| gn="justify">During the summer season, people | | | | restaurants and homes. Here, the initial set up |
| would be constantly trying methods to beat the | | | | would include placing a high pressure misting pump |
| scorching heat. There are numerous choices like | | | | near a water source and attaching a fog line |
| installing a misting system for bringing down the | | | | around the perimeter of the area to be cooled. |
| atmospheric temperature to desirable rates. Also | | | | As the water is sprayed from the nozzle, fog is |
| you can create a fog system by forcing water | | | | formed in the area. The mist evaporated thereby |
| through a high pressure pump which would be | | | | dropping the temperature at the surrounding area. |
| connected to very fine nozzles. Through this | | | | The misting lines should be placed at a suitable |
| nozzles micro fine water particles would be | | | | height to facilitate complete evaporation. If the |
| spurted out. This mist would evaporate instantly | | | | misting systems are properly installed, the effect |
| leaving a cooler area. The nozzle also filters the | | | | would be really soothing. |
| incoming water as even small particles would | | | | Sometimes it would be surprising to find out that |
| result in clogging the tiny nozzle heads. By using | | | | the outside temperature near the mist line |
| the outdoor mist cooling systems, the | | | | systems would drop so much and it would |
| temperature can be brought down even to 35 | | | | resemble like air conditioning. If you need additional |
| degrees. | | | | air cooling, you can use misting fans. This would |
| The misting systems had been in the charts for | | | | accelerate the cooling process. As the fogging |
| many years and have been used as an efficient | | | | systems make use of flash evaporation, it is an |
| and cost effective method for environmental | | | | excellent option to drive off heat and add |
| control. The misting systems have many | | | | humidification in domestic, commercial as well as |
| applications like outdoor cooling, dust and odor | | | | industrial applications. |
| control and even special effects. It can also be | | | | When the temperature rises between 29 degrees |
| used for farm animals cooling and humidification. | | | | to 46 degrees, it is the ideal condition for the mist |
| As we look into the past, it can be noted that the | | | | line systems to produce maximum results |
| fogging systems were initially used in the livestock | | | | provided with low humidity levels. The humidity |
| industry. Later restaurants took up the application | | | | between 40 to 90 percent would be good for |
| and were spread to the homeowners. From then, | | | | attaining desired results but if the humidity is |
| it has become a huge favorite among the | | | | below 40%, then the outcome would be excellent. |
| masses. | | | | If the fogging systems are installed properly, then |
| For basic misting systems to be used in home | | | | there would not be any wetting of floors or |
| settings the minimum requirement would be | | | | external surfaces. For use in factories and huge |
| pressure of at least 70 bar (1000 psi) in order to | | | | mansions, adequate ventilation is necessary for |
| provide the micron sized water droplets which | | | | maintain humidity levels else the desired |
| would give the desired fogging effect. Generally | | | | evaporation will not occur. |
| the misting method is used to cool the patios in | | | | |