IJSRSET17324 | 01 March 2017 | Accepted: 08 March 2017 | March-April-2017 [(2)2: 46-50]
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Themed Section: Engineering and Technology
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Study the Effect on Evaporative Cooling for Different Contact
Profiles of Wetted Surfaces
P. L. Sarode*
1
, V. R. Baviskar
2
, N. P. Salunke
3
*1
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Department, RCPIT Shirpur, Maharashtra, India
2
PG Student, Mechanical Department, RCPIT Shirpur, Maharashtra, India
3
Associate Professor, Mechanical Department, RCPIT Shirpur, Maharashtra, India
ABSTRACT
The aim of this review paper is to study about evaporative cooling in hot and dry climate. In this study it been
observed that the how passive cooling methodology is useful in controlling surface temperature and produces
cooling effects in hot climate condition, so for in this study work different materials for wall is been used also
different profile shapes has been proposed for the experimentation like cylindrical, rectangular and drop like shape
along with operating conditions etc. and come up with a conclusion that the contact of evaporative surface with a
dry air plays an important role in the process of evaporative cooling.
Keywords : Evaporative Cooling, Cooling Materials, Passive Cooling
I. INTRODUCTION
There are occasions where air conditioning, which
stipulates control of humidity up to 50 % for human
comfort or for process, can be replaced by a much
cheaper and less energy intensive evaporative cooling.
There are two methods of evaporative cooling i.e. direct
evaporative cooling and indirect evaporative cooling.
The direct evaporative cooling is very efficient and
having very low cost as compare to other systems. Due
to hot environment air conditioning systems are largely
used, therefore electricity consumption increased[1].The
two stage evaporative cooling system is more effective
in hot and humid climate now a day (hot climate)
demand of cooling equipment increases and in different
varieties they available in market, for the human
comfort evaporative cooling mostly used in terms of
lower cost, lower electricity consumption, and lower
ozone depletion[2]. By increasing energy crisis in the
world people can used efficient equipment for cooling
in building construction porous materials are more
effective for cooling [3].
The evaporative cooling is a low carbon and economical
method for cooling buildings in hot and dry climate. In
the evaporative cooling wet media materials plays a
very important role for cooling. Different materials are
used such as metal foams, organic impregnated
materials (Aspen), PVC padding, Celdek paper and
different fibers etc.[4].Porous ceramic materials are
used as a wetting media in evaporators [5]
In evaporative cooling systems are more effective when
the maximum contact of dry superheated air with wetted
surface takes place the water is absorbed the sensible
heat of air due to this water vaporizes and this heat
gives back to air in the form latent heat [6]. In urban
area where climate is hot and dry there necessary to
provide thermal comfort, there are natural covers i.e.
trees and plants natural fibers replaced by building
construction porous ceramic materials are used, by
using this material cooling wall constructed having high
water sucking ability[7]and this using this wall cooling
comfort can provided[8].
Water evaporative cooling towers are suggested for high
rise buildings with more than 100 floors [9]. The roof
lawns are also more effective not only for cooling but
also for energy conservation. Solar heating and cooling
technologies are very important role plays in building
construction for evaporative cooling [10]. The
effectiveness of direct evaporative cooling is more as
compare to indirect evaporative cooling [11]. Practically
porous material or pads provide more water surface [12].
Honeycomb paper also used having more hygroscopic
effect [13]. Evaporative cooling devices rejected the