Adiabatic evaporative cooling
Direct room humidifiers spray microfine water droplets, thereby generating evaporative cooling.
Benefits
The use of evaporative cooling with adiabatic air humidification improves the indoor climate and productivity.
Higher productivity
Reduced heat loads with adiabatic cooling ensure optimal process parameters.
Healthier indoor climate
Adiabatic cooling protects health and reduces employee complaints.
Lower energy costs
Reduced costs for air conditioning and low energy consumption.
Indoor evaporative cooling
Increased productivity through evaporative cooling
A controlled indoor climate is a decisive factor for productivity and quality in industrial manufacturing processes, in offices and even in data centres. Excessively high temperatures and low humidity have been shown to reduce work performance and increase the likelihood of errors and accidents. Studies show that productivity can drop by 3 to 12% in conditions of high heat stress. In addition to employee performance, the indoor climate also influences the quality of the end products, as many materials and manufacturing steps are sensitive to temperature fluctuations. Adiabatic evaporative cooling offers an efficient solution for lowering room temperature and stabilising humidity. This standardises production processes, ensures quality and sustainably increases productivity.
Evaporative cooling for healthy indoor climate
The health and safety of employees is a key concern for modern industrial companies. Excessively high temperatures in the workplace can lead to health problems such as headaches, exhaustion, dehydration and, in extreme cases, heat stroke. At the same time, excessively low humidity promotes respiratory infections, mucous membrane irritation and increased virus transmission. Adiabatic evaporative cooling with additional air humidification ensures a pleasant and healthy indoor climate. Optimal humidity protects the respiratory tract, reduces dust and minimises electrostatic charges. Companies benefit from fewer absences due to illness and higher employee satisfaction. This technology effectively supports compliance with legal requirements for occupational safety.
Cut energy costs with evaporative cooling
Adiabatic evaporative cooling is one of the most energy-efficient methods for cooling production and work spaces or even data centres. Compared to conventional air conditioning units, it can reduce cooling energy costs significantly. The principle uses the evaporation of water to extract heat from the ambient air, which can lower the temperature by an average of 2 to 5 °C – with minimal energy consumption. High-pressure nozzle humidifiers installed directly in the room, for example, require only 0.6 kW of energy to evaporate 100 litres of water and absorb around 70 kW of heat. This technology enables a sustainable reduction in energy consumption and contributes significantly to lowering operating costs.
Start of air humidification
The direct room humidifier is installed on the hall ceiling.
Start of adiabatic cooling
Complete absorption of the sprayed water droplets begins.
Result of cooling
Reduction in room temperature by 4 °C.
Indoor evaporative cooling is beneficial in many industries and applications
Discover Condair in action
Jungheinrich Service & Parts AG&Co. KG, Kaltenkirchen (Germany)
Optimal humidity in open-plan office environments. Additional in-room humidification ensures protection and high employee satisfaction.
Thomann GmbH, Treppendorf (Germany)
In-room humidification is an integral part of air conditioning: for guitars, trumpets, customers and employees. At Thomann Musikhaus, controlled humidity guarantees protection, atmosphere and health.
Laverana GmbH & Co. KG, Hannover (Germany)
For the natural cosmetics manufacturer, in-room humidification pays off twice: protection against dry mucous membranes and respiratory infections, and appreciation for employees.
Albrecht Dürer Airport, Nürnberg (Germany)
In-room humidification protects employees and departing passengers from electrostatic discharges in the security check area, while also making a valuable contribution to greater well-being and health.
se-austria GmbH & Co. KG, Schörfling am Attersee (Austria)
With in-room humidification, the indoor climate for employees could be improved without costly renovation of the air conditioning system. For better health and well-being.
Bischof+Klein SE & Co. KG, Konzell (Germany)
Less electrostatic charge, a targeted cooling effect, and additional protection against virus transmission are the most important advantages of in-room humidification with high-pressure nozzles for the packaging specialist.
Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge AG, Hannover (Germany)
The Volkswagen plant in Hanover is the main plant of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, an independent brand of the Volkswagen Group. With a total area of 120 hectares and over 14,000 employees, it is the largest production facility for the Transporter and Amarok series.
Argelith Bodenkeramik H. Bitter GmbH, Bad Essen (Germany)
Argelith Bodenkeramik H. Bitter GmbH (Bad Essen) is one of the world's leading companies as a manufacturer of high-quality industrial tiles. In order to reduce the high heat loads caused by the thermal processes of production, the company uses direct room air humidification.
V-ZUG, Switzerland
As a manufacturing company for household appliances for kitchens and laundry rooms, V-ZUG has a dual impact on the environment: they design appliances to be as efficient in use as possible, and they produce these appliances with maximum resource efficiency and minimal emissions.
The new Zephyr Hangarœ building at the Zug site houses a new sawtooth-roof structure that includes the pressing facility, where manufactured parts are also enameled. These production processes generate large amounts of waste heat, resulting in extremely dry indoor air, which in winter can drop to just 10 percent relative humidity. This presents a major challenge for the comfort of employees and the wood-intensive building, as the wooden structure requires a minimum humidity level of 30 percent relative humidity. Additionally, this situation poses a significant challenge for sustainable cooling.
This is where Condair comes into play! The solution involves Condair˜s high-pressure nozzle system,
ML-FLEX, with 152 nozzles providing a nethumidification capacity of approximately 280 liters per hour and a simultaneous, calculated evaporative cooling effect of 16 Kelvin, meaning the room air is sustainably cooled from around 38 degree centigrade to approximately 22 degree centigrade during the humidification process.
The new Zephyr Hangarœ building at the Zug site houses a new sawtooth-roof structure that includes the pressing facility, where manufactured parts are also enameled. These production processes generate large amounts of waste heat, resulting in extremely dry indoor air, which in winter can drop to just 10 percent relative humidity. This presents a major challenge for the comfort of employees and the wood-intensive building, as the wooden structure requires a minimum humidity level of 30 percent relative humidity. Additionally, this situation poses a significant challenge for sustainable cooling.
This is where Condair comes into play! The solution involves Condair˜s high-pressure nozzle system,
ML-FLEX, with 152 nozzles providing a nethumidification capacity of approximately 280 liters per hour and a simultaneous, calculated evaporative cooling effect of 16 Kelvin, meaning the room air is sustainably cooled from around 38 degree centigrade to approximately 22 degree centigrade during the humidification process.
Facebook / Meta, Sweden
This data centre in Lulea Sweden is one of the world™s most efficient and sustainable data centres. It is powered with locally generated hydro-electric energy and uses the cold Nordic air to cool the servers that store Facebook users˜ photos, videos, comments and likes.
Condair evaporative humidifiers add up to 22,800 litres per hour to the air in the penthouse ventilation systems to maintain the humidity to ASHRAE standards across the data halls.
Condair evaporative humidifiers add up to 22,800 litres per hour to the air in the penthouse ventilation systems to maintain the humidity to ASHRAE standards across the data halls.
Quotes from our customers
Florian Rittweger
Sales Management“Optimal humidity is a must for our instruments and at the same time refreshing and health for our customers and our team.”
Sabine Kästner-Schlemme
Company Spokesperson"My colleagues are thrilled with how noticeably fresh the indoor climate is now and how it protects health from dried out mucous membranes and respiratory infections."
Martin Ennemann
Facility Management"Air humidification is a stable factor in our quality assurance, both for ESD protection of our production as well as for the satisfaction of our Employees with the indoor climate."
Thomas Harrer
Head of Building Services"Not least because of the energy costs, however, we decided in favor of adiabatic direct room air humidification with high-pressure nozzles."
Martin Pritzl
Supply technology"The system was able to reach the new higher humidity levels without any problems. This is another reason why our direct room air humidification has been convincing me as a technical system for years."
Markus Aulbert
Energy and environmental management"Adiabatic direct room air humidification is a manageable investment with a great effect."
Adrian Theiler
COOOur aim is to prevent, reduce and offset CO2 emissions.
Frequently asked questions
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Can companies reduce energy costs with adiabatic evaporative cooling?
What are the advantages of controlled humidity for people and materials?
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Condair ME
The Condair ME provides low energy humidification and evaporative cooling to an air handling unit or duct. A single unit can provide up to 1,080kg/hr of humidification and 740kW of evaporative cooling to an air stream while operating on less than 1kW of electricity.
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Custom evaporative media
Condair’s custom evaporative media solutions are engineered to meet the specific needs of your cooling and humidification systems. Whether you require cellulose or glass fiber media, our team can design and manufacture evaporative media in the exact sizes, thicknesses, and configurations your application demands.
Custom Kuul™ Evaporative Media is ideal for direct evaporative cooling, indirect evaporative cooling, and precooling applications in industries such as data centers, gas turbines, HVAC, automotive, and industrial facilities. With a patented design that ensures high water absorption and low pressure drop, our custom media delivers reliable performance, long service life, and measurable energy savings.
By tailoring evaporative media to your system, Condair helps you maximize cooling efficiency, airflow, and durability, ensuring the best fit for both new installations and retrofits.
Custom evaporative media
Condair’s custom evaporative media solutions are engineered to meet the specific needs of your cooling and humidification systems. Whether you require cellulose or glass fiber media, our team can design and manufacture evaporative media in the exact sizes, thicknesses, and configurations your application demands.
Custom Kuul™ Evaporative Media is ideal for direct evaporative cooling, indirect evaporative cooling, and precooling applications in industries such as data centers, gas turbines, HVAC, automotive, and industrial facilities. With a patented design that ensures high water absorption and low pressure drop, our custom media delivers reliable performance, long service life, and measurable energy savings.
By tailoring evaporative media to your system, Condair helps you maximize cooling efficiency, airflow, and durability, ensuring the best fit for both new installations and retrofits.
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