Abstract:
Vapor Compression Cooling systems are a source of lot of problems for mankind which includes distortion of ozone layer and global warming due to emission of greenhouse gases. Moreover, they have considerably high energy requirements and are also rendered inefficient in humid conditions. Present time requires a cheap, environment friendly alternative which uses recyclable energy. Therefore, a new design of desiccant based evaporative cooling is proposed with aim to decrease temperature as well as humidity. The system runs primarily on electrical energy, which is required for an ordinary amount. The use of desiccant system would dehumidify the air and air heater would be used for regeneration of desiccant system. This dehumidified air can be effectively cooled using a setup of evaporative cooler which only uses water and air as their working fluids. The evaporation used is such that it is indirect and has no direct mixing of water with air. The overall objective is to develop and analyze the M-cycle cooler prototype. It includes testing the proposed design as well as improvements to find out the best potential of Hybrid M-Cycle based cooling system in the optimal dehumidification method. A vital task of this project is to make the whole system economically viable and to have all the components in simple arrangements for easier use by the general public. The widespread adoption of such a system will lead to a greener environment and eco-friendly cooling system that has very low electrical input or can be run entirely on solar energy
