Theoretical analysis of the performance and optimization of indirect flat evaporative coolers

  • Hamidreza Asemi Faculty of Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  • Rahim Zahedi Department of Renewable energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6837-8729
  • Sareh Daneshgar Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
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Abstract

External-cooling indirect evaporative coolers with different configurations and working air sources are incomprehensively analyzed and compared so far. This paper investigates the mechanism and theory of operation of indirect flat-panel evaporative coolers based on X-analysis. Then, based on the second law of thermodynamics analysis, the entropy production rate of the flat-plate heat exchanger of the cooler is calculated. As a result of this analysis, the optimal energy efficiency-evaporation efficiency and cooling capacity values are presented in terms of effective parameters in the design.

Keywords
Indirect Evaporative Cooling Exergy Optimization
How to Cite
Asemi, Hamidreza, Rahim Zahedi, and Sareh Daneshgar. 2022. “Theoretical Analysis of the Performance and Optimization of Indirect Flat Evaporative Coolers”. Future Energy 2 (1):9-14. https://fupubco.com/fuen/article/view/5.
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