Systems and assemblies for cooling server racks

Abstract

A cooling assembly for cooling server racks includes a server rack enclosure sub-assembly that includes at least one panel member defining a volume for receiving one or more server racks having a front portion and a rear portion, at least one of the panel members is a rear panel member; at least one frame member defines an opening for receiving the rear portion of the server racks to form a hot space between the rear panel member and the combination of the frame member and the rear portion of the server racks; a cooling sub-assembly disposed in thermal communication with the hot space to cool at least one server supported in the server rack and including a chassis receiving at least one heat exchange member for exchanging heat between a refrigerant fluid flowing through the heat exchange member and fluid flowing through the hot space heated by the server.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cooling assembly for cooling server racks comprising:
 a server rack enclosure sub-assembly comprising:
 at least one panel member defining a volume for receiving one or more server racks having a front portion and a rear portion, at least one of the one or more panel members is a rear panel member; 
 at least one frame member defining an opening for receiving the rear portion of the one or more server racks to form a hot space between the rear panel member and the combination of the at least one frame member and the rear portion of the one or more server racks; 
   a cooling sub-assembly disposed in thermal communication with the hot space to enable cooling of at least one server supported in the at least one server rack, the cooling sub-assembly comprising a chassis configured to receive at least one heat exchange member for exchanging heat between a refrigerant fluid flowing through the at least one heat exchange member and fluid flowing through the hot space that has been heated by the at least one server.