Evaporative Cooling (Adiabatic Cooling)
Evaporative Cooling (Adiabatic Cooling)

Author: Charles Nehme

Publisher: Charles Nehme

Published:

Total Pages: 43

ISBN-13:

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Preface: The Journey into Evaporative Cooling In the sweltering heat of a changing world, the quest for cooling solutions that are sustainable, efficient, and harmonious with nature has never been more urgent. It is within this context that we embark on a journey into the fascinating realm of evaporative cooling—a journey that spans millennia, delves into the science of water's transformative power, explores the diverse applications of this ancient technique, and envisions a future where sustainability and comfort coexist seamlessly. The pages that follow will be a testament to the enduring legacy of evaporative cooling, from its origins in the distant past to its relevance in the modern age. We will unravel the intricate science behind this natural cooling process, discovering how it harnesses the power of evaporation to bring relief to the scorching heat. Along the way, we will witness its adaptability and resilience in various contexts, from traditional desert dwellings to advanced industrial facilities, from personal cooling devices to sustainable urban planning. But our journey does not end in the past or the present. It extends into the future, where innovations and possibilities in evaporative cooling promise a cooler, greener world. We will explore the cutting-edge technologies and sustainable practices that hold the potential to reshape the way we interact with our environment, providing us with comfort while minimizing our environmental footprint. This preface marks the beginning of a voyage through the world of evaporative cooling—a voyage of discovery, reflection, and inspiration. As we delve into the following chapters, we invite you to join us on this exploration, to learn from the wisdom of the past, to engage with the challenges of the present, and to envision the possibilities of the future. Together, we embark on a journey that celebrates the timeless principles of evaporative cooling and charts a course toward a more sustainable, comfortable, and harmonious existence.

Evaporative Air Conditioning Handbook
Evaporative Air Conditioning Handbook

Author: John Watt

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2011-10-01

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 9781461293873

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Air conditioning boosts man's efficiency no less than his comfort. Air-conditioned homes, offices, and factories unmistakably raise human productivity and reduce absenteeism, turnover, mistakes, accidents and grievances, especially in summer. Accordingly, many employers every year cool workrooms and offices to raise summer profits. Employees in turn find cool homes enhancing not only comfort and prestige but also personal efficiency and income. With such economic impetus, low-cost summer cooling must irresistibly spread to all kinds of occupied buildings. Refrigeration provides our best cooling, serving well where people are closely spaced in well-constructed, shaded, and insulated structures. However, its first and operating costs bar it from our hottest commercial, industrial, and residential buildings. Fortunately, evaporative cooling is an economical substitute in many regions. First used in Southwest homes and businesses and in textile mills, it soon invaded other fields and climates. In 1946, six firms produced 200,000 evaporative coolers; in 1958, 25 firms produced 1,250,000, despite the phenomenal sale of refrigerating window air conditioners. Though clearly secondary to refrigeration, evaporative cooling is 60 to 80 percent is economical for moderate income groups and cheaper to buy and operate. Thus, it climates where summers are short. Moreover, it cheaply cools hot, thinly constructed mills, factories, workshops, foundries, powerhouses, farm buildings, canneries, etc., where refrigerated cooling is prohibitively expensive.

Evaporative Air-conditioning
Evaporative Air-conditioning

Author: Gert Jan Bom

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 9780821343340

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"Under the right conditions and applications, evaporative air-conditioning (EAC) technologies can provide excellent cooling and ventilation with minimal energy consumption." Evaporative air-conditioning technologies are being used increasingly in residential and commercial applications worldwide. EAC technologies, which rely on water as a coolant rather than on chemical refrigerants, are economical to produce and use and have important environmental benefits. This paper introduces the technical aspects of EAC, reviews EAC's scope of application, and surveys the specific climatic conditions under which EAC can be used most effectively in industrialized and developing countries.

Evaporative Air Conditioning Handbook
Evaporative Air Conditioning Handbook

Author: John Watt

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 1461322596

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Air conditioning boosts man's efficiency no less than his comfort. Air-conditioned homes, offices, and factories unmistakably raise human productivity and reduce absenteeism, turnover, mistakes, accidents and grievances, especially in summer. Accordingly, many employers every year cool workrooms and offices to raise summer profits. Employees in turn find cool homes enhancing not only comfort and prestige but also personal efficiency and income. With such economic impetus, low-cost summer cooling must irresistibly spread to all kinds of occupied buildings. Refrigeration provides our best cooling, serving well where people are closely spaced in well-constructed, shaded, and insulated structures. However, its first and operating costs bar it from our hottest commercial, industrial, and residential buildings. Fortunately, evaporative cooling is an economical substitute in many regions. First used in Southwest homes and businesses and in textile mills, it soon invaded other fields and climates. In 1946, six firms produced 200,000 evaporative coolers; in 1958, 25 firms produced 1,250,000, despite the phenomenal sale of refrigerating window air conditioners. Though clearly secondary to refrigeration, evaporative cooling is 60 to 80 percent is economical for moderate income groups and cheaper to buy and operate. Thus, it climates where summers are short. Moreover, it cheaply cools hot, thinly constructed mills, factories, workshops, foundries, powerhouses, farm buildings, canneries, etc., where refrigerated cooling is prohibitively expensive.

Indirect Dew-Point Evaporative Cooling: Principles and Applications
Indirect Dew-Point Evaporative Cooling: Principles and Applications

Author: Jie Lin

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-05-26

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 3031307585

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This book systematically discusses state-of-the-art dew-point evaporative cooling and provides key insights into current research efforts and future research interests. Novel energy-efficient and environment-friendly cooling technologies are essential to reduce the sharply rising energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions and achieve carbon neutrality. Conventional air-conditioners which adopt a vapor compression cycle are neither energy-efficient nor sustainable due to the use of compressors and chemical refrigerants, as well as their intrinsic coupling of sensible and latent cooling loads. With the merits of high energy efficiency and the ability to decouple cooling loads without using chemical refrigerants, indirect dew-point evaporative cooling provides an ideal alternative solution to air conditioning in a variety of applications. A comprehensive review of evaporative cooling and their underlying engineering challenges is included. Advanced engineering and modeling experience critical to the development of dew-point evaporative coolers are highlighted. The effective analysis techniques for dew-point evaporative coolers are documented, and their intrinsic characteristics captured by these methods are reported. Lastly, advanced dew-point evaporative cooling systems in various energy-connected applications are discussed by providing multiple case studies. Specifically targeted at HVAC engineers, thermal scientists, and energy-engineering researchers, this book will balance fundamental concepts, industrial applications, and leading-edge research. As this book provides readers with depth and breadth of coverage, it can also be used by graduate-level students in relevant fields.

Ultracold Bosonic and Fermionic Gases
Ultracold Bosonic and Fermionic Gases

Author: Kathy Levin

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2012-11-15

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0444538623

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The rapidly developing topic of ultracold atoms has many actual and potential applications for condensed-matter science, and the contributions to this book emphasize these connections. Ultracold Bose and Fermi quantum gases are introduced at a level appropriate for first-year graduate students and non-specialists such as more mature general physicists. The reader will find answers to questions like: how are experiments conducted and how are the results interpreted? What are the advantages and limitations of ultracold atoms in studying many-body physics? How do experiments on ultracold atoms facilitate novel scientific opportunities relevant to the condensed-matted community? This volume seeks to be comprehensible rather than comprehensive; it aims at the level of a colloquium, accessible to outside readers, containing only minimal equations and limited references. In large part, it relies on many beautiful experiments from the past fifteen years and their very fruitful interplay with basic theoretical ideas. In this particular context, phenomena most relevant to condensed-matter science have been emphasized. - Introduces ultracold Bose and Fermi quantum gases at a level appropriate for non-specialists - Discusses landmark experiments and their fruitful interplay with basic theoretical ideas - Comprehensible rather than comprehensive, containing only minimal equations

Materials for Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Buildings
Materials for Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Buildings

Author: Matthew R Hall

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2010-04-21

Total Pages: 761

ISBN-13: 1845699270

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Almost half of the total energy produced in the developed world is inefficiently used to heat, cool, ventilate and control humidity in buildings, to meet the increasingly high thermal comfort levels demanded by occupants. The utilisation of advanced materials and passive technologies in buildings would substantially reduce the energy demand and improve the environmental impact and carbon footprint of building stock worldwide.Materials for energy efficiency and thermal comfort in buildings critically reviews the advanced building materials applicable for improving the built environment. Part one reviews both fundamental building physics and occupant comfort in buildings, from heat and mass transport, hygrothermal behaviour, and ventilation, on to thermal comfort and health and safety requirements.Part two details the development of advanced materials and sustainable technologies for application in buildings, beginning with a review of lifecycle assessment and environmental profiling of materials. The section moves on to review thermal insulation materials, materials for heat and moisture control, and heat energy storage and passive cooling technologies. Part two concludes with coverage of modern methods of construction, roofing design and technology, and benchmarking of façades for optimised building thermal performance.Finally, Part three reviews the application of advanced materials, design and technologies in a range of existing and new building types, including domestic, commercial and high-performance buildings, and buildings in hot and tropical climates.This book is of particular use to, mechanical, electrical and HVAC engineers, architects and low-energy building practitioners worldwide, as well as to academics and researchers in the fields of building physics, civil and building engineering, and materials science. - Explores improving energy efficiency and thermal comfort through material selection and sustainable technologies - Documents the development of advanced materials and sustainable technologies for applications in building design and construction - Examines fundamental building physics and occupant comfort in buildings featuring heat and mass transport, hygrothermal behaviour and ventilation

Passive Low Energy Cooling of Buildings
Passive Low Energy Cooling of Buildings

Author: Baruch Givoni

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1994-07-27

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9780471284734

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A practical sourcebook for building designers, providing comprehensive discussion of the impact of basic architectural choices on cooling efficiency, including the layout and orientation of the structure, window size and shading, exterior color, and even the use of plantings around the site. All major varieties of passive cooling systems are presented, with extensive analysis of performance in different types of buildings and in different climates: ventilation; radiant cooling; evaporative cooling; soil cooling; and cooling of outdoor spaces.

Advanced Cooling Technologies and Applications
Advanced Cooling Technologies and Applications

Author: S. M. Sohel Murshed

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2019-01-30

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1789848385

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Since conventional cooling techniques are increasing falling short of meeting the ever-growing cooling demands of high heat generating devices, thermal systems, and processes, advanced and innovative cooling technologies are of immense importance to deal with such high thermal management. Hence, this book covers a number of key topics related to advanced cooling approaches, their performance, and applications, including: Evaporative air cooling; Spray impingement cooling; Heat pump-based cooling; Modular cooling for photovoltaic plant; Nucleate pool boiling of refrigerants; Transient flashing spray cooling and application; Compressor cooling systems for industry. The book is aimed at a wide variety of people from graduate students and researchers to manufacturers who are involved or interested in the areas of thermal management systems, cooling technologies, and their applications.