Rack assemblies and methods for cooling one or more rack-based computer
systems, as well as data center configurations that utilize the rack
assembly. The rack assembly comprises a rack providing support for
multiple columns of heat-generating electronic devices and device fans
for moving air from an air inlet side of the rack through the devices and
through an air outlet side of the rack. The rack assembly also comprises
a unitary door having a support frame spanning the air outlet side of the
rack and hingedly coupling the door to a rear vertical edge of the rack.
The door includes an air-to-liquid heat exchanger panel spanning an air
outlet passage inside the support frame so that substantially all of the
air passing through the air outlet must pass through the heat exchanger
panel. The air outlet passage has a cross-sectional area that is
substantially equal to or greater than the cross-sectional area of the
multiple columns of heat-generating devices.