Water Misting Concept

Water misting systems have proven to be more effective than conventional methods for cooling outdoor locations like a patio, green house, waiting line, or dining area. A mist fan system can increase productivity and employee morale in hot indoor or outdoor industrial working conditions. The concept incorporates water and heat to provide cooling through "flash evaporation". Specially designed mist nozzles operate under high pressure to produce tiny water droplets reducing the surrounding air temperature by as much as 20 F; 25 F with a fan. A stainless steel mist line provides cooling to the area from a high-pressure pump assembly. When combined with mist nozzles, this mist system can achieve maximum cooling without wetting or residual moisture. Mister systems can also provide a dynamic visual effect to any home, patio, or commercial location.

A misting system can be used to produce an ultra fine mist or a very coarse spray. The droplet size depends on the type of nozzle, nozzle spacing and operating pressure.

Misting systems are used for many different applications, ranging from static electricity control and dust suppression to odor control and concrete curing. Other popular uses include humidifying exotic plant and animal enclosures, outdoor people cooling, livestock cooling, etc.

A single misting system can be used in different areas by using supply lines made of very flexible high-pressure hose to carry the pressurized water from the pump to the misting nozzles. The exact number of nozzles and hose that can be operated from a single pump would ultimately be determined by several factors, such as choice of nozzle, corresponding flow rate, number of nozzles, fittings, etc.

The amount of water that a misting system will consume will depend on several factors such as, pump & nozzle style, number of nozzles on the system and frequency and duration of mistings.

So to get a good idea of how much water your system will use in a 24 hr period, just multiply the nozzle flow rate per minute x the number of nozzles on the system x the number of minutes that your system will operate each day. This will give you a reasonable estimate of how much water you can expect your system to use on a daily basis.