Heat Transfer Experiment: Top-Down Spray Type Direct Evaporative Cooler.
This project was a continuation of the downdraft evaporative cooler that was designed at Southern Utah University. The purpose of this research was to improve upon the existing design of the direct evaporative cooler by simplifying the heating system within the cooler, as well as exploring different...
| Published in: | Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters Vol. 102; p. 357 |
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Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters
2025
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