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Evaporative Cooler

This document discusses an evaporative cooler technology that can preserve vegetables for 3-4 days as an alternative to mechanical refrigeration. The cooler uses charcoal, water, a pump, and fan to cool stored vegetables. There are two prototype designs - a display model for retailers and a larger cabinet model for retailers, traders, and farmers to store harvests. The specifications for each model are provided, including dimensions, holding capacities, power consumption, and water usage. This low-cost technology could benefit vegetable sellers, especially in wet markets.

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Evaporative Cooler

This document discusses an evaporative cooler technology that can preserve vegetables for 3-4 days as an alternative to mechanical refrigeration. The cooler uses charcoal, water, a pump, and fan to cool stored vegetables. There are two prototype designs - a display model for retailers and a larger cabinet model for retailers, traders, and farmers to store harvests. The specifications for each model are provided, including dimensions, holding capacities, power consumption, and water usage. This low-cost technology could benefit vegetable sellers, especially in wet markets.

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Transforming the Future

of Agriculture

Evaporative Cooler
Vegetables can now be preserved for three to four days using evaporative coolers. The technology
is a viable alternative to mechanical refrigeration for fruits and vegetables. This low-cost cooler that
requires low operating cost can be benefit the vegetable retailers and traders especially those in
the wet market level.

Features
lThis storage system works with charcoal as a cooling pad, water
reservoir, submersible pump, fan and storage chamber.
lThere are two prototype designs - a display-type and a cabinet- type
evaporative cooler. The display-type evaporative cooler is intended for
vegetable retailers. The cabinet-type is for vegetable retailers, traders and
farmers who plan to store their harvests during peak season.

Specifications
!Display-type

Overall dimension 1.83m x 0.92m x 1.07m


Holding capacity 50-75 kg (assorted vegetables)
Power consumption exhaust fan, 75 watts
submersible pump, 5.5 watts
Water consumption 0.7-1.2 liters per hour

!Cabinet type
Overall dimension 2.2m x 0.94m x 1.8m
Holding capacity 240-400 kg (assorted vegetables)
Power consumption two exhaust fan, 75 watts
submersible pump, 12 watts
Water consumption 1.3-2.4 liters per hour

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