Adiabatic Condenser Cooling
Adiabatic Condenser Cooling Overview
Adiabatic condenser cooling is the process of spraying water into the
air supply of an air cooled condenser or dry cooler to pre cool the air
and improve refrigeration efficiency (click here for download).
Refrigeration
capacity reduces as air temperature increases, this is why many systems
struggle to maintain the required space / product temperatures when
ambient temperatures peak.
There are several reasons for this,
poor condenser location and condition being the most common. Often hot
air leaving the condenser recirculates back to the condenser inlet.
The
installation of adiabatic cooling can reduce the temperature of air
entering the condenser by upto 12°C, this means that when ambient
temperatures reach 30°C cooling capacity is maintained at a level
normally achieved in a 20°C ambient and comfort levels / product
temperatures can be maintained.
In many instances this
modification is sufficient to avoid the other more costly solution of
replacing the cooling system.

