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Operating performance of a water spray on an air-type condensing unit

Conference · · ASHRAE Trans.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6388810
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A commercially available condenser sprayer was tested on a nominally three-ton air conditioning unit to determine its effect upon performance. The sprayer directed a fine mist of water into the condenser surfaces over a range of dry-bulb and relative-humidity conditions of the air entering the condenser. Under steady-state conditions, the spraying was found to reduce the pressure (9-17%), the electrical consumption (5-8%), and the compressor current (42.7.7%), and to increase the overall Energy Efficiency Ratio (11.6-18.9%) and the cooling capacity (4.4-8.8%).
Research Organization:
Univ of Ala, Huntsville, USA
OSTI ID:
6388810
Report Number(s):
CONF-810657-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: ASHRAE Trans.; (United States) Journal Volume: 87
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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