Final Report of Dry Cooler
Final Report of Dry Cooler
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.....................................................................................................2
Background and justification...............................................................................................3
Objective..............................................................................................................................3
Tasks to be done:.................................................................................................................4
Abstract................................................................................................................................5
Chapter one..........................................................................................................................6
1.1 Introduction................................................................................................................6
1.2 Working principle of evaporative cooler...................................................................7
1.3 Advantages of Dry Cooler over Refrigerated Air Conditioner.................................8
1.4 Benefits of dry cooler................................................................................................9
Chapter two........................................................................................................................11
2.1 Analysis for dry cooler dimension determination...................................................11
2.2 Determination of flow rate......................................................................................11
2.2.1 Mass flow rate of moist air...............................................................................11
2.2.2 Volume flow rate of moist air...........................................................................12
2.2.3 Mass flow rate of water....................................................................................13
Chapter three......................................................................................................................18
3.1 Determination of the Heat Transfer Area................................................................18
3.1.1 Determination of dimension of wetted media or pad.......................................18
Chapter four.......................................................................................................................21
4.1 Determination of reservoir capacity........................................................................21
Chapter five.......................................................................................................................23
5. Manufacturing process...............................................................................................23
5.1 MANUFACTURING..........................................................................................23
Pad.............................................................................................................................23
Reservoir....................................................................................................................23
Guide or (the sliding mechanism) on the reservoir...................................................23
Guide (the sliding mechanism) and water trough on the top cover...........................23
Front cover.................................................................................................................24
Plates..........................................................................................................................24
Chapter six.........................................................................................................................25
6. Design of Components of Dry Cooler.......................................................................25
6.1 Fan Selection.......................................................................................................25
6.1.1 Centrifugal fans................................................................................................25
6.1.2 Axial flow fans.................................................................................................25
Fan total pressure = System total pressure loss.................................................................26
6.1.3 Fan Air Power...................................................................................................27
6.2 Pump Selection........................................................................................................29
6.2.1 Types of pump..................................................................................................30
6.2.2 Principle of Operation of centrifugal pump......................................................30
6.2.3 Pressure drop due to friction.............................................................................32
Diameter of Pipe........................................................................................................32
6.2.4 Pressure drop in fittings....................................................................................34
6.2.5 Pump power......................................................................................................35
Chapter seven.....................................................................................................................37
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7. Cost analysis..............................................................................................................37
Assembly procedure..........................................................................................................39
LIMITATION....................................................................................................................39
Recommendation...............................................................................................................40
Conclusion.........................................................................................................................41
BIBLOGRAPHY...............................................................................................................42
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
First and for most, we would like to express our sincere thanks to our foreman advisor
Ato Ftwi Yohannes, whose charity for us to being and to complete this work. His genuine
advice, diligent follow UP, certain changes and re-arrangement, constructive review and
deep interest in every state of our work has been a source of our encouragement.
Equaly, we would like to extend our heart felt gratitude to our advisor Ato teklay
W/abzig, for his ever lasting support and endless advice there after.
Our deepest tanks & appreciation also goes to all workshop assistant for their great deed,
encouragement and sharing of ideas.
Last but not least, I am greatly indebted to DIF the department of Mechanical
Engineering for their support in materials and financially. By which with out their
financial and material support this project will not completely manufactured on time.
The most common form of residential evaporative cooling uses a vertical pad of cellulose
fiber, a system for delivering water to the top of the pad, and a fan to draw air through the
porous pad as the water runs down the medium and is absorbed. As dry air moves over
the wet pad, water evaporates, and the air gives up its heat. The air moving from the wet
pad into the home is cooler than the outdoor air.
Most of our country people who live around hot and dry climate will not use ventilation
and refrigeration system for their home to feel comfort. This is due to the cost of this
refrigeration system. So the problem they are suffering will be reduced by supplying less
cost, simple and easily available products. That is dry cooler.
Objective
The objective of this project is:
Tasks to be done:
Collecting data
Understanding the previous work
Calculating the flow rate of air and water
Making design analysis for manufacturing, which includes;
Calculating the flow rate of air
Calculating the flow rate of water
Determination of the heat transfer area, the so called pad
Selection of pump
Selection of fan
Abstract
This project is about the design and manufacturing of dry cooler, which is to cool a home
in hot and dry climates. In the project there are different tasks to be done. The design
starts with obtaining or collecting the average the local weather data of most hot and dry
area of Tigray region, the location and orientation of the room to be cooled is assumed to
be of most houses, the material of the wall of the room, window are of great importance
in calculating the cooling load. in addition to this the direction of the door and window is
important.
After having the above data the amount of heat to be removed from the room which is
called the cooling load is calculated. Calculation of the cooling load is based on internal
heat gains, external heat gains and infiltration air. Internal heat gain includes heat gain
due to occupants and light. External heat gain is the heat gain by conduction through the
walls, roof, window and door and solar heat gain through glass.
Having the total heat gain (cooling load) the flow rate of air and water is determined.
From the flow rate and considering the energy balance the total heat transfer area is
calculated. By which this area is used to determine the dimension of the pad.
Finally after the fan which is used to push air through the wetted pad and then into the
room and the pump which is used to pump the cooling water is selected. The design
suitable for manufacturing is going to take place which includes considering of clearance,
fitting and surface finish. Then with all dimension required for manufacturing is on hand
the object is going to be manufactured. The manufacturing process included the
dimensioning of sheet metal, cutting into dimension, bending, welding and riveting.
Finally, assembling of each parts of the dry cooler.
Chapter one
1.1 Introduction
Wet the back of your hand—then blow on it. Your skin surface feels cooler. That’s
evaporative cooling or dry cooler.
Dry cooler is air-conditioning equipment used for cooling and humidifying home in dry
and hot climate.
An alternative to air conditioning, dry cooler uses evaporation, rather than chemical
coolant, to lower the temperature of air. For this reason it is sometimes called evaporative
cooler.
It is a large box-like frame containing a big fan and walled in by water-wetted pads or
cloth. The fan pushes the hot and dry outside air through the dripping pads which are
continuously soaked by a water pump. The air is then cooled and humidified as it
evaporates some water molecules from the pad. The fan then blows the water-cooled air
through the house.
Unlike air conditioned rooms, windows or ceiling vents need to be open when an
evaporative cooling system is operating. The large volume of fresh air added to the home
replaces a significant amount of air that exits from the home.
On dry days-which are almost every day in a desert-a swamp cooler (dry cooler) works
fine. It makes the house feel like a muggy swamp-but that’s only when the late summer
rains come and the cooler is less efficient. . In high humidity areas, they don’t work at all
because the water does not evaporate appreciably and thus the air is not cooled.
The drop in temperature depends on how much water the air can absorb (a function of the
relative humidity), how evenly the pad media is wetted, and how long the air is exposed
to the pad (a factor of turbulence, wetness, and speed of air movement), the evaporability
of the water (both temperature and hardness of the water affect this), and the ability of the
building to “vent” warmer exhaust air back to the atmosphere.
According the US Department of Energy, the difference between the inside air
temperature and the cooled air can be expected to be in the range of 15 to 20 degrees, but
the difference can be as high as 40 degrees in certain conditions. As an added bonus,
evaporative coolers provide incremental cooling effect; since the constant air movement
caused by the cooler’s fan actually makes a room’s temperature feel even cooler.
You can demonstrate the working principle of dry cooler to yourself by putting on a wet
T-shirt and standing in front of a fan. If you live in a dry climate where humidity is low,
you will feel an immediate cooling, even chilling effect. If you live where humidity is
high, you will simply feel damp. Cooling by evaporation works very efficiently in dry
areas, but isn’t worth spit in the tropics, or any other humid climate. Unlike air
conditioning, where people are accustomed to closing all doors and windows, “to keep
the cool air in”, an evaporative cooler requires adequate ventilation and air flow to
distribute the cool air through the home and expel warm, moist air through window
openings.
Evaporative coolers work best when the air they are pulling in is dry. As the humidity in
the outside air increases, the effectiveness of evaporative cooling goes down. In reality,
evaporative coolers work best only in certain areas such as the southwest or where the
climate is arid and the air is dry. In areas with higher humidity, evaporative coolers aren't
really an option since they'd actually be adding moisture to the air and there would be no
cooling effect. Thus we do not use evaporative cooler every where.
Another drawback to evaporative coolers is they use a substantial amount of water (up to
15 gallons per day) to provide their cooling effect. In dry areas, this consumption can put
a real strain on water supplies.
In spite of the fact that evaporative coolers may not be a cooling option for all of us, there
is no doubt that they do provide energy savings and reduce the risk of damage to the
environment. So even if we all can't use an evaporative cooler, we all do benefit from the
energy conservation and environmental protection they provide.
While evaporative coolers have moved beyond the “hang a cloth in the window” stage,
the principle remains the same. Nowadays an evaporative cooler usually consists of a
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large box containing a fan surrounded by a wet pad, mounted on the roof or side of a
house. A pump circulates water to keep the pad wet and the fan blows air through the
pad. The damp (but cooler) air is blown into the house driving the hotter inside air out
through open windows or vents.
That is, first the water in the reservoir is pumped into the pad. Then the motor of the fan
powers a fan to pushes air coming through the wetted pad into the room. When the
entering airs is hot and dry some of the water evaporates on the wetted pad and hence the
air becomes cooled and humidified. Finally, the cooled and humidified air is pushed into
the home.
Refrigerated air conditioner recirculates old air and eventually reduces the
humidity which will result in uncomfortable and unhealthy in desert climate
Most dry Cooler replacement parts (pads, grills, etc.) are nominal in cost when
compared to air-conditioning system replacement parts.
Dry cooler use significantly less energy, so it conserves electricity
Dry cooler not only cools air, but the atmosphere is more pleasant.
unlike refrigerated air conditioning, where people are accustomed to closing all
doors and windows to keep the cool air in an evaporative cooler requires
adequate ventilation and airflow to distribute the cool air through the home and
expel warm, moist air through the window openings.
effective: dry coolers has been used for thousands of years in various forms for
comfort cooling and is still in common use around the world because of its
simplicity, low cost and effectiveness.
Health Benefit: evaporative cooling is 100% fresh air cooling. This means that
all the air being cooled is brought into the room from outside with out addition of
any chemical.
Chapter two
2.1 Analysis for dry cooler dimension determination
Out side design condition
dry- bulb temperature =28.40c
wet-bulb temperature =14.20c
relative humidity 64%
Inside design condition for comfort
The following inside design conditions are assumed based on the design
requirements of the room to be conditioned.
Inside dry-bulb temperature =240c
Inside relative humidity =80%
From cooling load calculation, which is based on cooling and humidifying
the dormitory in Mekelle University, the following are already calculated.
Total sensible heat (qs) = 3291.228W
Total latent heat (ql) = -1423.54W
Total heat removed = qs + ql = 1867.688
Assumption
The temperature of the air at the outlet of wetted surface is assumed to be
16oC since evaporative media should cool the air in the range of (10-20)oC
Temperature rise due to the supply fan power estimated to be 1oC, Thus
supply air
temperature to the room will be;
Ts=16oC+1oC=17oC
The temperature of air at the outlet of wetted surface is equal to the
temperature of circulated water
Hence, the values that are used to calculate the mass flow rate of air are;
qs=3291.228W=3291.228J/s
Tr=24oC+273=297K
Ts=17oC+273=290K
Cpa=1.0246kJ/Kg.K
Thus, ρa = 80/0.287*301.4
= 0.9261 Kg/m3
Ǿ=80%
hf17 =71.315kj/kg
hg17 =2532.7kj/kg
hfg =hg2-hf2=2461.385 KJ/Kg dry air
(1+ws)
= 0.4589
1+0.02052
= 0.4497kg/s
Specific humidity of out side air WO
WO=0.622ǾPg
P-ǾPg
Ǿ=64%
Pg= Psat at 28.40c= 3.8706 kPa by interpolation Temp (0c)
pressure (kPa)
28……………3.778
28.4…………… Psat
=?
30……………4.241
Psat =3.8706
kpa
=0.4497(0.02052 – 0.01988)
mf= 0.000287808Kg/s
or
The volume flow rate of water is selected from the recommended water
flow rate for aspen fiber which is 6L/min’m
Thus volume flow rate is 7.2lit/min or 0.12l/s or 1.2*10-
4
m3/s
Table 1. Recommended water flow rates and sump capacities for vertically-mounted
cooling pad materials.
Minimum water flow Minimum sump
Pad type and thickness rate capacity
per unit length of pad per unit pad area
gpm/ft L/min'm gal/ft2 L/m2
Aspen fiber
2 to 4 in (50 to 100 mm) 0.3 4 0.5 20
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Chapter three
3.1 Determination of the Heat Transfer Area
3.1.1 Determination of dimension of wetted media or pad
The dimension is determined from the concept of enthalpy potential.
[6]
Where:
Where: Cp= specific heat of dry air at constant pressure, it ranges from
1.006 at 0oc
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Similarly, hi = Cp Tr + wr hgr
hgi =2534.5KJ/Kg.K
Thus, substituting the above values enthalpy at supply is
h i= 1.007*17 + 0.0203*2532.7
hi=68.5328KJ/Kg.K
Now, recalling equation
= -1869.688W*1.0246KJ/Kg.K
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A= 0.8834m2
The dry cooler is rectangular with three of the sides the air enter in to the
pad and the other side in which acts as a duct for supply of air to the room
by the fan.
Hence, the area of the pad is equal in the three sides. This area is used to
determine the area of the area of the pad at each side.
A = A1 +
A2 + A3
There fore, A1 =A3=H*W=L*L/2=L2/2
A2=L*H=L*L= L2
There fore, A = A1 + A2 + A3
0.8834m2 =2 A1+ A2
=2(L2/2) + L2
0.8834 m2 =2 L2
L2=0.4417 m2
L=0.6646m OR 664.6mm
There fore, L=660mm=H
Thus, the wetted media is with two sides and the other
side .
Chapter four
4.1 Determination of reservoir capacity
Assuming that the dry cooler is works 12 hours a day. Hence for two days
the dry is cooler is woks for 24 hour.
Now, the amount of water required to be substituted in two days is;
= Vf*24hrs*3600s
= 2.88*10-4lit/s*24*3600s
= 24.9 lit
Now, we can determine the level of water that can be filled.
24.9 lit = 850mm*410mm*h
2409 lit =348500mm3*h
24.9 lit = (0.3485 lit)*h
h = 71.449mm
Say h = 75mm
Now, since the height of the guide is 30mm and giving a clearance of
15mm, the total height of the reservoir H will be;
H = h + 35 = 75mm + 35mm
H = 120mm
Therefore, the capacity of the reservoir will be;
Capacity = 85mm*850mm*410mm
= 2.96225*107mm3
= 2.96225*10-2m3 or 29.6225 lit
Chapter five
5. Manufacturing process
5.1 MANUFACTURING
With the dimension obtain from analysis of the design the following are going to be
ready with the following manufacturing processes to several parts to satisfy the main
target of the project.
Pad
Pad is the main part of the dry cooler which real cools the incoming outside air. It is
made from grass or cellulose. They are three in number of each of them 50mm thickness.
The two that are on opposite sides are equal and each of them is 660mmX330mm.the pad
on the third side is 660mmX660mm.
Reservoir
Reservoir is the container or tank that is used to accumulate water that is going to be
pumped up to wet the pad. It is made by welding 1mm thickness steel sheet metal of
dimension 850mmX120mm.
Guide (the sliding mechanism) and water trough on the top cover
The guide or the sliding mechanism on the top cover is equal and used for the same
purpose as the guide on the reservoir. But it has additional part the so called water trough
which is used for the temporary storage of water that is slowly drop on the pad through
the priced hole to continuously wet the pad. They are three in number. They are made
from 1mm thickness steel sheet metal by bending and then riveting on the top cover.
Each of the two is of dimension 330mmX185mm and the third is 660mmX185mm.
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Front cover
Front cover is one part that the fan is mounted on it. It is made from 1mm thickness steel
sheet metal by pricing a hole equal to the circumference of the fan blade. And its
dimension is 850mmX740mm sheet metal.
Plates
They are used for preventing of the side flow of water on the water trough.
They are all equal and made of 1mm steel sheet metal of dimension
54mmX32mm.
Chapter six
6. Design of Components of Dry Cooler
6.1 Fan Selection
Fans are necessary to distribute air through equipment and through ductwork to spaces
that are to be air conditioned. Hence, fan is defined as a rotary, bladed machine
maintaining a continuous of air. Continuous flow of air because: the air flows steadily
into, through and out of the fan.
A fan has a rotating impeller invariably carrying blades of some kind. These blades exert
force on the air and thereby maintaining the flow and raising the total pressure of the air.
Fans may be classified into two main types, centrifugal fans and axial flow fans, which
differ in the direction of air flow through the fan. In centrifugal fan, air is pulled along the
fan shaft and the blown radially away from the shaft .the air is usually collected by a
scroll casing and concentrated in one direction. In an axial flow fan, air is pulled along
the fan shaft and then blown along in the same direction.
Whenever a system has a duct-work, centrifugal fan have to be used as the static pressure
drop is considerable.
But when there is no duct-work axial flow fans can be used. Nevertheless, in window –
type and packaged units simple drum-type centrifugal are used, where as most exhaust
fans are of the axial type, as they occupy less space, and can handle large volumes.
The centrifugal fans have the advantage of quite and efficient operation at high pressures.
Axial flow fans are suited for handling large air volumes and can be used where noise-
level considerations are not important.
The volume flow rate of air delivered and the pressure created by the fan are called
performance characteristics.
The choice of the best type of fan to be used for a given application depends on the fan
performance characteristics.
Propeller fans cannot create a high pressure, and are thus used where there is little or no
ductwork. They are low in cost, and typical applications are as wall-or window-installed
exhaust fans.
Centrifugal fans are the most commonly used type of fan in ducted air conditioning
system.
To select a fan it is necessary to know the capacity and total pressure requirement of the
system, nature of its load (variable or steady), and noise constraints must also be
considered.
It is usual for manufacturers to catalogue fan performance in terms of fan static pressure
and it is customary to select fans on this basis, thus
Since there is no ductwork, the pressure losses are that only on the cooling apparatus,
filter, and the fan intake and fan outlet.
The pressure losses in different apparatus are tabulated in the following table.
Item Pressure loss, Pa
1. Air intake or fan entry 1.23 to 24.5
2. air heaters or coolers 24.5 to 85.8
3. Air washer 49.1 to 85.8
4. Air filter 49.1 to 98.0
5. Outlet 12.3 to 24.5
6. Miscellaneous, screens, grills etc 24.5 to 49.0
[Source: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning For Engineers Prof. P.S. Dasai]
Therefore;
Static pressure consists of pressure losses:
1. At intake or entry to the fan = 10Pa
2. On the air cooler = 35Pa
3. On the air filter = 65Pa
4. At the fan outlet = 15Pa
Then the static pressure is equal to Ps = 10+35+65+15 = 125Pa
Pt = total pressure Pa
Since the velocity pressure is neglected the static air power is equal to the fan total air
power.
Total air power = 27.504*125/60000
= 0.0573KW = 57.3W
Therefore a propeller fan with a capacity of 27.504m3/min and total air power of 57.3W
is used.
corrosion
useful life
maintenance
quantity pumped
pumping head
power source
economics.
The NPSH is the amount of energy in the water at the pump’s inlet. The required NPSH
is a characteristic of the pump and depends on pump design, size and operating
conditions. The required NPSH is determined by the pump manufacturer. The available
NPSH must equal or exceed the required NPSH. The available NPSH is a characteristic
of the piping system.
pump consists of an impeller rotating inside a spiral casing, a shaft, mechanical seals and
bearings on both ends of the shaft, suction inlets, and a discharge outlet.
The impeller can be single-stage or multistage. The vanes of the impeller are usually
backward curved.
When a fluid is flowing through a pipe, the fluid experiences some resistance due to
which some of the energy of fluid is lost.
[1]
Diameter of Pipe
Standard size of steel pipe used in refrigeration and air conditioning system is shown in
table 7.2of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning book. Of the thicknesses shown schedule
40 pipe thickness is the most common.
ID, mm
Nominal size, mm OD, mm Schedule 40 Schedule 80
15 21.34 15.80 13.88
20 26.67 20.93 18.85
25 33.40 26.64 24.30
35 42.16 35.04 32.46
40 48.26 40.90 38.10
50 60.33 52.51 49.25
[2]
The velocity of water is calculated from the volume flow rate of water.
L=1540mm=1.540m
Hence, pressure drop due to friction will be
Where:
K=30ft
Where: ft=0.023 for ½ inch nominal size
K=30*0.027
=0.81
Thus, Lf=kv /2g
2
=0.81*(0.61204)2
2*9.81
= 0.015465m
Lf=15.465mm
Since there are three elbows
Lf = 15.465mm*3= 46.395mm
K=fL/D
L=KD
F
=0.81*0.5
0.027
=3 inch
Since three elbows
L’= 3l= 3*15in= 45in
L’= 1.143m
The total equivalent length
Now,
Pump output or hydraulic or water horsepower (WHP) is the liquid horsepower delivered
by the pump. These two terms are defined by the following formulas.
Now,
The constant 3960 is obtained by dividing the number or foot-pounds for one horsepower
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Therefore the selected pump is a centrifugal pump having the following specification
Capacity = 0.12lit/s
Head loss = 903.257mm
Power
BHP=0.001394gpmft
WHP=0.001185gpmft
Chapter seven
7. Cost analysis
The material require for manufacturing of dry cooler are;
Steel sheet metal of thickness 1mm
Galvanized grill
Cellulose pad
Fan and pump
Bolt, rivet and electrode
Their respective expanses (cost) is listed below
As it can be seen from the total expanse for manufacturing of dry cooler, it seems to
be cost. But this total cost (1310) is calculated for manufacture of a unit product. That
is all cost of the material is highly increased. And the scraps of the left material are
also used to some extent if the manufacturing is made for mass production.
So if the manufacturing is made for mass production;
Total manufacturing cost is reduced
The scraps of the material is re used
Material is used effectively
Hence the estimated manufacturing cost of dry cooler for a mass production is listed in
the table below.
No Material Quantity Dimension Cost (Birr)
1 Steel sheet metal 1mX2M of 180
1mm thickness
2 Galvanized grill 1mX2m 60
As can be seen from the estimated cost made if the equipment is going to be
manufactured by mass production the manufacturing cost is reduced up to 50% of a unit
manufacturing cost.
Assembly procedure
To work effectively and efficiently the properly assembly of the manufactured equipment
is one requirement. So the procedure for assembly is;
1. the reservoir is force fit into the angle Iron at the bottom
2. pump is fitted by bolt at the middle of reservoir
3. front cover is mounted on the angle Iron by bolt
4. fan is fitted on the front cover by bolt
5. top cover is made force fit on to the angle Iron at the top
6. grill and pad assembly is assembled at their respective bottom and upper slide
guide
7. finally, pump and fan power cable is connected to electric socket
then the dry cooler starts it work. COOLING!
LIMITATION
Limitations that we encounter while working on this project is;
no gating workshop material on time
unavailability of required material on the market (pump and fan)
Shortage of time. Since we have worked on both design for manufacturing
and manufacturing of dry cooler. No diploma student assistant.
Recommendation
This product is highly efficient only in the area the weather condition is hot and dry.
Since, it works on the principle of increasing the humidity of air by evaporating some
amount of water by the air to cool the home. And all the design calculation made is based
on the information obtained from the local weather data of this area, hot and dry area.
The local weather data are needed in order to fix the comfortable indoor condition for
human beings. In addition to this some information about the building like the material
from which it is made, its orientation and its relations with the adjacent rooms is
important.
The cooling load calculation is done based on the above data by considering16hrs stay in
the dormitory and that the occupants are seated and doing light work (writing).and we
take this value directly from the previous design work to determine the flow rate of air
and water.
Having the flow rate of air the selection of fan is made. That pushes the air through the
cooling media, the so called pad and into the room.
With the flow rate of water and calculating the total head loss in pipe and pipe fitting
pump that is used to pump the water up is selected.
The diameter of the pipe is taken from standard table as explained in the pump selection.
In The manufacturing process all the sheet metal used is of equal thickness and is must be
galvanized sheet metal or painted with anti rest ink. This is due to all the parts of the dry
cooler has a direct contact with the circulating water.
The pump that is used to pump the water up and the fan that is used to push air into the
room also must be sealed for the same reason.
The water in the reservoir has to be changed or replaced every three days.
The equipment has to work on the optimal time. The time at which the weather condition
is assumed to be high, to save electric and water cost.
Conclusion
The increase of the local weather temperature as result of the global warming is now a
day is the hot issues throughout the world. And that is the major cause of the human
discomfort.
The problem that most of our country people who live around hot and dry climate are
suffering will be reduced by supplying less cost (with fair cost), simple and easily
available products. That is dry cooler.
The determination of the air and water flow rate is done by taking the cooling load value
obtained by the previous design work.
The temperature of the water to be recirculated is determined in a such away that for
cooling and humidification to take the temperature of water is should be less than the dry
bulb temperature of the out door air and greater than the wet bulb temperature of the out
door air.
Evaporative coolers work best when the air they are pulling in is dry. As the humidity in
the outside air increases, the effectiveness of evaporative cooling goes down. In reality,
evaporative coolers work best only in certain areas such as the southwest and north or
where the climate is arid (hot) and the air is dry. In areas with higher humidity,
evaporative coolers aren't really an option since they'd actually be adding moisture to the
air and there would be no cooling effect. Thus we do not use evaporative cooler every
where.
In spite of the fact that evaporative coolers may not be a cooling option for all of us, there
is no doubt that they do provide energy savings and reduce the risk of damage to the
environment. So even if we all can't use an evaporative cooler, we all do benefit from the
energy conservation and environmental protection they provide.
As the initial purchase cost of the dry cooler is of that most of the people can afford, it
will be highly needed equipment on the market.
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