DOMAIN : Sustainable Environment COLLEGE CODE :

PROBLEM STATEMENT : Water Efficient – Air Cooler

TEAM LEADER :
IDEA
j • To reduce the water utilization and maintain the efficiency of cooling , the size of the honey comb cooling pad and water nozzle are reduced to 35mm and
0.5mm respectively.
• To compensate the reduction in cooling effect upon reducing the dimensions, Thermo-electric cooler is introduced in air cooler.
• Thermo-electric cooler works on the principle of Peltier -effect. It explains that a thermal gradient exist at the junctions of dissimilar conductors when an
electric current flows between them. It results in hot and cold sink.

Water
reservoir Conventional air cooler Modified air cooler
Water nozzle Water
(diameter Nozzle
Thermo-
0.8mm) (d=0.4m
m
insulatio n duct
) Heat sink.
USE CASE Honeycomb
Exhaust
Cooling Thermo-
Fan electric cooler
pad
Cold sink

Blowe
r

Pump

Pipe line

Water tank

35m
 TECHNOLOGY STACK
Heat
Water nozzle expelled

Cold Therm Exhaust

moisture air o- blower
elect
Honeycomb ric
cooler
Heat flowing
Cooling fins
pad Thermo-
Hot dry air elect
ric cooler
Thermo-
Insul ation
Water tank Material
Desert air
Cold fins
cooler

Cold air
pathway
Exhaust fan

DEPENDENCY
The temperature of the hot sink should be constantly expelled.