Adiabatic Cooling Through High Pressure Spray Systems

Creating the perfect climate for production facilities & offices

‘Creating the perfect climate for production facilities & offices with adiabatic cooling’

The most efficient cooling method for production halls, offices and outdoor areas is
adiabatic cooling, also known as evaporative cooling. This can be achieved by using our
spray cooling systems and intelligent cooling from Merlin Technology GmbH.

Flipped photo realistic image of a well cooled office
Adiabatic Cooled Workplace
HOW DOES ADIABATIC COOLING WORK?

Adiabatic or evaporative cooling achieves a cooling effect through the evaporation of very
fine water droplets into the air. The energy that is required for this to take place is taken
from the ambient air in the form of heat. The removal of the heat from the air by the cool
water droplet lowers the temperature of the air by several degrees.

This cooling effect can be felt in everyday life when water evaporates from a persons skin,
this gives a feeling of cooling on a persons skin. Your body uses natural adiabatic cooling to
to keep the body cool by creating sweat that then evaporates to give the natural adiabatic
cooling effect.

WORKPLACE OR SPOT COOLING:

When a workplace or production hall requires cooling in a particular area, our intelligent
cooling system can be used and easily installed. This is the case for small areas up to large
production halls, all while using a fraction of the energy that a traditional air handling unit
system or ain conditioning system. Our high pressure water spray systems are very easy to
install and can be fitted without any disruption to production.

This system will vastly reduce spending on unnecessary energy costs while also reducing the
Co2 footprint of facility or building. Our highly efficient water spray cooling system uses
ultra fine MicroDrop atomisation to be able to cool defined areas in production or office
environments.

We can create zone cooling in a defined area of between 5-7 deg C, with multiple zones
being able to be controlled individually, but from one main intelligent controller. Each areas
data and settings can be viewed on the controller but also linked into your building
management system and remotely monitored.

CUSTOM MADE SOLUTIONS:

Along with our partner, Merlin Technology, each workplace cooling system is designed
specifically for the application and the area to be cooled. We work with the customer to
guarentee the best and most efficient solution. When looking at a customised cooling
solution, we take numerous factors into account including, office workplace, production hall,
room size, dust generation, hall & room layout, air movement and many other factors.

INTELLIGENT COOLING:

Our adiabatic cooling systems can be easily integrated into existing building management
systems, this allows for data collection and remote control by browser. The high pressure
spray system offers many monitoring functions and interfaces. Standard industry 4.0 and
PLC control are simple to implement.

One central controller will cool halls with a radius of up to 400 metres.

PLEASANT COOLING EFFECT:

Using our effective high pressure water spray system for evaporative cooling has a very
pleasant effect on the climate of a room, office, public buildings or production area. The air
feels fresher and provides an even cooling effect, this in turn creates an environment that
people enjoy spending time in, while also reducing the spread and growth of bacteria which
can cause ilness by adding to the ambient humidity in the area.

As moisture is being absorbed into the air to create the evaporative cooling effect, a small
lift in humidity occurs, again improving the working conditions for staff and machines. In
areas where there is dust in the environment, the Micro Drop water particles will adhere to
the dust particles and drop the dust to the floor, therefore improving dust control and
overall air quality.

TARGETED WORKPLACE COOLING:

Spot cooling using our high pressure atomisation systems allow cooling in large halls and
production facilities, when traditional air conditioning systems are not possible or would be
too expensive. As our adiabatic cooling systems can be installed anywhere, office workplaces and other indoor spaces can also be cooled efficiently this way. In a world where running costs and Co2 emissions are carefully controlled, installing a high pressure adiabatic cooling system is an ideal solution to both reduce running costs and Co2 emissions, whlile also creating a healthy environment..

Adiabatic cooling in the workplace ultimately increases the quality of the air in the room,
this therefore increases the well being and performance of employees, making a better
environment for all those who spend time there. In contrast, cooling through traditional air
conditioning can dry out the air too much, lowering humidity in the process and increasing
the risk of people becoming unwell. Adiabatic cooling with high pressure humidification and
spray systems combats both these issues through one efficient system.

Adiabatic spray cooling systems will stop any potential bacteria growth while also cooling,
creating an evenly cooled, comfortable and healthy environment, where staff, visitors and
customers will want to spend time in.

The energy usage of our spray cooling systems is much lower than using air conditioning,
this is created by two main factors:

  • The required thermal energy is simply taken from the air
  • Sealpump & Merlin design systems for spot cooling of individual areas within larger production facilities or buidings, reducing unnecessary cooling of areas which don’t need cooling.

Advantages of Adiabatic Cooling:

Targeted cooling without air conditioning

Zone cooling by 5 – 7 °C

Ecologically sound due to low energy consumption

Easy integration into any hall or building is possible

Improved air quality for employees High operational reliability

Low maintenance costs

Low installation costs

Constant, pleasant cooling effect

Binding of dust

Adiabatic Cooling FAQs

It is a cooling system which cools air using water evaporation instead of traditional refrigerants.

Direct adiabatic cooling is when the water is directly atomised in the room air, where it evaporates and thus generates a cooling effect directly in the room.

Indirect adiabatic cooling works with evaporation in the supply or exhaust air of a room, this system is integrated into exisitng air handling systems.

Warm air passes through water mist; evaporation absorbs the heat and cools the air.

Direct: cools and adds humidity.
Indirect: cools without adding humidity.
Adiabatic cooling towers: use water only during peak heat..

Typical examples would include data centres, warehouses, factories, farms, and commercial buildings.

Yes, they use far less electricity than traditional cooling systems.

No,they use minimal water compared to traditional cooling towers.

No, they use no harmful refrigerants and have reduced energy consumption.

Direct adiabatic systems raise humidity; indirect adiabatic systems do not.

Direct systems require maintenance to limit bacteria wheras indirect systems reduce the risks of bacteria.

Typically, adiabatic cooling can cool the air by 5°C to 11°C.

Spot or targeted cooling using adiabatic cooling systems are ideal for specifically defined workplaces or other relevant areas within large halls which makes this concept ideal for hall cooling. The system is also ideal for production halls and facilities, offcies and other buildings whose cooling would be too cost-intensive with conventional air conditioning technology due to their size.

Adiabatic cooling systems are very easy to retrofit for the relief of existing air conditioning systems or as the sole cooling solution. Since existing cable trays can be used for the installation and no additional conduits or structural measures are necessary, the retrofitting of these cooling systems requires little effort.

The modular structure of the adiabatic cooling solutions from merlin ® allows simple expansion at a later time.

To start planning your adiabatic high pressure spray cooling system, follow these steps:
  • Get in touch with us to speak to one of our engineers for an initial consultation
  • Schedule an on-site visit with one of our engineers
  • Coordinate project implementation

Case Study

UK Car Plant Humidity, Dust Control & Cooling Case Study

"Humidity & Dust Control Case Study: UK Car Manufacturer"

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