국제초고층학회논문집 (International Journal of High-Rise Buildings)

  • 제12권4호
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  • Pages.335-341
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  • 2023
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  • 2234-7224(pISSN)
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  • 2288-9930(eISSN)
한국초고층도시건축학회 (Council on Tall Building and Urban Habitat Korea)
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Experimental Study of Moisture-Wicking Fabric as Cooling Pad for Novel Rotary Direct Evaporative Cooler

  • Sang-Hwan Park (Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Jae-Weon Jeong (Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University)
  • 발행 : 2023.12.29
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This study proposes a novel rotary direct evaporative cooler and investigates the potential of a moisture-wicking fabric as a cooling pad for the proposed evaporative cooler. The rotary direct evaporative cooler rotates the cooling pad to reduce the water and energy consumption of the pump compared to those of existing direct evaporative coolers. A moisture-wicking fabric is considered as the material of the cooling pad, because of its high moisture-wicking property, enhancing water evaporation. Experiments are performed under various inlet air conditions while measuring the air temperature, relative humidity, air velocity, and differential pressure. The evaporative cooling efficiency and impacts of the inlet air temperature and air velocity on the cooling performance are also evaluated. The results demonstrate the potential of the moisture-wicking fabric as cooling pad of direct evaporative cooler.

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