How to quiet down a portable AC unit in the PC room?

jameswilliam said:
I've got a room. NO windows. MANY computers (well OK, 8, but hope to go higher, think big BOINC farm). Even with good air cooling on each proc, the whole room gets to hot.

What to do?

I've seen "portable air conditioners" that have dehumidifiers built in, so they generate little or no water to empty. They can be wheeled around a room, BUT, they all want to use an exhause hose to go out a window.

Will I get ANY cooling with one of these devices in my room with no window to vent it out? Or will the air conditioner simply exhaust as much heat as it cools, giving the room no benefit?

Thanks!
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You are way beyond using air as a medium to transport heat mate.

I´m talking about an AC unit outside with insulated pipes connecting the parts inside.


How far beyond is the first question to answer and how to express the value.


You simply calculate all the wattage in your room together and multiply it by 3.41, which translates your energy consumption into a value air conditioner companies use:
https://www.britannica.com/science/British-thermal-unit

Depending where you live an ACs power may be advertised as how much tonnage (1=12.000 btu) it can handle:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrgRlMRd6u4

Here´s a wattage btu converter
https://www.magtrol.com/watts-btu-converter/


After you have faced the truth and can measure your needs in wattage/btu/AC tonnage:

sit down, strap in and bite the bullet:
https://www.samsunghvac.com/light-commercial/-40-low-ambient-cooling
fyi: i´ve chosen nothing bad but also nothing special

Good luck!
 
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Carlyle2020 said:
You are way beyond using air as a medium to transport heat mate.

I´m talking about an AC unit ouside with insulated pipes connecting the parts inside.


How far beyond is the first question to answer and how to express the value.


You simply calculate all the wattage in in your room together and multiply i by 3.41, which translates your energy consumption into a value air conditioner companies use:


Depending where you live an ACs power may be advertised as how much tonnage (1=12.000 btu) it can handle:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrgRlMRd6u4

Here´s a wattage btu converter


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After you have faced the truth and can measure your needs in wattage/btu/AC tonnage:

sit down, strap in and bite the bullet:

fyi: i´ve chosen nothing bad but also nothing special

Good luck!
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thank you so much for your suggestion
 
Carlyle2020 said:
You are way beyond using air as a medium to transport heat mate.

sit down, strap in and bite the bullet:
https://www.samsunghvac.com/light-commercial/-40-low-ambient-cooling
fyi: i´ve chosen nothing bad but also nothing special

Good luck!
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jameswilliam said:
thank you so much for your suggestion
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Don't be afraid of cheaper chinese options;

https://senville.com/

unless you legit need to actively cool this room while its -10 outside.... Then you're probably doing something illegal if you're asking questions here.
 
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