with front/rear
covers installed
  
 
 
 
 
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