Evaporative Cooling Pad System

Complete Cooling Pad System for Efficient Evaporative Cooling & Ventilation

RTFANS supplies evaporative cooling pad systems designed for agricultural, greenhouse, livestock and industrial ventilation applications. A complete system combines evaporative cooling media with the required water circulation and installation components to create a continuous wetted surface. When ventilation fans draw warm outside air through the wet cooling pads, water evaporation absorbs heat from the incoming air before it enters the building. Send us your building dimensions, application and required cooling pad size for system configuration and quotation.

How Does an Evaporative Cooling Pad System Work?

Water is circulated across the cooling pad media to maintain a wetted surface. Ventilation or exhaust fans create airflow through the pads, drawing warm outside air across the wet media. As part of the circulating water evaporates, heat is absorbed from the incoming air. The cooled air then enters the building while the ventilation system maintains continuous airflow.

Cooling Pad System Components

Depending on the project design, a complete system can include evaporative cooling pads, a supporting frame, water distribution components, water collection and return components, a circulation pump and associated piping. The water distribution section supplies water across the top of the pads, while the collection section returns water to the circulation system. Frame dimensions are configured according to the required cooling pad area and installation opening.

Cooling Pad System Applications

In greenhouse applications, cooling pads can be installed on one side while exhaust fans are positioned on the opposite side to create negative pressure. Cooling pads can also form part of tunnel ventilation systems for poultry buildings and suitable livestock facilities. For factories, workshops and other industrial facilities, the system should be designed around airflow requirements, climate conditions, building dimensions and the required ventilation arrangement.

Cooling Pad System for Greenhouse & Agricultural Ventilation

System performance depends on building dimensions, required ventilation rate, cooling pad area, cooling pad model and depth, exhaust fan capacity, air velocity, water circulation, water distribution, installation arrangement and local temperature and humidity. Cooling pads and exhaust fans should therefore be considered as parts of the same ventilation system rather than isolated components.

5090 vs 7090 Cooling Pads for Your System

RTFANS offers KA-5090 with a 5 mm flute structure and KA-7090 with a 7 mm flute structure. Both use 45° / 45° flute angles and evaporative cooling. Neither model is universally better; selection should be based on airflow, air velocity, pressure drop requirements, cooling pad depth, equipment design and installation dimensions.

Custom Evaporative Cooling Pad Systems

For a system quotation, provide the application, building size, cooling pad opening, pad thickness, required airflow, number and capacity of exhaust fans, summer outdoor temperature, relative humidity, power supply and destination country. If some technical information is not available, send your building dimensions, application and destination as a starting point.

Why Choose RTFANS for Cooling Pad Systems?

RTFANS supports cooling pad and ventilation requirements as part of an overall system configuration. The 5090 and 7090 media options, project-based dimensions and agricultural and industrial application experience help distributors, equipment manufacturers and project contractors discuss a suitable supply configuration.

Evaporative Cooling Pad System FAQs

A cooling pad system uses wetted media and controlled airflow. Water is circulated through the pads while ventilation fans draw warm outside air through the wet media. A fan-and-pad system combines cooling pads with mechanical ventilation, typically using inlet pads and exhaust fans to create negative pressure. The required cooling pad area depends on system airflow and design air velocity. Actual cooling performance depends on outdoor dry-bulb temperature, relative humidity, media characteristics, airflow and system design, so a fixed temperature reduction should not be promised without defined operating conditions.

Get a Cooling Pad System Quote

Planning a greenhouse, poultry house, livestock or industrial evaporative cooling project? Send your application, building dimensions, cooling pad dimensions, required airflow, exhaust fan information, outdoor temperature and humidity, and destination country. Drawings or technical specifications can also help identify the required system configuration.