CHEN Yao, YIN Yonggao, ZHANG Xiaosong, et al. Characteristics of heat and mass transfer in direct evaporative cooling process in different temperature ranges[J]. CIESC Journal, 2013, (5): 1532-1540.
CHEN Yao, YIN Yonggao, ZHANG Xiaosong, et al. Characteristics of heat and mass transfer in direct evaporative cooling process in different temperature ranges[J]. CIESC Journal, 2013, (5): 1532-1540.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2013.05.005.
The characteristics of heat and mass transfer between the air and water in a direct evaporative cooling process will be different in different temperature ranges.In this study
experiments of a novel direct evaporative cooling counter-flow system were carried out with a psychrometric chamber in normal and lower temperature ranges.Experimental results show that a cooling efficiency of 88% can be achieved
demonstrating that the alumina foam ceramic is a promising packing material for the evaporative cooling system.The comparison of characteristics between normal and lower temperature ranges shows that direct evaporative cooling process in the lower temperature range is more sensitive to driving forces.In the temperature range from 0℃ to 15℃
the relationships between temperature difference and cooling efficiency
pressure of water vapor and air humidity difference
enthalpy difference and enthalpy efficiency were analyzed and determined.Exergy analysis was used to evaluate the energy effectiveness of direct evaporative cooling process in the lower temperature range