How does a water-cooled air conditioner work?

There are several different ways that water is used in air conditioning. The most common use is in cooling towers . A cooling tower can be any size, from really gigantic down to the size of an automobile. In a cooling tower, air blows over water to create evaporative cooling , and this cooler water is used in the heat exchanger of, say, an air conditioner. A more direct form of evaporative cooling is often found in greenhouses , farmers' markets and chicken houses. In these kinds of systems, water flows over a mesh, and a fan blows air through the wet mesh into the building. Humid, cooler air is the result.  more

There are several different ways that water is used in air conditioning. The most common use is in cooling towers . A cooling tower can be any size, from really gigantic down to the size of an automobile. In a cooling tower, air blows over water to create evaporative cooling , and this cooler water is used in the heat exchanger of, say, an air conditioner. A more direct form of evaporative cooling is often found in greenhouses , farmers' markets and chicken houses. In these kinds of systems, water flows over a mesh, and a fan blows air through the wet mesh into the building. Humid, cooler air is the result. Here are some interesting links: • <a href="http://www.howstuffworks.com/ac.htm">How Air Conditioners Work</a> • <a href="http://www.howstuffworks.com/eden.htm">How the Eden Project Works</a> • <a href="http://www.howstuffworks.com/humidifier.htm">How Humidifiers Work</a> • <a href="http://www.howstuffworks.com/cooling-system.  more