TY - BOOK AU - Priyadarshi, Sahil (PT500716) AU - Damle, Rashmin (Guide) TI - Experimental investigation of the terracotta tubes based direct evaporative cooling system (Softcopy is also available) U1 - MBEP TH-0011 PY - 2018/// N1 - Content List of Abbreviations x Definitions of Terminology xi 1 Introduction - 1 - Background - 1 - 1.1.1 Purpose of installation - 1 - 1.1.2 Cool AnT System Description & Working Principle - 1 - 1.1.3 System Limitation - 2 - 1.1.4 Need for the study - 2 - Research Question - 2 – 1.2.1 Research objectives - 2 - Significance of the study - 3 - 2 Literature Review - 3 - Introduction - 3 - Material Relevance - 3 - Summary of literature review - 7 - 3 Research Methodology - 8 - Overview - 8 - Experimental Set-up - 8 - 3.2.1 Fabrication - 8 - Measurements - 10 - 3.3.1 Measured Parameters - 10 - 3.3.2 Measuring Instruments & Equipment Specifications - 10 - 3.3.3 Measurement Methodology - 11 - Experimentation Methodology - 12 - 3.4.1 Fully saturated pots without water flow at different air flow rates - 12 - 3.4.2 Dry pots with water flow at different air flow rates - 13 - 3.4.3 Dry pots at different water flow rates - 13 - 3.4.4 Geometrical Variation - 13 - Data Gathering Process - 13 - Data Analysis - 14 - Experimentation Guidelines - 14 - 3.7.1 Experimental Set-up - 14 - 3.7.2 Water System - 15 - 3.7.3 Electrical Systems - 15 - 3.7.4 Market Research - 15 3.7.5 Measurements - 15 - 3.7.6 Management & Co-ordination - 16 - 4 Results & Analysis - 16 - Fully saturated pots without water flow at different air flow rates - 16 - 4.1.1 Outlet air temperature (°C) & RH (%) with respect to inlet air temperature (°C) & RH (%): - 16 4.1.2 Temperature drop (°C) at different air flow rates - 18 - 4.1.3 Wet-bulb efficiency (%) with respect to air flow rate (cfm) - 19 - Dry pots with water flow at different air flow rates - 20 - 4.2.1 Outlet air temperature (°C) & RH (%) with respect to inlet air temperature (°C) & RH (%) - 20 - 4.2.2 Temperature drop (°C) at different air flow rates - 20 - 4.2.3 Wet-bulb efficiency (%) with respect to air flow rate (cfm) - 21 - 4.2.4 Water consumption (L) - 22 - 4.2.5 True power (W) consumption - 22 - 4.2.6 Coefficient of Performance (COP) - 23 - Pots at different water flow rates - 23 - 4.3.1 Temperature drop (°C) at different water flow rates - 24 - 4.3.2 Wet-bulb efficiency (%) with respect to air flow rate (cfm) - 24 - Geometrical Variation - 25 - 4.4.1 Outlet air temperature (°C) & RH (%) with respect to inlet air temperature (°C) & RH (%) - 25 - 4.4.2 Temperature drop (°C) - 26 - 4.4.3 Wet-bulb efficiency (%) with respect to air flow rate (cfm) - 26 - 4.4.1 Water consumption (L) - 27 - 4.4.2 True power (W) consumption - 27 - Advantages and Application of the System - 28 - Comparison with Different Evaporative Cooling Systems - 28 - 5 Conclusion - 30 - References - 31 - ER -