Patent attributes
A configurable flow control air baffle comprises one or more removable flow impedance devices that affect the direction of airflow forced through a computer system, wherein the position of the one or more flow impedance devices are user-configurable. Various embodiments comprise various shapes, sizes and attachment configurations of the flow impedance devices. Hence, the airflow through computer systems is controllable by a user based on the different configurations of the components within respective computer systems. According to one embodiment, the removable flow impedance devices are user-configurable on the baffle by removably attaching the flow impedance devices to a baffle face, such as in one or more housing mechanisms. According to one embodiment, the removable flow impedance devices are user-configurable on the baffle by permanently decoupling, from the baffle, one or more preconfigured permanently removable flow impedance devices.