The evaporation of pinned, sessile droplets resting on finite thickness substrates was investigated numerically by extending the combined field approach to include the thermal properties of the substrate. By this approach, the combined effects of the underlying substrate and the evaporative cooling were characterized. The results show that the influence of the substrate on the droplet evaporati...

Intraspecific variation in avian thermoregulatory responses to heat stress has received little attention, despite increasing evidence that endothermic animals show considerable physiological variation among populations. We investigated seasonal (summer versus winter) variation in heat tolerance and evaporative cooling in an Afrotropical ploceid passerine, the white-browed sparrow-weaver (Plocep...

Post-harvest losses of fruits and vegetables in developing countries are mostly as a result of in proper storage facilities. While refrigerated cool-stores are the best method of preserving fruits and vegetables, they are expensive to buy and run. Consequently, in developing countries there is an interest in simple low-cost alternatives, many of which depends on evaporative cooling, which is si...

Evaporative cooling is used extensively in low humidity areas of the Southwest United States desert region and throughout other dry climate areas worldwide for residential thermal comfort. A literature review suggested the possibility of evaporative cooling increasing personal exposures to particulate matter along with increased incidences of respiratory illnesses. Indoor and outdoor particulat...

The major aim of this study is to model the effect of outside temperature, watering, and airing on the inside temperature of a hybrid evaporative cooling system (HECS). There is great interest in evaporative cooling systems as a new storage system for fruit and vegetables for the purpose of energy saving. The heat transfer process of the HECS has not yet been well analyzed, so system identifica...

The major aim of this study is to model the effect of outside temperature, watering, and airing on the inside temperature of a hybrid evaporative cooling system (HECS). There is great interest in evaporative cooling systems as a new storage system for fruit and vegetables for the purpose of energy saving. The heat transfer process of the HECS has not yet been well analyzed, so system identifica...

The major aim of this study is to model the effect of outside temperature, watering, and airing on the inside temperature of a hybrid evaporative cooling system (HECS). There is great interest in evaporative cooling systems as a new storage system for fruit and vegetables for the purpose of energy saving. The heat transfer process of the HECS has not yet been well analyzed, so system identifica...

The major aim of this study is to model the effect of outside temperature, watering, and airing on the inside temperature of a hybrid evaporative cooling system (HECS). There is great interest in evaporative cooling systems as a new storage system for fruit and vegetables for the purpose of energy saving. The heat transfer process of the HECS has not yet been well analyzed, so system identifica...

The major aim of this study is to model the effect of outside temperature, watering, and airing on the inside temperature of a hybrid evaporative cooling system (HECS). There is great interest in evaporative cooling systems as a new storage system for fruit and vegetables for the purpose of energy saving. The heat transfer process of the HECS has not yet been well analyzed, so system identifica...