AIR CONDITIONING BY EVAPORATION

The dry climate of the Intermountain West makes possible lower-cost air conditioning for transit applications through use of evaporative cooling. After UMTA-sponsored tests, the Rapid Transit District of Denver, CO, has retrofitted 109 buses with the system. A 100-gallon water tank with pump is installed under the bus. The cooling use, mounted on the roof, contains a media over which water is sprayed as air is drawn through. This process also serves to humidify the air. Air is then distributed through the regular bus duct system.

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  Bobit Publishing Company

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• Publication Date: 1985-11

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 85-86
• Serial:
  • Metro
  • Publisher: Bobit Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 10098-0083

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air conditioning systems; Buses; Cooling; Cooling equipment; Operating costs; Retrofitting; Vehicle design
• Geographic Terms: Denver (Colorado)
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus design; Evaporative cooling
• Subject Areas: Design; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00453277
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 10:00PM