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Publications

X Author: Ashok J Gadgil

2011

Coles, Henry C, Tae Won Han, Phillip N Price, Ashok J Gadgil, and William F Tschudi."Air Corrosivity in U.S. Outdoor-Air-Cooled Data Centers is Similar to That in Conventional Data Centers." (2011).

2010

Shehabi, Arman, Srirupa Ganguly, Lara A Gundel, Arpad Horvath, Thomas W Kirchstetter, Melissa M Lunden, William F Tschudi, Ashok J Gadgil, and William W Nazaroff."Can combining economizers with improved filtration save energy and protect equipment in data centers?."Building and Environment 45.3 (2010) 718-726. DOI

2009

Shehabi, Arman, William W Nazaroff, Arpad Horvath, Ashok J Gadgil, and Edward A Arens."Energy Demands and Efficiency Strategies in Data Center Buildings."Civil and Environmental Engineering (2009) 275.

2008

Shehabi, Arman, Arpad Horvath, William F Tschudi, Ashok J Gadgil, and William W Nazaroff."Particle Concentrations in Data Centers."Atmospheric Environment 42.24 (2008) 5978 - 5990. DOI
Shehabi, Arman, Srirupa Ganguly, Kim Traber, Hillary Price, Arpad Horvath, William W Nazaroff, and Ashok J Gadgil."Energy Implications of Economizer Use in California Data Centers." (2008).

2007

Shehabi, Arman, William F Tschudi, and Ashok J Gadgil."Data Center Economizer Contamination and Humidity Study." (2007).
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