Rotary Pool Water Cooling Tower with Atomizing Header
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for cooling swimming pool water in warmer climates are often expensive, complex, and inefficient, with limited effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
An evaporative cooling system comprising a hollow tower with a rotary water distribution header and a fan that atomizes water into droplets for increased surface area contact with ambient air, integrated with an existing swimming pool recirculating water system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If conventional evaporative cooling systems are used to cool swimming pool water, then cooling effectiveness is improved, but device complexity and installation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling system is segmented into distinct functional components: a hollow tower structure, a rotary water distribution header with dispensing apertures, a fill medium layer for atomization, and a reservoir with pump. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while simplifying installation and maintenance of the overall system.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling tower system is designed to integrate with existing swimming pool recirculating water systems, serving multiple functions: cooling the water through evaporation, filtering particles through the fill medium, and providing a compact installation that can be coupled to standard pool equipment. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate cooling and filtration systems.
2Temperature
If complex cooling systems are installed to cool swimming pool water, then cooling effectiveness is improved, but ease of installation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The rotary water distribution header utilizes the existing water pressure within the recirculating water system to rotate and dispense water through its apertures. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for additional motors or complex control systems to operate the water distribution, simplifying installation and reducing maintenance requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling tower is designed to be easily coupled with existing swimming pool recirculating water systems by integrating with standard pool equipment connections. The system merges the cooling function with the existing filtration and circulation infrastructure, avoiding the need for completely separate installation systems.
3Temperature
If expensive cooling systems are used to cool swimming pool water, then cooling effectiveness is improved, but loss of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs evaporative cooling where water transitions from liquid to vapor phase as it passes through the fill medium and contacts ambient air. This phase transition absorbs heat from the pool water, providing efficient cooling without requiring significant energy input from motors or compressors, thereby reducing energy loss compared to mechanical cooling systems.
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 system effectively and efficiently cools swimming pool water using conventional evaporative cooling principles, enhancing comfort in hot climates without the need for costly or cumbersome installations.
Implementation Method 1
Immediately beneath the distribution header is a layer of fill medium having a predetermined height that atomizes falling water into droplets
Implementation Method 2
Contemporaneously, the electric fan is activated which pulls ambient air upwardly through the fill where it contacts the atomized water thereby initiating evaporative cooling
Data Source
AI summary
A method and apparatus for cooling swimming pool water includes diverting a stream of swimming pool water to a distribution header. The distribution header includes a plurality of dispersing apertures for converting the stream of swimming pool water into a plurality of smaller streams. Positioned immediately beneath the distribution header is a fill medium through which the smaller streams of water pass where they are atomized into smaller droplets. An electric fan is positioned above the distribution header for forcing ambient air through the fill medium to invoke evaporative cooling of the atomized water. The resulting evaporatively cooled water is collected in a reservoir and returned to a swimming pool.