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Major Project Report on

Performance Analysis of Solar Based Air Cooler Cum Water Cooler

Submitted to

Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya,

Bhopal (M.P.)
In partial fulfilment for the award of the degree of
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING
In
Department of Mechanical Engineering
By
PRATAP KAROLE
0536ME151045

Sagar Institute of Science Technology and Engineering, Bhopal

June 2019

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 Sagar Institute of Science Technology and Engineering
Department Of Mechanical Engineering
2019

CERTIFICATE

Date: --/04/2019

This is to certify that the dissertation entitled “SOLAR BASED AIR

COOLER CUM WATER COOLER” has been carried out by PRATAP KAROLE
(0536ME151045) under my guidance in fulfilment of the degree of Bachelor of
Engineering in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING of Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki
Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal during the academic year 2018-19.

(Prof. KSHITIJ YUGBODH) (Prof. BHOOPENDRA SINGH)

Head of the Department Name of Guide

(Dr. Jyoti Deshmukh)

Principal

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 Sagar Institute of Science Technology and Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2019

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the project entitled SOLAR BASED AIR COOLER CUM
WATER COOLER is the actual work carried out by me in the department of
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING under the guidance of Ass. Prof.
BHOOPENDRA SINGH.
PRATAP KAROLE
0536ME151045

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LIST OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents
Abstract
List of Tables
List of Figures
Chapter: 1 Our Project Introduction
1.1 Introduction 1

Chapter: 2 Research And Literature Survey

2.1 Objective 3
2.2 Literature Survey 3
2.3 Problem Identification 4

Chapter: 3 Working Of Our Project

3.1 Working 6
3.2 Methodology 7
3.3 Air Cooling Process 8
3.4 Psychometric Process 9
3.4.1 Sensible Cooling Of The Air 9
3.4.2 Sensible Heating Of The Air 10
3.5 Heat Transfer Process 12
3.6 Thermal Conductivity 14
3.7 Thermal Conductivity Of The Material List 15
3.8 Hypothesis 16
3.9 Model Description 17
3.10 Advantages 34
3.11 Disadvantages 34
3.12 Application 35

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 3.13 Cost 35
Chapter: 4 Result And Discussion
1.1 Testing 37
1.2 Observation 39
1.3 Team Capability And Competency 40
Chapter: 5 Conclusion And Future Scope
5.1 Conclusion 41
5.2 Future Scope 43
5.3 Summary 45
Reference 46

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 ABSTRACT
In today era, the problem is associated with the space and high installation cost of water cooling
appliances. Therefore these appliances become unaffordable for middle class, because the
capital, operating and maintenance cost are very high. In summer season necessity for cool air
and water is quite increased therefore we required two separate appliances that is air cooler and
water cooler. In order to overcome the above problems we have to develop a unit which fulfils
both the purpose and possess less space for installation with affordable cost and provides better
result than conventional cooling devices as per the human comfort and national wastage of
consumption of electricity.

Mechanical Engineering without production and manufacturing is meaningless and inseparable.

Production and manufacturing process deals with conversion of raw materials inputs to finished
products as per required dimensions, specification and efficiently using recent technology. The
new developments and requirements inspired us to think of new improvements in air
conditioning Engineering field. Nowadays air cooler is available in market. In our project, solar
power is stored in a battery. This power is used to run the air collar whenever we required. Solar
energy means all the energy that reaches the earth from the sun. It provides daylight makes the
earth hot and is the source of energy for plants to grow. Solar energy is also put to two types of
use to help our lives directly solar heating and solar electricity. Solar electricity is the technology
of converting sunlight directly in to electricity. It is based on photo-voltaic or solar modules,
which are very reliable and do not require any fuel or servicing. Solar electric systems are
suitable for plenty of sun and are ideal when there is no main electricity. Our objective is to
design and develop a solar system normally “solar air cooler”

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 LIST OF FIGURES

Sr. No. Figure Description Page no

1 Working model 7
2 Modal 8
3 Sensible Cooling Process 10
4 Sensible Heating Process 11
5 Conduction In Metal 14
6 DC Motor 17
7 Copper Tube 18
8 Copper Tube Inside Of Cooler 19
9 DC pump 20
10 Battery 21
11 Solar charger 23
12 Solar panel 24
13 Solar cell arrangement 25
14 Temperature reader 26
15 Water purifier 27
16 Sediment filter 28
17 Carbon filter 29
18 Pre-carbon and post-carbon 29
19 UV filter 30
20 UV choke 32
21 UV system 40
22 Water box 33

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 LIST OF TABLE

Sr. No. Table name Page No.

1 Thermal conductivity of material 15
2 Project cost 35
3 Testing no. 1 37
4 Testing no. 2 39

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 LIST OF GRAPH

S.No. Graph name Page No.

1 Water Temperature Vs Time 38

2 Air Temperature Vs Time 38

3 Outlet Water Vs Time 39

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