Evaporative air cooling is a natural phenomenon. When water and air come in to contact, water gets evaporated by taking the heat from the air and reduce its temperature. This is why on a hot day it is cooler near a lake, waterfall or a fountain. The cooling sensation felt by a person when a breeze passes over and evaporates perspiration on their skin, is the most common human experience of the phenomenon.
Evaporative air cooling is the oldest known method of cooling. The ancient Egyptians used it to reduce the temperature inside their buildings. They placed water saturated cloth sacks in windows and doors, as warm air entered; it passed through the sacks and was cooled.
The Principles of Evaporative Cooling
As water is evaporated, energy is lost from the air, reducing the temperature. Two temperatures are important when dealing with evaporative cooling systems.
Dry Bulb Temperature
This is the temperature that we usually think of as air temperature, measured by a regular thermometer exposed to the air stream.
Wet Bulb Temperature
This is the lowest temperature that can be reached by the evaporation of water only.
When considering water evaporating into air, the wet-bulb temperature, as compared to the air’s dry-bulb temperature, is a measure of the potential for evaporative cooling. The dry and wet bulb temperature can be used to calculate the relative humidity.
Evaporation will take place when the humidity is below 100% and the air begins to absorb water. Any given volume of air can hold a certain amount of water vapour and the degree of absorption will depend on the amount it is already holding.
The term humidity describes how much water is already in the air; relative to the amount it is capable of holding. Air is saturated when it cannot hold any more water. Imagine it as a sponge, if the sponge held half as much water as it was capable of holding, it would be 50% saturated. In the case of air, we would describe the Relative Humidity as being 50%.
Energy is required to change water from liquid to vapour. This energy is obtained in an adiabatic process from the air itself. Air entering an evaporative air cooler gives up heat energy to evaporate water. During this process, the dry bulb temperature of the air passing through the cooler is lowered.
How Does an Evaporative Air Conditioner Work?
Evaporative air conditioning uses evaporation to cool the air. In an evaporative cooler, a pump circulates water from the reservoir on to a cooling pad, which in turn becomes very wet. A fan draws air from outside the unit through the moistened pad. As it passes through the pad the air is cooled by evaporation. The key to effective evaporative cooling is ensuring that each of the cooling pads are completely saturated at all times during operation and that the systems fan & motor are sized and designed to deliver the appropriate airflow for the home or factory.
Applications of AOLAN Evaporative Cooling
Cooling Equipment
Aolan evaporative air cooler can be used in kinds of communication rooms. It is the most energy-saving and economical cooling way.
Net Bar
In public place such as net bar, if we always use conventional aircon, 80%-90% of indoor air will circulate and become muddy. However, if we use Aolan evaporative air cooler, the indoor air can not only be cooled down, but also keep fresh.
Commercial Places such as Supermarkets
In big commercial places, Aolan Evaporative Air Coolers can circulate the inside air and supply consumers with fresh air, making a healthy and comfortable public environment.
Cooling Communication Room and Station
Aolan Evaporative Air Coolers can be used in kinds of communication rooms. It is the most energy-saving and economical cooling way.
Post Cooling
If it is no need to cool all space, Aolan Evaporative Air Coolers can be designed to just offer post cooling and energy is saved.
Humidifying
For textile industry, especially in hot summer, it not only needs to cool the workshop, but also needs to keep some humidity in the workshop. By installing Aolan Evaporative Air Coolers, these two problems are resolved.
Food Processing Industry
For food processing industry, Aolan Evaporative Air Coolers can help shorten cool time of the food, improve production efficiency and product quality.
Green Houses
Aolan Evaporative Air Coolers can be the best choice for the flowers plants as they can supply the flowers with the most natural cool air which is good for the flowers” growth.
Kitchen
Aolan Evaporative Air Coolers can be used in big kitchens of hotels, restaurants,etc. to help exhaust the waste gas and supply cooks a good and cool working environment.
Supply Fresh Air
In electronics industry, workers often feel terrible in hot summer day. By installing Aolan Evaporative Air Coolers, it can supply workers in a cool and clean environment.
