APPLICATION GUIDE

Indirect Evaporative Air Conditioner Models CW-H10, CW-H15

GENERAL
Climate Wizard is an “Indirect Evaporative Air Cooler” that is capable of delivering cooled air, with no
added moisture at temperatures that are very similar to those produced by refrigerated air
conditioners. The Climate Wizard comprises of one (1) backward curved, high pressure,
centrifugal fan directly connected to an electronically commutated motor (ECM), a multi-patented
heat exchanger core, a water reservoir and water distribution system including circulating centrifugal
pump(s), automatic chlorination device and an auto water management feature.
Climate Wizard cannot remove moisture, but it does not add any moisture.
Climate Wizard is manufactured in two configurations - HORIZONTAL and VERTICAL. This
Application Guide refers to the HORIZONTAL configuration only.
The heat exchanger core may comprise of 2 or 3 sections.
The 2-section model is the CW-H10, with nominal cooling capacity of 10 KW*
The 3-section model is the CW-H15, with nominal cooling capacity of 15 KW*.
* [Cooling capacity is calculated at inlet conditions of 380C dry-bulb and 100C dewpoint temperatures, in accordance with Australian Standard AS2913-
2000. For other conditions refer tables on page 5. This capacity applies only when the Climate Wizard is being used in Stand Alone Cooling
applications. For Cold Front Cooling higher capacities apply - refer table on page 9.]

Not all the inlet air is delivered into the building. Inside the Climate Wizard the air is divided into
two streams..One stream is supercooled and delivered into the building, and the second stream is
used to intensify the wet-bulb depression, is supersaturated and discharged to atmosphere along
with all the heat that has been removed from the dry fresh air stream.

EXHAUST
AIR (WARM
& MOIST)

INLET
SUPPLY
(AMBIENT)
AIR (COOL
AIR
& DRY)

External Static pressure affects the behaviour of the two air streams inside the machine. A means
of compensating for the external static pressure will be provided on the Climate Wizard depending
on the application - see later information in this Guide.

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GENERAL ….cont’d
Being a water based machine Climate Wizard incorporates features that recognise the necessity of
managing water quality and of complying with Codes that address regulations for health protection.
Inside the cooler there is an electrolytic Chlorinator that generates free Chlorine in the water
reservoir and behaves as a permanent biocide to annul any bacterial activity in the water. It is fail-
safe because if it ceases to function, the Climate Wizard will also shut down.

A water management system measures the salinity of the water and drains a percentage of the
water from the reservoir while admitting fresh water to dilute the salt concentration in the reservoir.
A 3-probe detector is located in the reservoir. This feature can be field set to either measure the
salinity via the probes, or to drain water out and admit fresh water after the level has reached the top
probe eight (8) times. [This is a measure of how much water has been evaporated in the machine.]
In Salinity measuring mode it maximises water usage before purging, thereby eliminating water
wastage.
SERVICES - water & electricity & drain
Climate Wizard requires a permanent water supply to be connected. 1/2 inch BSP male connection
point provided on the cooler (see diagram). Pressure range required - 100 kPa - 800kPa at flow
rate of 20 L/min.

DRAIN IN AIR
FLOOR OF TANK
INLET

806 WATER CONNECTION

121
‐ 1/2” BSP NIPPLE

TOP VIEW 120 ACCESS COVER FOR

DRAIN CONNECTION
806 END VIEW

Climate Wizard requires 3-phase electrical power to be supplied. Minimum 10 amp, 4-wire+
ground conductors supplied from independent circuit breaker. If required, main isolation switch to
be furnished by contractor adjacent to the cooler. Main power terminals provided inside electrical
cabinet with glands provided for cable entry.

A built-in Drain Valve is controlled by the water management system. The valve has 40mm BSP
male connection and is provided with a reducing fitting for connection if desired to a flexible hose for
running water to waste. See diagram for location. Recommended minimum drain hose internal
diameter 20mm.

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Climate Wizard is designed to be used in 3 different types of applications:

1. STAND ALONE COOLING - in cases where the Climate Wizard is the primary source of Air
Conditioning for the building.
2. SUPPLEMENTARY COOLING - in cases where the Climate Wizard is used to augment the
capacity of the existing air conditioning system, or to extend its reach into the building, or to
greatly reduce the energy consumption of the Air Conditioning plant.
3. COLD FRONT COOLING - in cases where the Climate Wizard is used to pre-cool the fresh air
supply to new or existing refrigerated air conditioning plants in order to prolong the life of the
plants, to save significant energy, and to greatly reduce demand on existing infrastructure
which becomes over-stressed in heat-wave conditions.

In each application type, remarkable energy savings can be achieved compared with conventional
Refrigerated Air Conditioning. THE HOTTER THE CLIMATE THE MORE SAVINGS WILL BE
MADE.

See following pages for details of each application type.

STAND ALONE COOLING

CW CW

SUPPLEMENTARY COOLING

AC CW

COLD FRONT COOLING

CW AC AC CW

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STAND ALONE COOLING:

Climate Wizard can be used to supply the entire air conditioning demand of a building.

The Climate Wizard is intended to be installed external to any building, but may also be installed
indoors, for example in an air conditioning plant room provided that fresh outside air can be supplied
to the cooler and that the exhaust air is discharged directly to the exterior of the building.

The supply air temperature delivered by the Climate Wizard, and its airflow, is similar to the tempera-
ture and airflow of a refrigerated Air Conditioner. Therefore the air distribution design should follow
similar parameters of design and installation. Essentially that means similar duct sizes, similar
outlet design and attention given to the avoidance of cold air drafts. The use of Zones is acceptable
provided that used air can exit the building satisfactorily.

IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE PLANT BE SO ARRANGED THAT THE CLIMATE WIZARD EX-
HAUST AIR CANNOT BE RECIRCULATED INTO THE AIR INLET OF THE COOLER.

Sizing:
It should be understood that the Climate Wizard performance is similar to a refrigerated Air Condi-
tioner in regard to the supply air temperature and the ‘no added moisture’ feature. Since refriger-
ated Air Conditioners are sized on the basis of a heatload calculation, Climate Wizard must be
treated in the same way. Contractors should therefore continue to use their regular method for de-
termining the heatload of a building and apply the Climate Wizard to that heatload. The ‘Air Change
Rate’ method that is often used for Direct Evaporative Air Coolers is NOT to be used.

However, the rated capacity of the Climate Wizard will vary according to the local climate conditions,
and the indoor temperature setting. Thus a second calculation must be made before the final siz-
ing of the cooler can be made.
For the CW-H10: Cooling capacity = K1 x
T watts [K1 = specific heat x density x airflow = 1.23 x 800 L/sec = 984)

T = (Tset room - Tsupply)] [Tsupply is found in table 1.]

For the CW-H15: Cooling capacity = K2 x
T watts [K2 = specific heat x density x airflow = 1.23 x 1100 L/sec = 1353)

T = (Tset room - Tsupply)] [Tsupply is found in table 1.]

Table 1. SHOWS SUPPLY AIR TEMPERATURE FOR

GIVEN INLET DRY-BULB AND DEWPOINT
TEMPERATURES FOR CONTROL SCHEMES
Inlet Tdew Inlet dry-bulb temperature - deg C
deg C 26 32 38 44 50 SEE SECTION HEADED
0
5
9.4
11.1
10.7
12.2
12.2
13.5
13.6
14.8
15.0
16.0
“CONTROL SCHEMES”
10 13.4 14.2 15.4 16.3 17.3
15 16.4 17.0 17.6 18.4 19.0
20 20.5 20.6 20.8 21.0 21.2

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STAND ALONE COOLING:

Tables of Nominal Cooling Effect for Climate Wizard in various locations and various jurisdictions.

NOMINAL COOLING EFFECT FOR NAMED CITIES ‐ KW

Tdb Twb Tdew Trm Ts CW‐H10 CW‐H15
deg C deg C deg C deg C deg C KW KW
Beijing 34.5 20.9 13.9 27 17 10 14
Birm'ghm 27 18.3 13.3 24 15 9 12
Cairo 37.6 22 14.3 27 17.5 9 13
Chicago 32.4 22.5 18.1 26.7 19 8 10
Dubai 42.8 23.8 14.5 27 17 10 14
Jo'berg 28.9 17.9 11.3 24 15 9 12
Madrid 35.9 18.7 7.5 27 14 13 18
Milan 33.9 22.8 17.9 24 19.5 4 6
Paris 32.3 20.6 14.6 24 16 8 11
Phoenix 43.4 20.4 5.5 26.7 15 12 16

NOMINAL COOLING EFFECT FOR NAMED STANDARDS/NORMS ‐ KW

Tdb Twb Tdew Trm Ts CW‐H10 CW‐H15
deg C deg C deg C deg C deg C KW KW
AS2913 38 21 11.8 27.4 17 10 14
Eurovent 35 19 9.1 27 15 12 16
UK (Cosaf) 30 16 5.6 22 17.5 4 6
CEC (USA) 32.8 20.5 14.1 26.7 19 8 10
ARI (USA) 35 23.9 19.3 26.7 17 10 13

Tdb ambient dry‐bulb temperature

Twb ambient wet‐bulb temperature
Tdew ambient dewpoint temperature
Trm selected room temperature
Ts supply air temperature from Climate Wizard

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SUPPLEMENTARY COOLING:
Climate Wizard can be used to boost or supplement the existing air conditioning capacity of a build-
ing. In this application the Climate Wizard will be installed in a similar way to the Stand Alone ap-
plication, but will be sized to provide added cooling capacity to the building. It can also be used to
supply all the fresh air requirement of a building and in this case it will be sized according to the
fresh air quantity requirement.

The Climate Wizard is intended to be installed external to any building, but may also be installed
indoors, for example in an air conditioning plant room provided that fresh outside air can be supplied
to the cooler and that the exhaust air is discharged directly to the exterior of the building.

The supply air temperature delivered by the Climate Wizard, and its airflow, is similar to the tempera-
ture and airflow of a refrigerated Air Conditioner. Therefore the air distribution design should follow
similar parameters of design and installation. Essentially that means similar duct sizes, similar
outlet design and attention given to the avoidance of cold air drafts. The use of Zones is acceptable
provided that used air can exit the building satisfactorily.

IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE PLANT BE SO ARRANGED THAT THE CLIMATE WIZARD EX-
HAUST AIR CANNOT BE RECIRCULATED INTO THE AIR INLET OF THE COOLER.

Sizing:
The decision to install supplementary cooling equipment will arise from a number of causes:
1. Existing plant is overloaded
2. Existing plant is nearing end of life
3. Energy consumption of building must be reduced but ‘Cold Front Cooling’ (see later heading)
option is either not possible or not economical
4. Building has been extended but existing plant is at full capacity

In addressing points 1,2,3 above, since the Climate Wizard delivers 100% fresh air and with no
added moisture, the fresh air intake of the existing Air Conditioning plant should be closed in order
for the Climate Wizard to provide all the fresh air required for the building. This will have the imme-
diate effect of reducing the load on the existing plant and saving energy. The decision about the
quantity of Climate Wizard coolers depends entirely on matching the Climate Wizard airflow with the
quantity of fresh air that was being delivered by the existing plant. The amount of energy that was
being consumed by the existing plant will be greatly decreased because the Climate Wizard can
cool the same quantity of fresh air for much less consumed energy. See table under Cold Front
Cooling. The maximum supply airflow of the 2 Climate Wizard models is:
CW-H10 approx. 800 L/sec at 80 Pa
CW-H15 approx. 1100 L/sec at 80 Pa

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SUPPLEMENTARY COOLING (cont’d):

Sizing (cont’d):

Addressing point 4 above, the foregoing procedure may be adequate to cope with the increased
load, but if not, additional Climate Wizard coolers may be installed. In this case the cooling capac-
ity of the Climate Wizard should be calculated in the same way as for Stand Alone cooling, using
local climate data and the desired indoor room temperature required by the Owners.

For the CW-H10: Cooling capacity = K1 x
T watts [K1 = specific heat x density x airflow = 1.23 x 800 L/sec = 984)

T = (Tset room - Tsupply)] [Tsupply is found in table 1.]

For the CW-H15: Cooling capacity = K2 x
T watts [K2 = specific heat x density x airflow = 1.23 x 1100 L/sec = 1353)

T = (Tset room - Tsupply)] [Tsupply is found in table 1.]

Table 1. SHOWS SUPPLY TEMPERATURE FOR GIVEN

INLET DRY- BULB AND DEWPOINT TEMPERA

Inlet Tdew
TURES
Inlet dry-bulb temperature
FOR CONTROL SCHEMES
26 32 38 44 50 SEE SECTION HEADED
0
5
9.4
11.1
10.7
12.2
12.2
13.5
13.6
14.8
15.0
16.0
“CONTROL SCHEMES”
10 13.4 14.2 15.4 16.3 17.3
15 16.4 17.0 17.6 18.4 19.0
20 20.5 20.6 20.8 21.0 21.2

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COLD FRONT COOLING:

Cold Front Cooling describes the case in which Climate Wizard is used to pre-cool the fresh air com-
ponent of a refrigerated air conditioning plant. In most countries and jurisdictions around the world
a mandatory quantity of fresh air is required to be delivered into the building as a percentage of the
total air quantity of the air conditioning system. This quantity is often up to 25% of the total air re-
quirement of the application. Climate Wizard will completely cool this air at very low cost.

It is therefore extremely cost effective to use Climate Wizard to perform this function and thereby
reduce the load on the refrigeration plant, and its wear and tear while greatly reducing the cost of
running the plant.

The Climate Wizard is intended to be installed external to any building, but may also be installed
indoors, for example in an air conditioning plant room provided that fresh outside air can be supplied
to the cooler and that the exhaust air is discharged directly to the exterior of the building.

IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE PLANT BE SO ARRANGED THAT THE CLIMATE WIZARD EX-
HAUST AIR CANNOT BE RECIRCULATED INTO THE AIR INLET OF THE COOLER.

Examples of typical designs:

1. Climate Wizard installed on roof and ducted into Air Conditioning plant room below.

CW

Return air
Fresh air
Alternative intake
site for CW
Supply air
A-C UNIT to building
CW

Fresh air louvres to be

closed when Climate
Wizard installed on roof

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COLD FRONT COOLING (cont’d):

Examples of typical designs (cont’d):
2. Climate Wizard installed on roof and ducted directly into fresh air intake of Air Conditioner in
plant room below.

Barometric
damper

CW

Fresh air Return air

intake
Alternative
site for CW
Supply air
CW A-C UNIT to building

Two examples of Climate Wizard Cold Front Cooling installations in Australia

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COLD FRONT COOLING (cont’d):

The Barometric Damper may be controlled by natural pressure variations or, if motorised, by the
control system, depending on whether the Climate Wizard is required to function or not.
Sizing: Cold Front Cooling means pre-cooling warm (hot) fresh air that is required by a refrigerated
Air Conditioning plant. Since Climate Wizard cools fresh air down to almost the dewpoint and does
not add any moisture, it is the ideal product to pre-cool the fresh air. This low-cost pre-cooled air
creates immediate energy savings for the building and it reduces the load on the refrigeration equip-
ment, thereby extending the life of the plant and saving capital outlay. It also enables load to be
removed from the existing over-stressed electrical power infrastructure, and especially so in heat-
wave conditions.
First ascertain the quantity of fresh air of which the refrigerated Air Conditioning plant is capable.
Match this quantity to the quantity of air of the Climate Wizard will deliver. The maximum supply
airflow of the 2 Climate Wizard models is:
CW-H10 approx. 800 L/sec at 80 Pa
CW-H15 approx. 1100 L/sec at 80 Pa
For customers who need to know the energy saving, the following table provides the Cooling Effect
in KW of each model at various ambient conditions.
Table of Cooling Effect for Climate Wizard - KW
COLD FRONT COOLING
INLET DRY-BULB TEMPERATURE - 0C
Tdew 20 26 32 38 44 50
CW-H10 12.0 16.3 21.0 25.4 29.9 34.4
0 CW-H15 16.5 22.5 28.8 34.9 41.1 47.4
CW-H10 10.0 14.7 19.5 24.1 28.7 33.5
5 CW-H15 13.8 20.2 26.8 33.1 39.5 46.0
CW-H10 7.6 12.4 17.5 22.2 27.3 32.2
10 CW-H15 10.4 17.0 24.1 30.6 37.5 44.2
CW-H10 4.3 9.4 14.8 20.1 25.2 30.5
15 CW-H15 6.0 13.0 20.3 27.6 34.6 41.9
CW-H10 5.4 11.2 16.9 22.6 28.3
20 CW-H15 7.4 15.4 23.3 31.1 39.0

Further reductions in energy consumption can be achieved when a portion of the return air is ducted
via the Climate Wizard.
Maximising the use of return air can also open up further very viable possibilities for Climate Wizard
in localities with extremely high dewpoint temperatures.
These are special cases and lie outside the scope of this Guide.

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ELECTRICAL WIRING DIAGRAM FOR CLIMATE WIZARD

1 MOTOR CONTACTOR COIL

1 MAIN P.C.B.
2 FUSE T15A
3 POWER IN 2
4 PUMP LINK
5 DRAIN VALVE 3
6 SALINITY PROBE 4
7 MOTOR CONTROL SIGNAL 8
7 11
8 WALL CONTROL 5 6 9
9 WATER INLET SOLENOID 10
10 CHLORINATOR LINK
11 INTERFACE BOARD LINK
12 PUMP X 2
13 CHLORINATOR X 2 10 13 13
14 COOL/VENT INPUT 11
15 ERROR SIGNAL OUTPUT 4 12 12 14 15 16 17
16 REMOTE ON/OFF INPUT
17 FAN SPEED INPUT 0-10Vdc
INTERFACE P.C.B.
FAN CONTACTOR

1 3 5 A1 bl
br bl
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

2 4 6 A2 br

FAN L1 L2 L3 N E
MAIN SUPPLY

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30

28
PSYCHROMETRIC 30 30
CHART
26
Normal Temperature
SI Units
PROVISIONAL 30
W
ET
BU 24
SEA LEVEL LB
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE: 101.325 kPa TE
MP
E RA 22
TU
RE
-°
Lines of supply temperature for 25 C 25
20
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constant inlet temperatures. For

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intermediate supply temperatures, 25 18

approximate the supply temperature

Supply temp - 23.5 deg 16
between adjacent lines.
20 20
Indirect Evaporative Air Conditioner

14
DIRECT EVAP - Adelaide
20
Climate Wizard - supply
air temp - 15.6 deg C 12

%
15 15
%

%
25

10

80 90
%
15

70
10 8
% CLIMATE WIZARD - Adelaide 10
60
HUMIDITY RATIO - GRAMS MOISTURE PER KILOGRAM DRY AIR

10 % %
50 15 6
5 5
%
40 DITY
5 HU MI
0 E 4
30% ATIV 0
REL

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8%
-5 20% -5
6%
-5 Y 2
-10 HUMIDIT 4% -10
LATIVE
-15 -10 10% RE
-15 2%
DEW POINT TEMPERATURE - °C

-20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

Chart by: HANDS DOWN SOFTWARE, www.handsdownsoftware.com DRY BULB TEMPERATURE - °C

20 26 32 38 44 50

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CONTROL SCHEMES:
Climate Wizard coolers are supplied from the factory with one (1) Wall Control and a 20m control
cable. This makes it possible for the Cooler to be controlled independently and automatically from
the zone to which it is delivering cool air. No additional equipment is required. The Wall Control
incorporates a thermostat that regulates fan speed to maintain indoor temperature within + 0.50C of
the set temperature. See table of Parameters and values

Climate Wizard Coolers are also supplied with an ‘Interface PCB’ that can be connected to a remote
BMS control system.

When either control option is being used, the inbuilt Climate Wizard water management and fault
monitoring features are fully operational. See table of monitored variables and fault values

The Climate Wizard control scheme incorporates some Parameters that can be altered to other set-
tings if the default settings are not suitable.

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