Renault F1 Team announces technical partnership
ConvergenceAsia staff
27/02/2009

The Renault F1 Team has announced a technical partnership with APC by Schneider Electric, a global provider of critical power and cooling services.

Significant changes to the regulations for 2009 have presented many challenges for the aerodynamic development of the car, said Jarrod Murphy, Head of CFD of the Renault F1 Team. “Therefore our use of computational fluid dynamics software for aerodynamic design and validation has strategic importance for the 2009 season.”

APC's InfraStruXure with Hot Aisle Containment System (HACS) ensures dependable power and cooling for our Mistral supercomputer to run the CFD application 24x7, he said.

InfraStruXure architecture is a technological solution for the high power density and scalability requirements of modern IT systems as well as supercomputers. In Grand Prix racing, data centre performance makes a huge contribution to on-track performance. “We are delighted that the Renault F1 Team has chosen to work with APC to protect and cool its mission-critical systems," said Paul Tyrer, Vice President, UK and
Ireland, APC by Schneider Electric.

Equipment supplied for Renault F1 Team Computational Aerodynamic Research Centre includes two separate APC InfraStruXure HACS complete with NetShelter equipment racks, APC InRow RC cooling units, APC Symmetra Uninterruptible Power Supplies and Netbotz monitoring appliances with CCTV cameras.

In addition, InfraStruXure Central software has been installed, to provide a centralised physical infrastructure management platform with real-time device monitoring, immediate event notification and the ability to quickly assess and resolve critical situations within the physical layer.

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