Evaporative cooling system with flexible media

摘要

A media pad for an evaporative cooler includes a plurality of superposed sheets of slit and expanded wicking paper joined together. A pressure drop across the media pad is less than about 0.25 inches of water at an air speed of 225 feet per minute and at about room temperature. A means for providing capillary dispersion of water having a Klemm greater than about 3 inches in 10 minutes is also disclosed. An evaporative cooling system including a housing having with an evaporative media pad that is flexible is also disclosed.