evaporativebased
Evaporativebased is an umbrella term used to describe processes and systems whose primary mechanism is the evaporation of a liquid. In cooling contexts, evaporation absorbs latent heat from a surface, lowering its temperature; in desalination and water purification, evaporation is used to remove water from a feed solution, with the vapor later condensed to recover purified water.
Mechanism: Evaporation occurs at liquid–air interfaces or within porous media. The rate of evaporation depends on
Applications: Evaporative cooling is used in buildings and data centers, in cooling towers and evaporative condensers,
Advantages and limitations: The main advantage is relatively low energy consumption compared with vapor-compression refrigeration and
See also: evaporative cooling, humidification–dehumidification desalination, cooling tower, solar still.