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Article | REF: IN108 V2

Misting applied to refrigeration systems

Authors: Mohammed YOUBI-IDRISSI, François TRINQUET

Publication date: April 10, 2015

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1. What is misting?

Fogging consists in producing a mist, a suspension in the air of a multitude of micro-droplets of water, each about ten micrometers in size. This two-phase mixture forms a water aerosol.

This technique is currently very much in vogue, as it is applied in many areas of everyday life, such as comfort (ambient cooling), entertainment (vaporous, colorful atmospheres), medicine (respiratory tract therapy) and, generally speaking, wherever humidification is necessary, advantageous or beneficial.

Example

During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the misting technique was used to refresh marathon runners.

The effectiveness of this technique is due to the very large heat and matter exchange surface created between the aerosol and any objects in contact by the very fine dispersion...

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