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Integrators and OEMs · Use case 01

Envelope and clearance

Will it fit where it is going: envelope, weight, and the clearance to service it?

Load the open spec as a document: Open Rack V3 (ORv3), Open Rack Wide, or the Project Deschutes CDU specification. Criad checks rack envelope and weight against the hall, and CDU service clearance against the spec, measured on the model.

Every answer cites its source. People decide.

How it works

Ask. Inspect. Verify. Publish.

1

Ask

A plain-language question.

"Do these racks and this CDU fit the hall as drawn?"
2

Inspect

The full blast radius, on the model.

Every rack and CDU position on the model, with its envelope and the service space around it.
3

Verify

Checked against the governing drawings and specs.

Rack envelope and weight against the hall. CDU service clearance against the spec. Each one measured on real geometry, clause cited.
4

Publish

A dashboard, report or register, citations attached.

A fit report per hall: pass or fail per position, with the clause and the measurement.
Worked example

One job, start to finish.

Values come from a structured reference campus, not from a client project.

Reference campus
  1. 01

    Reference campus: rack envelope limit 0.60 x 1.20 x 2.00 m, from the spec.

  2. 02

    240 racks per hall, 1,440 on campus, each one measured on the model.

  3. 03

    A rack over the envelope is listed with its hall, its position and the clause.

  4. 04

    The same check runs with ORv3 or Open Rack Wide loaded as the spec.

Spec against drawing · cooling unit clearance

governs
PDFMechanical specificationpage 42 of 118

Maintenance clearance clause

Cooling units shall be installed so that

the clear space to the nearest rack is

not less than 0.6 m for maintenance.

Clearance is measured to the rack face.

42 of 118

Ranked by authority

Measured on the model, all 16 units

1.45 m

PDFHall 2 cooling layout1 sheet · A1

rev 1 · issued 17 Jul 2026

Plan detail, unit to nearest rack row

1.45 munitrack row

Reference campus

Hall 2 cooling layout

rev 1

issued 17 Jul 2026

1.45 m clear against a 0.6 m minimum. Passes at every unit.

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