DEHUMIDIFYING

COOLER
ABSTRACT

The objective of this project is to increase the effectiveness of the

ordinary table fan by using simple mechanism. This project consist of following

components like ordinary table fan, aquarium pump, copper tube, vinyl tube, ice

cooler box, etc,.The ordinary table fan gives only small amount of cold air in the

room. So modify the table fan using copper tube.In this project the table fan is

wound with copper tube by iron wire. Vinyl tube is connected with one end of

the copper tube and another end of vinyl tube is connected with pump. Pump

immersed in the ice cooler. Vinyl tube is connected with another end of copper

tube another end of vinyl tube is immersed in the ice cooler. Fan and pump

connected with electricity pump and is sucks the cool water from the ice cooler.

The cool water is passed to the copper tube through the vinyl tube. Water is

circulated in the copper tube. Copper withstand cold for long time. Fan blowing

against the copper tube it give more cold air. Circulated water is passed to the

ice cooler through the vinyl tube. It supplies more cold air with less electricity

and also eco friendly compare to the other air coolers.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER NO. TITLE PAGE NO.

ABSTRACT v
LIST OF FIGURES viii
LIST OF TABLES ix

1 INTRODUCTION 1
2 COMPONENTS AND DESCRIPTION 2
2.1 TABLE FAN 2
2.2 COPPER TUBE 4
2.3 VINYL TUBE 6
2.3.1 Inner and Outer Dimensions 6
2.3.2 Pressure Capacity 7
2.3.3 Performance Considerations 7
2.3.4 Characteristics 8
2.3.5 Vinyl tubing offers many diverse benefits 9
2.4 AQUARIUM PUMP 10
2.4.1Light Duty Applications (with some
head pressure)
2.4.2 Difference Include 11

2.4.3 Models 12
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 2.5 DESCRIPTION OF ICE COOLER 13
2.5.1Insulated beverage cooler 14
3 FABRICATION OF PARTS 14
3.1 COPPER TUBE ROLLED WITH FAN FRAME 15
3.2 VINYL TUBE STICKS WITH PUMP 16
3.3 ASSEMBLE OF THEAIR CONDITIONER 17
3.4 OPERATION OF THEAIR CONDITIONER 19
4 ADVANTAGES ANDDISADVANTAGES 20
4.1ADVANTAGES 20
5 LIST OF MATERIALS 21
6 COST ESTIMATION 22
7 CONCLUSION 23

REFERENCES
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LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE NO.TITLE PAGE NO.

2.1TABLE FAN 3
2.2COPPER TUBE 5
2.3COPPER 6
2.4VINYL TUBE TESTING 8
2.5VINYL TUBE 9
2.6PUMP 11
 2.7AQUARIUM PUMP 12
2.8ICE COOLER 13
3.1COPPER TUBE ROLLED WITHFAN FRAME 15
3.2PUMP WITH VINYL TUBE 16
3.3ASSEMBLE VIEW 18
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LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NO. TITLE PAGE NO.
5.1LIST OF COMPONENTS 21

6.1COST ESTIMATION 22
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1. INTRODUCTION

World is always trying to invent new one. Somebody tries to find

new one and tries to modify an ordinary one to implement a technology. Energy
plays an important role in the material, social and cultural life of mankind. This
is the result of population growth and increase in the standard of living which is
directly proportional to energy consumption. In practice air conditioner and air
cooler are widely used in the world. These electrical devices consumed more
electrical power and it is not benefit for the poor people. In practice power
shortage is also occurred. These problems are rectified by modification of
ordinary table fan.

In summer season, the ordinary table fan gives small amount of

cold air in the room. So the table fan is modified by using copper tube. In this
project the cooling of air by using cold water which is circulated in the copper
tube for the purpose of reducing the heat in the surrounding environment is of
great importance in widely distributed villages with little or no rural
electrification and also in the urban areas where power shortage is often in
practice.

In this project the ice cooler box for storing the cold water or cold
ice bars or ice cubes which maintain its constant temperature that is the
temperature while introducing the cooling medium in ice cooler box which is
mainly based on thermal isolation. This cold water is circulated through the
copper tube which is withstand cold for long times. The fan blowing against the
copper tube which gives more cooling air in the surroundings.
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2. COMPONENTS AND DESCRIPTION

2.1 TABLE FAN

Fan is a device for agitating air or gases or moving them from one
location to another. Mechanical fans with revolving blades are used for
ventilation, in manufacturing, in winnowing grain, to remove dust, cuttings, or
other waste, or to provide draft for a fire. They are also used to move air for
cooling purposes, as in automotive engines and air-conditioning systems, and
are driven by belts or by direct motor.

The axial-flow fan (e.g., an electric table fan) has blades that force
air to move parallel to the shaft about which the blades rotate. The centrifugal
fan has a moving component, called an impeller that consists of a central shaft
about which a set of blades form a spiral pattern. When the impeller rotates, air
that enters the fan near the shaft is moved away perpendicularly from the shaft
and out of an opening in the scroll- shaped fan casing.

The speed of rotation together with the static pressure determines

the airflow for a given fan. Where noise is an issue larger, slower-turning fans
are quieter than smaller, faster, fans that can move the same airflow. Fan noise
has been found to be roughly proportional to the fifth power of fan speed;
halving speed reduces noise by about 15dB.
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Figure 2.1 Table Fan.

As a light, flat instrument manipulated by hand to cool the body or

ward off insects, the fan is of tropical origin and probably stems from the
primitive use of palm or other leaves. The long-handled, disk-shaped fan carried
by attendants was from ancient times associated with regal and religious
ceremonies.

Fan lifetimes are usually quoted under the assumption of running at

maximum speed. A fan with high static pressure is more effective at forcing air
through restricted spaces, such as the gaps between a radiator and heat sink.
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2.2 COPPER TUBE

Copper tubing is most often used for supply of hot and cold water,
and as refrigerant line in HVAC systems. There are two basic types of copper
tubing, soft copper and rigid copper. Copper tubing is joined using flare
connection, compression connection, or solder. Copper offers a high level of
resistance to corrosion, but is becoming very costly. This specification
establishes the requirements for seamless round, rectangular, and square copper
tube suitable for general engineering applications.
Figure 2.3Copper Tubes
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The tube shall be manufactured by such hot- and cold-

working processes as to produce a homogeneous, uniform wrought structure in
the finished product. It shall be cold drawn to the finished size and wall
thickness. The requirements and size availability of tube in the tempers shall
conform to the specified requirements.

Tensile and yield strength test, Rockwell hardness test, expansion

test, microscopically examination, hydrogen embrittlement, electromagnetic
test, hydrostatic pressure test, pneumatic pressure test, electrical resistivity, and
chemical composition shall be made to conform to specified requirements.
Figure 2.4 Copper Tubes
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2.3 VINYL TUBE

Vinyl tubing is used in many industries, from manufacturing to health

care. Vinyl tubing is used in a wide variety of industries from manufacturing to
health care, and in a broad range of applications. As a result, many vinyl-
tubing designs have been created. Several properties typically are specified
when describing vinyl tubing.

2.3.1 Inner and Outer Dimensions

The inner and outer dimensions (commonly specified as I.D. and

O.D.) are critical for vinyl tubing. The inner dimension will determine what the
tubing is suited to carry, and the outer dimension will impact what kinds of
hoses and couplers must be used with it. Common inner dimensions for vinyl
tubing range from 10 mm to 25mm outer dimensions typically run from 15 mm
to 23mm.
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2.3.2 Pressure Capacity

Some vinyl tubing is designed for unpressurized air or fluid, while

other types are built to handle high-pressure liquids. Common work pressures
range from 50 N/mm2 to 150 N/mm2.

Because vinyl tubing softens at high temperatures, work pressure

specifications generally indicate the maximum allowable pressure at room
temperature (23°C).

2.3.3 Performance Considerations

 Flexible vinyl tubing is easy to connect using a variety of barbs, clamps
and fittings. Tubes are sized by the inside diameter. If the tubing connects over a
male piping thread, increase the tube diameter by 1/4".

1.Tubing often comes in rolls of 25 to 100.

2.Pressure rating, maximum vacuum and minimum bend radius are important
characteristics.
3.Pressure rating is usually a measure of how much pressure a tube can withstand at
24°F.
4.Temperature range is particularly important for tubes supplying hot water.

5.Wall thickness can affect the inside diameter of a tube.

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Figure 2.5 Vinyl Tube

Vinyl is an incredibly versatile material used to make tubing for many purposes,
from washing machine hoses to supplying water for a hot tub. This guide will
explain the different types of flexible vinyl tubing, its various applications in
companies and how to select the right vinyl tubing for this project. Whatever
this project may be using local the home depot carries a wide range of vinyl
tubing for almost any application.

2.3.4 Characteristics

Vinyl tubes may be made from different materials, including

polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyethylene, rubber and other materials. This is
available in a variety of colors, sizes and thicknesses.
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Figure 2.6 Vinyl Tube

2.3.5Vinyl tubing offers many diverse benefits

1.Withstands a variety of conditions.

2.Does not rust or corrode.
3.It is electrically nonconductive.
4.Provides natural resistance to combustion, helping to prevent fires.
5.Itis odorless, tasteless and nontoxic and available indifferent levels of
hardness.

Factors to consider when selecting vinyl tubing include the length,

the diameter required, and the substance the tube will be transporting, which
may include gas, water or other liquids.
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2.4 PUMP

With most water pumps, adapting the inlet or outlet to fit this
application is ok and often necessary. It is not recommend restricting inlet size
more than 25% or outlet size more than 50%.For instance a Rio HF Pump with a
25 mm outlet can easily be fitted to a 19 mm pipe/tubing if this is what is
already in use with your application (if this application from start, matching
pump & pipes is best whenever possible, but with established applications such
as pond, this is not always possible without great expense and labor).

Generally the PVC reducing bushings or reducing hose barbs to

make these fits. Increasing pipe/tubing size is also helpful for increased flow
and especially head pressure. This is even more important with light duty
impeller designs as the open impeller of this design (which is employed by 90%
of water pumps sold, not just those sold here), simply will not push water
through a small pipe, even if a larger flow pump is purchased as the impeller
design simply allows water to flow back when the pressure is too great.

It is also noteworthy that even for in-line pump applications (many

of the pumps we sell can work both submersed or in-line), that for in-
line applications, any in line pump must be placed below the top water level
without a siphon in the middle; in other words the water should flow level or
better, downhill to the pump without any obstructions or impediments on the
way to the pump.

As well make sure all connections into the pump are air tight,
otherwise if the pump "sucks air", this can damage the pump. After the pump
the water can be restricted if needed and travel "uphill”. All pumps listed here
are compatible for both saltwater and freshwater.
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2.4.1 Light Duty Applications (with some head pressure)

Most Aquarium and light duty aquarium pumps have a standard
open impeller such as the one pictured to the left (from a Via Aqua 1300). There
is of course differences in these impellers of this basic design (of which from
our extensive real time use with our aquarium and pond maintenance company)
have shown the Via Aqua Power Head series to among the best, most reliable
pumps for most applications that require a durable water pump with reasonable
head pressure.
Figure 2.7 Pump

2.4.2 Difference Include

1.Ceramic Shafts.
2.Heavier/stronger plastic.
3.Moresecuremagnet.
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The Via Aqua Economy line such as the Via Aqua 305 or the
Sun JP-054,JP-065, JP-066 are a good choice for most light duty applications,
simply choosing the flow rate of the four models we sell is all that is necessary.
All of these pumps employ impellers that have the second two bullet points
noted above for impellers. The design provides for good life in most light duty
applications and the noise level is low to moderate.
Figure 2.8Aquarium Pump

2.4.3 Models

1.Rio Plus Pumps; Models: 90, 200, 600 and 1000.

2.Via Aqua 80.
3.Via Aqua 302.
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2.5 ICE COOLER

A cooler, cool box, portable ice chest, ice box, chilly bin (in New
Zealand), or 'esky' (Australia) most commonly is an insulated box used to keep
food or drink cool. Ice cubes are most commonly placed in it to help the things
inside stay cool. Ice packs are sometimes used, as they either contain the
melting water inside, or have a gel sealed inside that stays cold longer than plain
ice (absorbing heat as it changes phase).The Coleman Company popularized the
cooler, most popularly known as an "ice box" in the United States, with its
initial offering of a galvanized cooler in 1954. Three years later, Coleman
developed a process to make a plastic liner for coolers and jugs.
 Coolers are often taken on picnics, and on vacation or holiday.
Where summers are hot, they may also be used just for getting cold groceries
home from the store, such as keeping ice cream from melting in a hot
automobile. Even without adding ice, this can be helpful, particularly if the trip
home will be lengthy.

Components of a Homemade Air Conditioner

 Essentially what we’ll be doing is using the power of evaporative cooling and a

fan to bring down the temperature in your room. In this case we’ll be using ice water stored in a

cooler that will then cycle through a copper loop in front of a box fan. I’ll leave it to you to head

to wikipedia to read up on how the process works, it’s not unlike you sweating to cool

down. Myself I’ve done enough sweating so I’ll let the air conditioner do it for me. (Note:this is

the perfect project to do some scrounging and modify your design and tailor to whatever you

may have on hand that would fulfill the same function). Okay for this project you’ll need to

assemble the following components:

 A Fan (box fan is ideal)

 A cooler (you could use a Styrofoam cooler or whatever cooler you may have on hand)

 An aquarium pump (or a pond pump, the higher the Gallons Per Hour the more cooling

you’ll get mine is a 132 GPH, also be sure your pump has enough power to push the water to

the height required to reach the top of your coil)

 Copper coil tubing (the particular type of tubing I used was 3/8″ outer diameter copper coil –

20 feet)
 Vinyl tubing (my pump called for 1/2″ Inner Diameter tubing about 10 feet worth. Hopefully

you get better tubing then I did I believe mine is the autokink brand)

 Reducers and fittings to connect your copper coil to your vinyl tubing and ultimately to your

pump. If you are unsure a conversation with a hardware store plumbing expert should get

you going in the right direction. They were terribly excited about my project so they were

glad to help. (I used 2 1/2″ to 3/8″ couplers that were then fitted with 5/8″ threaded couplers

and then screwed in two 1/2″ barbed brass adapters to connect the tubing, finally I used 3 1″

hose clamps to firm it all up)

 Wood for making box fan outriggers

 Zip ties for attaching the tubing to your fan

Assemble the Air Conditioner

1. First you need to get the copper tubing laid out and get your fittings in place. It was a simple

matter of 6 screws holding the protective screen on my box fan so I was able to easily

remove it and use it for laying out the copper tubing. Since the copper tubing was already

coiled it was a simple matter to gradually and carefully bend it into a spiral. Give yourself

some room between each circle for more surface area.

2. Attach the fittings to the copper tubing. In my case I needed to solder the joints between the

copper tubing and the fittings. You might be able to find some solderless compression type

fittings depending on your materials and hardware store availability. That would certainly

speed things along and would allow you to avoid having to sweat the fittings together with

some form of torch. I prepared all the fittings by sanding the copper tubing and reaming the

fittings. I then applied some solder flux to the inside of the fitting and the outside of the

tubing. I then proceeded to heat the fitting with my torch until it was hot enough to melt the

solder, then I applied the solder. Repeat this for the the other end of the tubing.

3. Now that the fittings were in place I screwed in the barbed adapters for my vinyl hose after

applying some Teflon tape to the threads.

4. The vinyl tubing slipped over the barbs and then I added two screw-type clamps to the barbs.
5. The pump had a special adapter that I inserted into the vinyl tubing and then again used a

screw clamp to secure the tubing.

6. Now is a good time to test your setup for leaks. Fill your cooler with some water, submerge

the pump and connect the tubing to your pump. You then run the other tubing back into the

cooler. Fire it up and make sure it works like you expect.

7. Now you need to attach the copper tubing to your fan screen. This is a simple process, just

plan where you want your tubing to enter and leave

8. your setup and then start attaching it with the zip ties. I put about 4 for each circle for good

holding power. You can also fine tune your coiling as you go.
9. Once you’re done attaching the tubing to the screen you might want to build your self some

outriggers for your fan. Mine was a bit tipsy to begin with so I cut up part of a 2×4 about 16

inches long and screwed to the bottom of my box fan.

10. Reattach the fan screen with the original screws

11. Now you need to figure out how you are going to get your vinyl tubing into your

cooler. You’ll need 3 holes, 1 for the inlet to the copper tubing, 1 for the outlet and 1 for the

pump power cord. I had a drill bit the same size as my vinyl tubing so it was a straight

forward process, just make sure it’s in the lid or at the top of the cooler, obviously you don’t

want water leaking out.

12. Okay you should be ready to give her a try.

Operating the Air Conditioner

Alright you’re going want to put your fan and cooler in place, get your tubing

cabled appropriately and you’ll want to get some form of pan or something underneath your fan
to catch the condensation from the coil. Fill your cooler with enough water to cover the pump

and then put in a bunch of ice. I used 3 bags to start. Turn on the pump and adjust the fan

speed. Now bask in the coolness of your own evaporative cooler.

This sucker does go through the ice so you’ll want to do something other than

buy hundreds of bags of ice. I took a variety of containers, yogurt, cottage cheese, paint buckets,

etc and made larger blocks, they seem to last longer. Some alternate methods instead of straight

ice are 2 liter bottles filled with salt water. They last longer and are colder than standard

ice. You’ll just want to keep the salt water sealed so that you are not cycling it through your

setup. Also you could use the freezer blocks that you can reuse. Good luck and stay cool.
 PRINCIPLE OF WORKING
THEORY
PSYCHROMETRY AND AIR COMPOSITION :

It deals with the state of atmosphere with respect to

moisture content , on the other hand psychometrics deals with the
thermal properties of air control and measurement of the moisture
content in air .In addition to study the effects of atmosphere moisture
on commodities and the human comforts .The air being the
homogeneous mixture of N2,O2,CO2,Ar etc. contains moisture with
the varying proportions depending upon the local conditions as we ll as
requirement in a particular situations. Below table gives the
volumetric as well as the gravimetric composition of standard air.
i)PSYCHOMETRIC PROCESS:

It is the process to be carried out on air to vary the

psychometric properties of air.

ii) ADIABATIC SATURATION :

Adiabatic saturatio n is an important application which is usually

encountered in practice such as desert cooler , air conditioning , cold storage etc.
The wet bulb temperature remains constant .i.e. a constant wet bulb line process 3 -4
as shown in fig .For this process it is seen that the dry bulb temperature has
decreased from t3 to T4 and moisture has been added by Mw =M(W4 -W3)
 Where Mw is the amount of water stands for specific humidity .Si nce the
temperature decreases during adiabatic , this principle is utilized for the production
of cooling of the hot and less humid enviro nment using “desert cooler “for common
man.

1.Dry bulb temperature ( Tdb) : The actual temperature of ga s mixture of

gases inducted by an error free temperature measuring device.

2.Wet bulb temperature –(Twb): It is the temperature obtained by an

accurate thermometer having a wick moistened with distilled water and the air
stream across the wet bulb flow with velocity of270 m/min.

TABLE -AIR COMPOSI TION

Constituents Molecular Volumetric Gravimetric%

Weight

Nitrogen 28 78.03 73.45

Oxygen 32 20.99 23.19

Argon 40 0.94 1.30

C02 44 0.03 0.05

Other gases 0.01 0.01

100% 100%

WORKING PRINCIPLE :

The operativ e principle of the cooler is the same as that of the evaporative
cooling Adiabatic saturatio n is an im portant application which is usually
encountered in practice in desert cooler .Since the temperature decreases during
the adiabatic saturation ,this principle is utilized for the pro duction of cooling of hot
and less humid environment using a desert cooler. The cooling of air is the result of
transferring the sensible heat of air to the evaporated water carri ed with the air and
this sensible heat is transferred in the form of latent heat. The latent heat required
to evaporate the water carried with air when it is passing through a spray of water is
taken form sensible heat of air.

The efficiency o f th e desert cooler depends upon the effective arrangement of

the component. The cooler efficiency is defined as ,

Tdb - Tdbg

Desert = ---------------------

Tdb - Twb

Where Tab,Twb & Tdbg are dry and wet bulb temperature of ambient air and the
temperature of air leaving the grille of cooler .

The velocity across the pad should be aro und 40 m/min . The desert cooler
efficiency should be around 75% .Through t he high efficiency of the desert cooler
corresponds to the cooler air , the large humidity causes discomfort .The desert
cooler efficiency above 80% is not desirable .On the other hand for good
performance its efficiency should not fall below 70%.
THE SPRAY –WASHER TYPE :

This is a large sheet metal housing fitted with spray nozzles. The spray
system may include either one or two banks and may be arranged for opposed or
parallel spray .A blower pulls air through the washe r where adiabatic cooling of the
air takes place in the presence of the fine water spray .The baffles located o n the
entering side of the washer provide good uniformity of air flo w across the face of
water .the eliminator located o n the leaving side prev ent moisture carry over (water
droplets) to the leaving air stream.

SPRAY :

Air washer coolers are dependable efficient and econo mic to operate .The
initial cost is relatively higher .They are suited to large commercial and industrial
evaporative cooling applicatio ns. It can cool air to within 2@ of the existing wet bulb
temperature.

ROTATING TYPE COOLERS :

This ty pe of cooler has a rotating evaporator and made of vario us layers of

flat or crimped copper , bronze or plastic scre en .It is kept wet by rotating through
the water tank .With this cooler air can be called within 2 @ to 4@ wet bulb
temperature.

WETTEDPAD TYPE COOLERS :

Our project work is based on this type of cooler of which theory and working
principle has been described later.

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Components of Cooler :

1.WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM :

Water is distribute d through small holes provided in to the water traps od

side & back panel , which deliver equal amount of water to follow through the wetted
pads.

2.ELECTRICAL MOTOR :

To drive the fan

3.EVAPORATOR PADS:

Installed o n three sides of the desert cooler.

4.FAN :

To pull the air through the wetted pads and supply the air to the space to
be cooled.

5.PUMP:

Used for circulation of a water.

6.WATER TANK :

Used as reservoir of water installed at the bottom of the cooler.

7.FLOAT VALVE:

For checking the water level of the tank.

8.WATER TRAPS:

Provided on three sides of the cooler , through which the water falls on
pads.

9.CABINET:

All the parts are enclosed in a decorative cabinet , generally made of steel.
FUNCTION OF COOLER:

The air may be sufficiently cooled by evaporative pro cess to result a

considerable degree of summer comfort in climat es of high dry bulb temperature
associated with low relative humilities.

Although the evaporative cooling does not perform all the

functions of air conditioning by keeping the temperature , relative
humidity , purity & velocity offer within hu man comfort but it
provides comfort by filtering and circulating the cooled air lower
cost than air conditioning system.
 MANUFACTURING PROCESS

TOP COVER PLATE :

Cut a piece of 30”*30” from the iron sheet for making top cover. Form this sheet cut 2” square
from each corner and fold 90 each side of corner by gas welding. Our room cooler top is ready. Drill
holes at a distance of 1’ form each corner.

WATER TANK:

This is also made as above, cut a piece of 38”*38” form the sheet and cut 6” square at each
corner and fold the sheet upward. The joint taking place is welded by gas welding. On the upper side of
bottom tank, holes are drilled 4” apart for bolting and riveting. Four roller wheels are welded each
corner on the bottom side.

ANGLE FRAME :

Now our second step is making of angle frame of 2.5”.Take 8”*36” long pieces of iron sheet.
Bend 90 turn on next 0.5” on both corners. Same method is applied for the corners of front panel. Two
holes or made on each face at the upper and lower side on the angle plate at a distance of 1” from the
corner.

FRONT PANEL :
 Front panel is designed by taking 31”*36” long sheet. From both the side 4” are fold at right
angle and pressed with the help of press machine. Make 90 turn on next 0.5” by same method used as
above. Now the side of front panel is 88”*36” are left only. Cut a hole of 72” Radius at the center of this
panel.

Top cover plate, water tank front panel and angle frame is fixed by nut bolts and riveting in each
corner.

SIDE PANEL:

For the setting the side panel a base of o.5” angle plate is riveted with the tank. Taking three
pieces of 22.5”*34.5” are cut by press cutting machine shape and add fixed channel for water flow on
khush. Pipe from pump is placed on it. Pads are fitted on the inner side of three panels. Plastic pipe is
used for water circulation, the pipe is 84” long and the pipe is arranged on three direction, so that water
drips over the pads

PUMP & FAN FITTING:

Pump is fixed at the bottom tank with the help of nut & bolt. For fan fitting strip of iron is folded
at right angle from 2” at one end. At this end turn by 90 in opposite direct. For second fold, turn of
distance of 12” from first fold. Third and fourth turn are also of 90 in opposite of first fold 7” away from
it. Forth fold, which is made 2” at finishing end. Drill both the ends. Three more strips are made in
similar way and of same size. The first fold is fixed in the given thread of the fan body by bolt and other
end is fixed in front panel. The other strips are also fixed in same way.

OTHER FITTING:

At the end the cover is fixed on the front panel with the help of screw. Switches, indicator and
a regulator are fitted on the lower. The capacitor is fixed on the fan supporter.
 CONSTRUCTION & OPERATION
The desert cooler consists of a frame made up of a metal sheet providing 3 pads containing
fine wooden fibers or khas (it is a kind of plant roots which gives very pleasant smell when get wet )
The frame of desert cooler may be wooden or metallic .

The wire nets are used to hold the khas which provides a large wet surface of
contact for air .A fan or blower is mounted on the front side .Air can only pass
through the pads on which water is poured .A pump is used to supply water fr om the
tank of desert cooler through a perforated pipe .A float valve is incorporated for
make up water.

The main component of the desert cooler are fan , pump and motor and the
motor for pump and fan can be used independently .a large sh eet metal housing
in which three pads are provided .The water is allow to trickle over the pad under
gravity through water traps provided on three sides of the cooler. The pump pumps
the water from the bottom of the tank to the top of the tank and the water trickles
from the holes and falls passing through the pads to the bottom tank. The blower
fan pulls the air fro m all the three sides so that the air gets cooled passing
through the pads. The water of pads evapo rates when air stream p asses through it.
Due to evaporation o df water pads the sensible heat of air is reduced and is used as
the latent heat to ev aporate water .So the cool air is discharged by the fan in the
horizo ntal direction .The directio n of air is contro lled manually w ith the help of
louvers.

The fan is operated at two speeds as per the requirement .The electric
supply is given to two motors .The power phase connection is given through fan
switch and pump switch .The speed switch always remains in co n tact either on low
or high speed .The fan switch pump and pump switch can be kept to either “on”
position or “of” position.

The supply is given through the fan switch , therefore unless the fan
switch position is not on , there is no sup ply to the pump switch irrespective of its
“on” or “off” position. The pump can not be started unless fan starts .If only fan is
required then the fan switch can be kept at on position and pump switch at off
position .If both are required the fan switc h can be kept at o n positio n and pump
switch at off position .If both are required to use , then the fan switch and pump
switch sho uld be kept at on position. The speed switch can be operated at low or
high speed irrespectiv e of the pump switch position .
2.5.1 Insulated beverage cooler

They are usually made with interior and exterior shells of plastic,
with hard foam in between. They come in sizes from small personal ones to
large family ones with wheels. Disposable ones are made solely from
polystyrene foam (such as is a disposable coffee cup) about 2 cm or one inch
thick. Most reusable ones have molded-in handles; a few have shoulder straps.
The cooler has developed from just a means of keeping beverages cold into a
mode of transportation with the Ride on Cooler.
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3.FABRICATIION OF PARTS

3.1COPPER TUBE ROLLED WITH COVER PLATE

The copper tube of 18 feet is wounded over the table fan frame
using iron wire. Its diameter is 6.35 mm. The copper tube is more flexible so it
is easily wounded over the frame.
Figure 3.1Copper Tube with Fan Frame
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3.2 VINYL TUBE STICKS WITH PUMP

Vinyl tube sealed with aquarium pump using m-seal.

Figure 3.2 Pump with Vinyl Tube
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3.3 ASSEMBLE THE AIR CONDITIONER

First get the copper tubing laid out and get fittings in place. It was a
simple matter of six screws hold in the protective screen on the fan so it was
able to easily remove the tubes and use it for laying out the copper tubing. Since
the copper tubing was already coiled it was a simple matter to gradually and
carefully bend into a spiral.

Then attach the fittings to the copper tubing. In this case there is a
need to solder the joints between the copper tubing and the fittings. It might be
able to find some solder less compression type fittings depending on the
materials and hardware store availability. That would certainly speed things
along and would allow avoiding having to sweat the fittings together with some
form of torch. Then applied some solder flux to the inside of the fitting and the
outside of the tubing.

Then proceeded to heat the fitting with torch until it was hot enough
to melt the solder, then applied the solder. Repeat this for the other end of the
tubing. Now that the fittings were in place screwed in the barbed adapters for
the vinyl hose after applying some Teflon tape to the thread. The vinyl tubing
slipped over the barbs and then added two screw-type clamps to the barbs. The
pump had a special adapter that inserted into the vinyl tubing and then again
used a screw clamp to secure the tubing. Now is a good time to test the setup for
leaks.
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Figure 3.3 Assemble View

Fill cooler with some water, submerge the pump and connect the
tubing to the pump. Then run the other tubing back into the cooler. Fire it up
and make sure it works like well expect. Now it needs to attach the copper
tubing to the fan screen. This is a simple process, just plan where the tubing to
enter and leave the setup and then start attaching it with the zip ties. It put about
4 for each circle for good holding power. Once the attaching is done in the
tubing to the screen it might want to build some outriggers for the fan. Now the
need of figure out how are going to get vinyl tubing into the cooler. Here is a
need of 3 holes, one for the inlet to the copper tubing, one for the outlet and one
for the pump power cord.
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3.4OPERATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONER

After assembled the setup, the aquarium Pump sucks the Cool water
from the ice cooler box. This cool water is passed to the copper tube through the
vinyl tube. Cool water is circulated in the copper tube. Copper withstand cold
for long time. So the fan blowing against the copper tube it gives more cold air
to surroundings. Then the circulated water is passed to the ice cooler through the
vinyl tube.
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 4. ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES

4.1ADVANTAGES

1.Give more cold air than ordinary table fan.

2.Low cost compare to air cooler.
3.Consume less electricity compare to air cooler.
4.Construction is easy.
5.Maintenance is easy.
6.Eco Friendly.

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5. LIST OF COMPONENTS

Table 5.1 List of Component

Sl.No. Name of the Parts Quantity

1 Table Fan 1
2 Copper Tube 1

3 Aquarium Pump 1
4 Vinyl Tube 1
5 Ice Cooler 1

6 Zip ties 30
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7. CONCLUSION

This has been valuable experience throughout this project. It gives more
opportunity to learn about the copper material. Taking individual curriculum
objectives and finding all the possible materials to support them could serve as a
good way to evaluate the quality and quantity of the offerings that currently
have and make notes for future orders. Finally effectiveness obtained could be
further improved by actual increase in the output level of the aquarium pump.
By selecting suitable material the effectiveness can be increased. It will be
useful for summer season.
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