Evaporative air cooling tower
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional evaporative air coolers are inefficient in cooling air instantly due to the need for the filter device to soak up water, have uneven air distribution, and require frequent replacement of paper-like filters that cannot be reused or easily cleaned.
Innovation Solution
An evaporative air cooling tower design featuring a housing with a grill, a water tank, a pump, a filter structure with sponge material filters, and a fan that oscillates to improve air distribution, allowing for instant cooling and reusable filters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional evaporative air coolers use paper-like filter devices that soak up water, then the filters can be replaced often, but the filters cannot be reused or easily cleaned and take considerable time to begin cooling air
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameter of the filter from paper-like material to sponge material. This parameter change enables the filter to be reusable and easily cleanable while eliminating the soaking time requirement, as sponge material can be directly saturated with water without the gradual soaking process required by paper-like materials.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a water distribution system that pre-saturates the sponge filter with water before air cooling begins. This preliminary action of water distribution ensures the filter is ready for immediate operation, eliminating the considerable soaking time required by conventional paper-like filters.
2Ease of operation
If conventional evaporative air coolers use stationary design, then the structure is simple, but the cooled air distribution is uneven in the room
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an oscillating mechanism that enables the air cooler to change its orientation dynamically. The cooler oscillates between left and right positions, allowing the cooled air to be distributed more uniformly across the room. This dynamic capability improves air distribution uniformity while adding moderate structural complexity through the oscillation mechanism.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design enhances cooling efficiency by allowing immediate operation with pre-soaked filters, provides even air distribution, and extends the lifespan of filters through reusability and easy cleaning.
Implementation Method 1
a pump configured to pump the liquid from the tank to the tray through the hose
Implementation Method 2
As warm air passes through the water-soaked filters, heat from the ambient air evaporates water trapped in the water-soaked filter device. The evaporated water cools the air as it leaves the water-soaked filter device
Implementation Method 3
a fan configured to draw air into the interior, wherein the air is cooled by the filter and directed out of the interior through the openings
Data Source
AI summary
An evaporative air cooling tower is described. The evaporative air cooling tower includes a housing defining an interior of the evaporative air cooling tower; a grill coupled to the housing and defining openings; a tank positioned adjacent to a bottom portion of the housing, wherein the tank is configured to receive and store liquid; a tray positioned adjacent to a top portion of the housing, wherein the tray is configured to receive and release the liquid; a hose in fluid communication with the tank and the tray; a pump configured to pump the liquid from the tank to the tray through the hose; a filter structure comprising a filter configured to receive the liquid from the tray; and a fan configured to draw air into the interior, wherein the air is cooled by the filter and directed out of the interior through the openings.