18699858. HYBRID EVAPORATIVE-RADIATIVE COOLING PANELS (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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HYBRID EVAPORATIVE-RADIATIVE COOLING PANELS
Organization Name
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Inventor(s)
Zhengmao Lu of Cambridge MA (US)
Evelyn N. Wang of Cambridge MA (US)
Jeffrey C. Grossman of Brookline MA (US)
HYBRID EVAPORATIVE-RADIATIVE COOLING PANELS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18699858 titled 'HYBRID EVAPORATIVE-RADIATIVE COOLING PANELS
Original Abstract Submitted
Hybrid evaporative and radiative cooling panel systems having increased cooling efficiency while minimizing water consumption are provided. The disclosed hybrid systems include a cooling panel that enables the improved cooling and water consumption via a reflector layer which reflects solar radiation, an evaporative and infrared-emitting layer that is solar-transparent and water-rich, and an insulation layer that is vapor-permeable. infrared-transparent. and solar-reflecting. The cooling panel is configured to be in fluid communication with a heat exchanger. The cooling panel is further configured to cool a heat transfer fluid by way of both evaporative cooling and radiative cooling. The cooling panel is also configured such that the heat transfer fluid passes at least one of through or across the cooling panel and flows to the heat exchanger. Various configurations of such panels and panel systems. and methods of implementing the principles associated with the same. are also disclosed.
