SNS College of Technology

Department of Mechanical Engineering

16ME402 –Project work Phase II

DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF EVAPORATIVE COOLING

SYSTEM FOR FOOD STORAGE

• Project Members:
1. A.AJITHKUMAR (16ME004)
2. M.ASHVANTH (16ME017)
3. S.DANIEL PHILIP STANLY (16ME023)
4. K.JOEL PRINCE (16ME053)

• Guide Name and Designation:

Ms.M.SINDHUKAVI/AP/Mech

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Content of the Presentation
• Introduction
• Empathy
• Objectives
• Literature review
• Workplan
• Components used
• Working
• References

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Introduction
• Evaporative cooling is a physical phenomenon in which evaporation of a liquid,
typically into surrounding air, cools an object or a liquid in contact with it.
Evaporative cooling occurs when air, that is not too humid, passes over a wet
surface, the faster the rate of evaporation the greater the cooling. It brings the
comfort by increasing the humidity in dry climates, improves the air quality, and
makes the air more breathable. The most familiar example of this is cooling
effect of evaporating perspiration on the human skin. In dry hot climates body
temperature is partially controlled by the rapid evaporation of perspiration from
the surface of the skin. The evaporation rate is raised as air movement is
increased. Both of these facts can be applied to natural cooling of structures.
This evaporation results in a reduced temperature and an increased vapor
content in the air. The bigger the area of contact between the air and water the
more evaporation occurs, resulting in more cooling and the addition of moisture.

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Empathy part of the Project Work

The major cause of food waste are :
• Poor farmers harvest crops too early in response to a lack of food and
money.
• Food harvested too early cause loses in both economic and nutritional
value.
• Minimal farming technology such as plows, tractors, and pesticides.
• Inadequate market systems.
• Markets are often small, overcrowded, unsanitary, and lack proper cooling
equipment.
• Fresh produce, meat, and fish spoil in hot climates due to the lack of proper
transportation.

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Objectives of Project Work

Appropriate cool storage technologies are required in India for
on farm storage of fresh horticultural produce in remote and
inaccessible areas, to reduce losses. Low-cost, low-energy,
environmentally friendly cool chambers made from locally
available materials, and which utilize the principles of
evaporative cooling, were therefore developed in response to
this problem. These cool chambers are able to maintain
temperatures at 10–15 °C below ambient, as well as at a
relative humidity of 90%, depending on the season.

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Literature Review
S.No Journal Paper Title Author Name

1. A Review Paper on
Evaporative Cooling Methods
Suraj G.Vairagade, Piyush Shrivastava, Pratik
Wandhile,Shubham Kale

2. Performance and Analysis of

an Evaporative cooling
Rajesh Maurya, Dr. Nitin Shrivastav, Vipin
Shrivastava
System : A Review

3. A Review of Evaporative O. Amer, R. Boukhanouf, and H. G. Ibrahim

Cooling Technologies

4. Evaporative cooling
technologies for
Debajit Misra, Sudip Ghosh

greenhouses: a
comprehensive review

5. REVIEW PAPER ON kadam akash sunil, jadhav vishal

EVAPORATIVE COOLING
SYSTEM

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Work plan of the Project Work

Equipments to be used: Condenser,Air Blower,Evaporator

Testing: Ground Based
Application of the Project:
Evaporative cooling system not only lowers the air temperature
surrounding the produce, it also increases the moisture content of the air. This
helps prevent the drying amount of the produce, therefore extends the shelf life
of horticultural produce. The system is well suited where; temperatures are high,
humidity is low, water can be spared for this use, and air movement is available.
Evaporative cooling has been found to be an efficient and economical means of
reducing temperatures and increasing humidity in an enclosure where the
humidity is comparatively low . Minimizing deteriorative reactions in fruit and
vegetables enhances their shelf lives, implying that the produce will be available
for longer periods; this would reduce fluctuation in market supply and prices

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COMPONENTS

• Air Blower
• Condenser
• Evaporator

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COMPONENTS
Air Blower

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COMPONENTS
Condenser

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COMPONENTS
Evaporator

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WORKING

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WORKING
Atmospheric air are Then the air is send to a
collected by Atmospheric condenser, where the air is
Air Blower condensed to liquid for
cooling.

Liquid is passed to evaporator

The cooled air Reaches the where the copper tube is used
food present inside the cold to evaporate the water and the
chamber temperature of the air is
dropped.

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References
• Rajesh Maurya, Dr. Nitin Shrivastav, Vipin Shrivastava “Performance and Analysis of an
Evaporative cooling System : A Review”(2014) .
• O. Amer, R. Boukhanouf, and H. G. Ibrahim “A Review of Evaporative Cooling
Technologies”(2015).
• Debajit Misra, Sudip Ghosh “Evaporative cooling technologies for greenhouses: a
comprehensive review”(2018).
• kadam akash sunil, jadhav vishal “REVIEW PAPER ON EVAPORATIVE COOLING
SYSTEM”(2017).
• Suraj G.Vairagade, Piyush Shrivastava, Pratik Wandhile,Shubham Kale “A Review Paper on
Evaporative Cooling Methods”(2017).

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Thank you

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