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Using Evaporative Cooling to enhance the thermal comfort conditions in Semi-open Areas.

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Engineering Sciences.

Abstract

The rising global temperatures and increased frequency of heat waves have made it crucial to address the need for effective cooling solutions in semi-open spaces, such as outdoor cafes, large atriums with open ends, stadiums, prayer areas and public transportation waiting areas. The combination of the pedestal fan and mist water spray was introduced to explore the potential of utilizing evaporative cooling as a sustainable and cost-effective method for reducing ambient temperatures within such environments. The experimental study is conducted in a real semi-open environment and the data collection involved air velocity, air temperature, and relative humidity. Two different nozzle configurations were used to define the appropriate arrangement of nozzles and their number to maximize the cooling efficiency. The results showed that the axial air velocity during the mist condition decreased compared to that of the dry condition. The eight-nozzle configuration resulted in a greater reduction in air temperature over the four-nozzle configuration. However, an undesirable increase in humidity ratio resulted. A comparative analysis of the mist plate and mist nozzle revealed that the water particles of comparatively considerable size generated by the mist plate tended to fall within a limited distance without undergoing thorough complete evaporation, thereby failing to provide a sufficient reduction in air temperature. In all cases a distance of three meters from the fan is to be avoided to escape the uncomfortable wetting effect in this region.

DOI

10.21608/bjas.2024.261738.1308

Keywords

Evaporative cooling, thermal comfort, Water mist spray, Mist plate

Authors

First Name

Esraa

Last Name

Badawy

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Mechanical Engineering, Benha faculty of engineering, Benha university, Benh, Qalyubia

Email

esraa.badawy@bhit.bu.edu.eg

City

Benha

Orcid

0009-0007-8644-3396

First Name

Tarek

Last Name

Mouneer

MiddleName

Adel

Affiliation

Mechanical Egineering, Benha faculty of engineering , Benha University

Email

tarekadel2004@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Huzayyin

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Mechanical, Faculty of engineering, Benha University

Email

ahmed.hozain@bhit.bu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

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-

Volume

9

Article Issue

5

Related Issue

46897

Issue Date

2024-05-01

Receive Date

2024-05-02

Publish Date

2024-05-26

Page Start

147

Page End

156

Print ISSN

2356-9751

Online ISSN

2356-976X

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Original Research Papers

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1,647

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Publication Title

Benha Journal of Applied Sciences

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https://bjas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Using Evaporative Cooling to enhance the thermal comfort conditions in Semi-open Areas.

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Created At

28 Dec 2024