ADVANCED AISLE™
Airflow Containment Systems

NDS AIR CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS FEATURE

  • Modular construction
  • Custom-engineered design solutions
  • Reduced installation costs
  • Hot (HAC) or Cold (CAC) applications
  • Reduced power usage effectiveness (PUE)

ADVANCED AISLE™ Hot Aisle Containment (HAC)

NDS’s ADVANCED AISLE™ HAC Vertical Containment systems offer cost-efficient and best-in-class solutions for positive air separation that funnels hot air back to the cooling units. Site friendly and easy to implement, ADVANCED AISLE™ products are easily customizable to fit any need.

KEY FEATURES

  • Sliding or swinging no-threshold doors with “soft” auto-close features
  • Positive hot/cold airflow separation with minimal leakage
  • Multiple door height options fit any cabinet height
  • Accommodates 36” to 96” cabinet heights
  • Approved material options include: class A rated, CA state fire marshal, UL & FM global materials
  • Typical ROIs of less than 12-months
  • Easy installation

ADVANCED AISLE™ Cold Aisle Containment (CAC)

Our Cabinet or Structure Mounted CAC Drop Out Ceiling Panels and In-Row Rack Blocking Panels combine to contain cold air and direct it to the front of your equipment rows. Constructed of lightweight, fire-rated materials approved for installation below fire sprinklers, these easy-to-install panels can span any aisle width, are modularly designed to scale as rows are added, and seamlessly integrate with our End-of-Row Door Systems.

KEY FEATURES

  • Sliding or swinging no-threshold doors with “soft” auto-close features
  • Positive hot/cold airflow separation with minimal leakage
  • Multiple door height options fit any cabinet height
  • Accommodates 36” to 96” cabinet heights
  • Approved material options include: class A rated, CA state fire marshal,
    UL & FM global materials
  • Typical ROIs of less than 12-months
  • Easy installation

ADVANCED AISLE™ SLANT-CAP® CAC SYSTEM

Combine NDS’s ADVANCED AISLE™ Slant-Cap System with our End-of-Row Doors to create an exceptional, re-configurable cold-aisle airflow system that prevents hot/cold air mixture even when full-aisle seals
and coverage are unavailable.

KEY FEATURES

  • No tools required, magnetically or velcro secured panel installation
  • Promotes up to 75% efficiency in preventing hot/cold air mixing
  • 45º to 90 º panel angle orientation options
  • Typical ROIs of less than 1 month
  • Multiple panel widths fit any cabinet size
  • Easy installation

ADVANCED AISLE™ ACTIVE-CAP® Containment System

NDS’s ADVANCED AISLE™ Active-Cap® Containment System completely opens when the building system detects fire, therefore exposing the entire aisle to fire suppression. The system is fully resettable upon
the end of the event and/or testing.

KEY FEATURES

  • Automatic opening roof panels allow sprinkler coverage in the aisle upon building fire or smoke system activation
  • No need for sprinkler or other fire suppression penetrations in CAC
  • NFPA 75 compliance
  • Incorporates electromagnets to hold the panels closed until the building fire system activates and power is removed
  • DC24V powered
  • UL approved, ASTM-E-84 class A certified
  • No interference with aisle exits or headroom
  • Roof panels are removable while the structure remains in place