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Seminar Report On

DESERT COOLER
In partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of
Diploma Engineering
In
Electrical Engineering

by

Santanu Sethi
6th semester
Roll No. – F16111002049

Under the guidance of

Er. Ashok Kumar Sahu

Department of Electrical Engineering,

Govt Polytechnic, Balasore, Odisha.
State Council for Technical Education & Vocational
Training, Bhubaneswar
2016-19
 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the seminar topic entitled “Desert

cooler ” submitted by “Santanu Sethi , a student of 6th
semester (Roll No.- F16111002049), in the Dept. of of
Electrical Engineering, Govt Polytechnic, Balasore, for the
award of the degree of Diploma in Engineering, is a record of
bonafide work carried out by him under my supervision.

The contents of this report have not been submitted and will
not be submitted either in part or in full, for the award of any
other degree or diploma in this institute or any other institute or
university. The report fulfills the requirements and regulations
of the University and in my opinion meets the necessary
standards for submission.

Place : Balasore
Date : Signature of the Guide
 DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the seminar topic entitled “Desert cooler” submitted

by me, for the award of the degree of Diploma in Engineering to Dept. of

Electrical Engineering, Govt Polytechnic, Balasore is a record of bonafide work

carried out by me under the supervision of Er. Ashok Kumar Sahu.

I further declare that the work reported in this report has not been

submitted and will not be submitted, either in part or in full, for the award of

any other degree or diploma in this institute or any other institute or university.

Place : Balasore
Date :
Signature of the Student
 CONTENTS
Page no.
Acknowledgement ……………………………………….. i
Abstarct ………………………………………………………. ii
Table of Contents …………………………………………….. iii
List of Figures ………………………………………………… iv
List of Tables …………………………………………………. v

1. INTRODUCTION
2. DESCRIPTION OF MODIFIED DESERT COOLER(MDC)
3. WORKING OF MDC
4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
5. CONCLUSIONS
6. REFERENCES
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I take this opportunity to put my deep sense of gratitude and devotion

towards Er. Ashok Kumar Sahu , Govt. Polytechnic, Balasore who has played a
role of constant inspiration for my seminar. The valuable suggestion and
precious guidance have helped a great way in successful completion of the
seminar.. I am also thankful to all the people who directly or indirectly helped
me to make this seminar a success.

I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Er. Radha rani Panda,
Er. Anita Shial, Er. Anil Kumar Nandi, Er. Manindra Sahoo for providing all
necessary help and guidance.

Santanu Sethi
Roll No: F16111002049
6th semester
Electrical Engineering
 ABSTRACT

“Modified Desert Cooler (MDC)” as the name suggest that it is the

modification of the conventional cooler. It
is the Air Conditioner cum refrigerator for people who cannot afford costly
equipments like air
conditioner,
refrigerator and other such appliances. It cools the air more than the
conventional Desert cooler. The modified
desert cooler is developed for providing better cooling effect than
conventional desert cooler. It also provides
cold-pure water for drinking purpose comparatively at low cost than
Refrigerator with the help of modifies
Matka attached with it. It also decreased moisture content of the air coming
through desert cooler upto some
extent.
The MDC consists of a desert cooler with storage box, two concentric simple
small size earthen pot
known as modify Matka, a purifier, humidity controller and connecting tubes
or pipes. Storage box provided in
the desert cooler can be used to store regular food items, vegetables, fruits
etc.
Keywords : Modified Desert Cooler (MDC) , Conventional Desert Cooler (CDC),
Matka (Earthen Pot use for drinking water)
 LIST OF FIGURES
Sl Name of the figure Page no.
No.
01 Assembly of modified desert cooler 02

02 Working of modified desert cooler 03

03 Graph showing comparison between temperature 06

of water in conventional matka and modified matka

04 Graph showing comparison between room temperature 06

CDC and MDC
 LIST OF TABLE

Sl Name of the table Page

No no
01 Initial condition 4

02 Comparison between temperature of water in conventional 5

Matka and modified matka
03 Comparison of room temperature using conventional 6
desert cooler and modified desert cooler

04 Temperature inside the storage box 7

05 Cost estimation 8
1:Introduction

Today in the 20th century, the world is facing a major problem of global
warming due rapid industrialization. In
India, during summer season the average temperature is about 40°C to 45°C. It
even reaches up to 48°C to 50°C
in the month of June. To maintain comfortable condition in (i.e. temperature &
humidity) in the summer season
various types of appliances are used such as ‘Air Conditioner’, ‘Coolers’, etc...
These appliances are easily
available in the market. In India, the average income of common man is not so
high, common man cannot afford
these appliances because of their high cost. Another problem is scarcity of
electricity, especially in villages; the
load shading is 14 to 16 hours a day.
This paper gives a solution for the above problem. . It is the modification of the
desert cooler by
attaching it with accessories such as ‘Purit’ water filter and modified earthen
pot (Ranjan & Matka). With the
help of these modifications we have achieved the following goals,
1. Air conditioning effect (temperature obtained is less than 8°C to 9°C as
compared common cooler).
2. Filtered Cool water for drinking purpose.
3. Storage space for perishable goods.
4. Modified Desert Cooler reduces humidity to human comfort level.
This ‘Modified Desert Cooler’ is less expensive than other appliances available
in the market (air
conditioner, cooler, etc.) & consumes less electricity. The M.D.C. can be used in
homes, offices, banks,
auditorium halls, etc…….
2. Description of Modified Desert Cooler (MDC)
The assembly of Modified Desert cooler consists of following components:
1. Desert cooler assembled with storage box.
2. Simple small size earthen pot known as Matka.
3. One big size earthen pot known as Ranjan.
4. Connecting tubes or pipes.
5. A draft with humidity controller.
The above figure shows the assembly of the project in which the desert
cooler is connected with a new
innovative cooling system with the help of connecting tubes. The water is
circulated around storage box with the help of another connecting tube. The
system is so assembled that the flow of water takes place on the principle of
gravity. Thus for circulating water around the box & into the Ranjan we will not
require any extra pump.

Fig. 1 Assembly of Modified Desert cooler

3. Working of MDC

Fig. 2 Working of Modified Desert cooler

As soon as we start the cooler, submersible pump starts working and

delivers the water through pipe1 to the upper tank. Generally in normal cooler
the water returns directly into the lower tank with the help of a return pipe. But
in Modified Desert Cooler, the water from the upper tank flows through pipe2
into the Ranjan. A pipe3 is connected to the upper tank. The water through
pipe3 circulates around the storage box. Storage box is also provided with aspen
wood fiber pad which help to maintain low temp inside storage box. Due to this,
the temperature of the storage box becomes low. Thus it creates a suitable
atmosphere inside the storage box to store perishable food items.
The water through pipe2 flows into the ranjan as shown in the fig2.. In this
ranjan a small matka or earthen pot is kept. The water in the ranjan surrounds
the matka. Due to this arrangement the water inside the matka becomes cold.
Now ranjan has small pores in its walls. When water is poured into it, some of it
seeps through these pores to its outer surface. On reaching there, it evaporates.
The heat required for evaporation is taken from the Raman’s outer surface and
from the water in it. As a result, the temp of water which circulate in the gap
between outer ranjan and inner matka decreases. This cooled water absorb the
heat from inner mataka(containing drinking water) Thus making the water
inside mataka cooler than the outside temperature.. The water in the ranjan is
then supplied back to the lower tank through pipe5 and hence the cycle is
repeated again and again. The water from the matka is then passed into pureit
water filter through pipe4. Thus pure, cooler and cleaner drinking water is
available from the filter for drinking purpose.
4. Results and discussion
The outputs of the MDC are:
1. Cooled water for drinking purpose.
2. Lower room temperature.
3. Humidity of cooled air coming out from the MDC is low as compared to
conventional desert cooler.
4. Cooled storage space for perishable items.
We verified these objectives by comparing the reading of
Temperature of cooled water inside the Modified Matka with temperature
of cooled water inside the conventional Matka.
Room temperature using MDC and conventional desert cooler.
Humidity of air coming from MDC and conventional desert cooler.
We have taken the readings in a room of volume 4000 cubic feet, dated on
12/02/2011, for six hours.

4.1 Readings:
Table no.1
Initial condition
Sr. no Conditions Temperature
1. Room temperature 36˚C
2. Water temperature in lower tank 36˚C
3. Temp. in storage box 34˚C
 Table no. 2 Comparison between temperature of water
in conventional Matka & modified Matka.
Time in Temp. (in ˚C) of Temp. (in ˚C) of water in
Sr. no. minutes water in modified
conventional pot matka
1 0 36 36

2 30 30 30
3 60 28 27
4 90 27 25
5 120 26 23
6 150 26 22
7 180 26 22
8 210 26 21
9 240 25 19
10 270 25 17
11 300 25 15
12 330 25 15
13 360 25 15

From the readings of table no. 2 we observed that in six hours the
temperature of water in conventional pot (Matka) decreases from 36˚C to 25˚C,
in last two and half hours the temperature of water remains constant at 25˚C. In
innovative cooling system, the temperature of water inside the modified Matka
decreases up to 15˚C, which is 10˚C less than conventional pot.
 Temp. in ˚C

Time in minutes

Fig. 3 Graph showing comparison between temperature of water in conventional Matka &
modified Matka

Table no. 3 Comparison of room temperature using Conventional

Desert Cooler & Modified Desert Cooler.
Time in Conventional Desert Cooler Modified Desert Cooler
Sr. no. minutes (CDC). (MDC).
(Room Temp. in ˚C ) (Room Temp. in ˚C )
1 0 36 36
2 30 34 34
3 60 32 32
4 90 31 30
5 120 30 28
6 150 29 26
7 180 29 24
8 210 28 23
9 240 28 22
10 270 27 22
11 300 27 21
12 330 27 21
13 360 27 21

Temp. in ˚C

Time in minutes

Fig. 3 Graph showing comparison between room temperature using CDC & MDC
From the readings of table no.3 we observed that in six hours the room
temperature decreases from 36˚C to 27˚C by using conventional desert cooler,
in last two hours the temperature of room remains constant at 27˚C. While using
MDC the room temperature decreases up to 21˚ C, which is 6˚C less than
conventional desert cooler.

Table no. 4 Temperature inside the

Storage Box

Sr. no. Time in minutes Temp. (in ˚C ) inside the box

1 0 34
2 30 30
3 60 28
4 90 27
5 120 25
6 150 25
7 180 24
8 210 23
9 240 22
10 270 20
11 300 18
12 330 18
13 360 18

From table no. 4 we observed that the temperature inside the storage box
decreases from 34˚C to 18˚C within six hours and last three readings remains
constant. This temperature is suitable for storing perishable food items.
 Table no. 5 Cost
Estimation

Sr. No. Component Cost in Rs.

1 Desert Cooler 2700/-

2 Matka 80/-

3 Ranjan 100/-

4 Storage box 400/-

5 Humidity controller 60/-

6 Pureit water filter 1000/-

7 Connecting pipes 100/-

8 Aspen pads 200/-

Total cost 4640/-

The cost of a normal air conditioner is approximately Rs. 28000/- and the
cost of a refrigerator is about Rs. 6000/-; which quiet expensive than MDC.
MDC provides us with both the facilities at an affordable cost of Rs. 4640/-
only
5. Conclusions

The cost of a normal air conditioner is approximately Rs. 28000/- and the cost
of a refrigerator is about Rs. 6000/-; which quiet expensive than MDC. MDC
provides us with both the facilities at an affordable cost of Rs. 4640/- only.
Thus MDC cools the air more than the conventional Desert cooler, it also
provide cold-pure water for drinking purpose comparatively at low cost than
Refrigerator. The modified desert cooler is developed for providing better
cooling effect than conventional desert cooler. It is also used for cooling and
purifying the drinking water. It will control humidity to the human comfort
level. Because of its multifunctional abilities it is a better option.
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