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Handbook of air conditioning and refrigeration / Shan K

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AC SYSTEMS: EVAPORATIVE COOLING 27.5<br />

FIGURE 27.2 Wetted media for direct evaporative coolers: (a) evaporative pad; (b) rigid media; (c) rotary<br />

wheel.<br />

The depth <strong>of</strong> the wheel along the <strong>air</strong>stream direction is from 6 to 10 in. (150 to 250 mm). The rotary<br />

wheel is <strong>of</strong>ten driven by a motor <strong>and</strong> gearbox <strong>and</strong> rotates slowly at a speed <strong>of</strong> 1 to 2 r/min. The<br />

bottom <strong>of</strong> the wheel is submerged in a water tank. Air flows through various channels <strong>of</strong> the<br />

medium in the direction along the depth <strong>of</strong> the rotary wheel.

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