"Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating

Tue Jan 16 09:00:19 UTC 2024

On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 11:08 PM Saku Ytti <saku at ytti.fi> wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Jan 2024 at 08:51, <bzs at 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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