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    This document discusses an evaporative cooler technology that can preserve vegetables for 3-4 days as an alternative to mechanical refrigeration. The cooler uses charcoal, water, a pump, and fan to cool stored vegetables. There are two prototype designs - a display model for retailers and a larger cabinet model for retailers, traders, and farmers to store harvests. The specifications for each model are provided, including dimensions, holding capacities, power consumption, and water usage. This low-cost technology could benefit vegetable sellers, especially in wet markets.

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    This document discusses an evaporative cooler technology that can preserve vegetables for 3-4 days as an alternative to mechanical refrigeration. The cooler uses charcoal, water, a pump, and fan to cool stored vegetables. There are two prototype designs - a display model for retailers and a larger cabinet model for retailers, traders, and farmers to store harvests. The specifications for each model are provided, including dimensions, holding capacities, power consumption, and water usage. This low-cost technology could benefit vegetable sellers, especially in wet markets.

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    This document discusses an evaporative cooler technology that can preserve vegetables for 3-4 days as an alternative to mechanical refrigeration. The cooler uses charcoal, water, a pump, and fan to cool stored vegetables. There are two prototype designs - a display model for retailers and a larger cabinet model for retailers, traders, and farmers to store harvests. The specifications for each model are provided, including dimensions, holding capacities, power consumption, and water usage. This low-cost technology could benefit vegetable sellers, especially in wet markets.

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    This document discusses an evaporative cooler technology that can preserve vegetables for 3-4 days as an alternative to mechanical refrigeration. The cooler uses charcoal, water, a pump, and fan to cool stored vegetables. There are two prototype designs - a display model for retailers and a larger cabinet model for retailers, traders, and farmers to store harvests. The specifications for each model are provided, including dimensions, holding capacities, power consumption, and water usage. This low-cost technology could benefit vegetable sellers, especially in wet markets.

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    Transforming the Future

    of Agriculture

    Evaporative Cooler
    Vegetables can now be preserved for three to four days using evaporative coolers. The technology
    is a viable alternative to mechanical refrigeration for fruits and vegetables. This low-cost cooler that
    requires low operating cost can be benefit the vegetable retailers and traders especially those in
    the wet market level.

    Features
    lThis storage system works with charcoal as a cooling pad, water
    reservoir, submersible pump, fan and storage chamber.
    lThere are two prototype designs - a display-type and a cabinet- type
    evaporative cooler. The display-type evaporative cooler is intended for
    vegetable retailers. The cabinet-type is for vegetable retailers, traders and
    farmers who plan to store their harvests during peak season.

    Specifications
    !Display-type

    Overall dimension 1.83m x 0.92m x 1.07m


    Holding capacity 50-75 kg (assorted vegetables)
    Power consumption exhaust fan, 75 watts
    submersible pump, 5.5 watts
    Water consumption 0.7-1.2 liters per hour

    !Cabinet type
    Overall dimension 2.2m x 0.94m x 1.8m
    Holding capacity 240-400 kg (assorted vegetables)
    Power consumption two exhaust fan, 75 watts
    submersible pump, 12 watts
    Water consumption 1.3-2.4 liters per hour

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