Experimental Evaluation of a Multistage Reciprocating Evaporative Cooler Performance for Varied Climatic Conditions

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  • 1. School of Engineering and IT, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai Campus, PO 345050, UAE 
    2. Mechanical Engineering Department, VIT-AP University, Amaravati, Andra Pradesh 52223, India
    3. Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India 

Online published: 2023-11-27

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Science Press, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, CAS and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2023

Abstract

Current system focuses on design & construction of a multistage reciprocating evaporative cooling test rig. Four packings that are used will undergo the reciprocating action, powered by the cam follower mechanism maintained at an actual rotation speed. Inlet dry bulb temperature & humidity values are varied to replicate the varying climatic conditions, and the output parameters such as cooling load, evaporation rate (ER), humidification efficiency (HE), coefficient of performance (COP) are obtained. Output results showed that as inlet humidity raises, the performance of system drops. With the rise in the camshaft speed or packing velocity, there is an upsurge in the performance until a cam speed of 10 r/min or packing velocity of 0.083 m/s and with further increases in the value, overall performance drops. The system gave a maximum COP, ER, and HE equal to 3.80, 73.87%, and 0.53 g/kg respectively. A rise in the inlet air temperature yielded a maximum change in dry bulb temperature of 8.2°C. Overall, results indicated that evaporative cooling is more effective in arid climates than the cold and humid climates. Air quality test is performed to measure CO2, Total Volatile Organic Compound (TVOC), and Formaldehyde (HCHO), and it is found that humidified air entering the defined space is of excellent quality.

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Sampath SURANJAN SALINS, S.V. KOTA REDDY, Shiva KUMAR . Experimental Evaluation of a Multistage Reciprocating Evaporative Cooler Performance for Varied Climatic Conditions[J]. Journal of Thermal Science, 2023 , 32(4) : 1523 -1535 . DOI: 10.1007/s11630-023-1736-8

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