Evaporative Cooler

The heart of FA6 is a cassette made from norganic non-combustible evaporative media – GLASdek®. Water is supplied to the top of the GLASdek evaporative media via a distribution header. The water flows down the corrugated surface of the media. As the warm and dry air passes through the media it evaporates a proportion of the water and thus produces cold, humidified air. The rest of the water assists in washing the media, and is drained back to the tank. The energy that is needed for the evaporation is taken from the air itself. The air that leaves the humidifier is therefore humidified and cooled simultaneously without any external energy supply for the evaporation. This is in essence the adiabatic cooling process. It is very efficient and the consumption of energy is very low. It also allows the use of water straight from the tap with no need for water treatment (i.e. demineralisation plants). Minerals and pollutants stay behind in the GLASdek evaporative media to be washed away with the discharge water keeping the total humidification process pure.

For more information on Evaporative Cooler talk to Eurocontrols UK Ltd