Predictika · Data center cooling equipment orders

An AI sales agent's data center cooling order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for indirect evaporative cooling units for a data center, with the model, mounting, supplemental cooling and site limits. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published product sheet and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Oasis Standard orders (Oasis 30, 40, 60 and 75): cooling capacity and airflow, footprint, height, operating weight, mounting and supplemental cooling. See everything this validator covers

This validator models orders for the Munters Oasis Standard indirect air-side economizer with indirect evaporative cooling, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Capacity and airflow — each model is rated for up to 190, 250, 375 or 500 kW and 30,000, 40,000, 60,000 or 75,000 CFM; the design load and airflow per unit are checked against the rating, and the stated totals on the quote against the quoted units. A load exactly at the rating goes to an engineer, because the sheet says the capacity depends on delta T and altitude.
  • Site fit — the unit footprint (300 inches long and 78, 98, 140 or 162 inches wide), the height of 186.5 inches on a roof or 225 inches on a perimeter mount including the scavenger fan intake plenum, and the approximate operating weight for each mounting, compared with the pad, height limit and support limit of the site.
  • Supplemental cooling — trim DX or chilled water supplemental cooling is offered for extreme conditions; a quote for extreme conditions without it goes to an engineer.

Any Oasis Standard order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (Munters does not publish prices, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), the capacity at a given delta T or altitude (the sheet gives only the maximum), other options on the sheet (controls, dampers, fans, coatings, mirror access, transfer switch), other Munters products, and installation or service.

The AI sales agentBuilds the cooling order from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
A rating that depends on conditions and a load right at the limitOnly with care
A hard limit is easy to enforce, but a load exactly at the limit needs its own rule that routes to a person, and that is easy to leave out.		The load is compared with the rating on every call, and a load at the rating is routed to an engineer.
Stated totals that must equal what the quoted units giveOnly with care
A stated figure is a free-entry field; a rule can compare it with a computed total, but each model needs its own lookup that has to be kept in step with the sheet.		The stated capacity and airflow travel with the quote and are compared with the computed totals.
Height and weight that change with the mountingOnly with workarounds
The same model has different height and operating weight on a roof and on a perimeter mount, and each has to be compared with a different site limit; that is a calculation, not an option rule.		Height and weight are looked up from the model and the mounting and compared with the site limits together.
A footprint that must fit the pad in both directionsOnly with workarounds
A length and a width that depend on the model are compared with two site dimensions, which takes several linked rules.		The unit dimensions come from the model and both pad dimensions are checked in the same call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the order is saved or a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The design load is 191 kW per unit, but this model is rated for up to 190 kW.
2The design load of 190 kW per unit equals the maximum rating, which depends on delta T and altitude, so an engineer must confirm it at the design conditions.
3The design airflow is 60,001 CFM per unit, but this model is rated for up to 60,000 CFM.
4The unit footprint is 300 x 98 inches, but the available pad is 299 x 110 inches.
5The unit footprint is 300 x 140 inches, but the available pad is 320 x 139 inches.
6The unit is 186.5 inches tall including the scavenger fan intake plenum, but the site allows 180 inches.
7The unit is 225 inches tall including the scavenger fan intake plenum, but the site allows 200 inches.
8The approximate operating weight is 19,300 lb per unit, but the support is limited to 19,000 lb.
9The approximate operating weight is 35,000 lb per unit, but the support is limited to 34,000 lb.
10The quote states 400 kW of cooling in total; the quoted units are rated for up to 500 kW in total.
11The quote states 70,000 CFM of airflow in total; the quoted units are rated for up to 80,000 CFM in total.
12The design load of 250 kW per unit equals the maximum rating, which depends on delta T and altitude, so an engineer must confirm it at the design conditions.
13The design conditions are extreme and the quote has no trim DX or chilled water supplemental cooling, which the product sheet offers for extreme conditions; an engineer must confirm the unit can carry the load.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Site fit: Perimeter mount over the footprint, height and weight limits

    
The agent's request. Please quote two Munters Oasis 60 indirect evaporative cooling units on a perimeter mount, each for a design load of 360 kW and 55,000 CFM, on a pad of 310 by 130 inches, with a height limit of 200 inches and a support limit of 26,000 lb per unit. The quote states 750 kW and 120,000 CFM in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Unit does not fit the pad. The unit footprint is 300 x 140 inches, but the available pad is 310 x 130 inches.
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  • Unit taller than the height limit. The unit is 225 inches tall including the scavenger fan intake plenum, but the site allows 200 inches.
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  • Operating weight over the roof limit. The approximate operating weight is 26,500 lb per unit, but the support is limited to 26,000 lb.
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2. Site fit: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote two Munters Oasis 60 indirect evaporative cooling units on the roof, each for a design load of 360 kW and 55,000 CFM, on a pad of 310 by 140 inches, with a height limit of 180 inches and a support limit of 26,000 lb per unit. The quote states 750 kW and 120,000 CFM in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Unit taller than the height limit. The unit is 186.5 inches tall including the scavenger fan intake plenum, but the site allows 180 inches.
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3. Site fit: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote two Munters Oasis 60 indirect evaporative cooling units on the roof, each for a design load of 360 kW and 55,000 CFM, on a pad of 310 by 140 inches, with a height limit of 190 inches and a support limit of 26,000 lb per unit. The quote states 750 kW and 120,000 CFM in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 2 unit(s), rated up to 750 kW and 120,000 CFM in total; each weighs about 25,900 lb in operation and stands 186.5 inches tall with the scavenger fan intake plenum.
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4. Rating and stated totals: Design load over the rating and a wrong stated capacity

    
The agent's request. Please quote three Munters Oasis 30 indirect evaporative cooling units on the roof, each for a design load of 210 kW and 28,000 CFM, on a pad of 320 by 100 inches. The quote states 600 kW and 90,000 CFM in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Cooling load over the unit rating. The design load is 210 kW per unit, but this model is rated for up to 190 kW.
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  • Stated total capacity does not match. The quote states 600 kW of cooling in total; the quoted units are rated for up to 570 kW in total.
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5. Rating and stated totals: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote three Munters Oasis 40 indirect evaporative cooling units on the roof, each for a design load of 210 kW and 28,000 CFM, on a pad of 320 by 100 inches. The quote states 750 kW and 120,000 CFM in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 3 unit(s), rated up to 750 kW and 120,000 CFM in total; each weighs about 19,300 lb in operation and stands 186.5 inches tall with the scavenger fan intake plenum.
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6. Extreme conditions: Extreme conditions at the rating with no supplemental cooling

    
The agent's request. Please quote two Munters Oasis 75 indirect evaporative cooling units on the roof, each for a design load of 500 kW and 70,000 CFM, on a pad of 350 by 170 inches, for extreme design conditions. The quote states 1,000 kW and 150,000 CFM in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Load at the unit rating. The design load of 500 kW per unit equals the maximum rating, which depends on delta T and altitude, so an engineer must confirm it at the design conditions.
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  • Extreme conditions without supplemental cooling. The design conditions are extreme and the quote has no trim DX or chilled water supplemental cooling, which the product sheet offers for extreme conditions; an engineer must confirm the unit can carry the load.
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  • Order summary. 2 unit(s), rated up to 1,000 kW and 150,000 CFM in total; each weighs about 30,000 lb in operation and stands 186.5 inches tall with the scavenger fan intake plenum.
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7. Extreme conditions: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote two Munters Oasis 75 indirect evaporative cooling units on the roof, each for a design load of 480 kW and 70,000 CFM, on a pad of 350 by 170 inches, for extreme design conditions, with trim DX supplemental cooling. The quote states 1,000 kW and 150,000 CFM in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 2 unit(s), rated up to 1,000 kW and 150,000 CFM in total; each weighs about 30,000 lb in operation and stands 186.5 inches tall with the scavenger fan intake plenum.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares an order for indirect evaporative cooling units for a data center, with the model, mounting, supplemental cooling and site limits. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published product sheet and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote two Munters Oasis 60 indirect evaporative cooling units on a perimeter mount, each for a design load of 360 kW and 55,000 CFM. The quote states 750 kW and 120,000 CFM in total. The rest of the request is on screen.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with three findings, all in one answer. The unit footprint is 300 x 140 inches, but the available pad is 310 x 130 inches. The unit is 225 inches tall including the scavenger fan intake plenum, but the site allows 200 inches. The approximate operating weight is 26,500 lb per unit, but the support is limited to 26,000 lb.
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  6. The validator returned three blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for height and weight that change with the mounting, a rules-based CPQ can do this only with workarounds.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the mounting to rooftop, the pad to 310 x 140 and the height limit to 180.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Still blocked, with one finding, all in one answer. The unit is 186.5 inches tall including the scavenger fan intake plenum, but the site allows 180 inches.
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  12. Two findings cleared; still blocked on unit taller than the height limit.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It changes the height limit to 190.
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  15. It calls the validator once more.
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  16. This time the validator clears it.
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  17. The earlier finding is cleared.
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  18. Three problems caught in one call, fixed in two passes, and a clean quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer.
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