Section 3: Airflow system guidelines

This is the third section of the open-source design documentation for the forced-air evaporative cooling chamber, developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) D-Lab, and led by research engineer and J-WAFS principal investigator (2019-2022) Eric Verploegen.

This section covers covers the airflow system for the forced-air evaporative cooling chamber and includes details for:

• Selection of the fan that draws the outside air into the chamber
• The flow path of air through the evaporative cooling pads
• The arrangement of the crates to ensure proper airflow into their interior, and
• The geometry of the exhaust path