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An evaporative cooler is disclosed which incorporates a media having a plurality of generally plate-like structures. The plates include a plurality of fins having slot-like depressions dimensioned thin enough to exhibit capillarity, yet thick enough to exhibit good heat transfer characteristics when

An evaporative cooler is disclosed which incorporates a media having a plurality of generally plate-like structures. The plates include a plurality of fins having slot-like depressions dimensioned thin enough to exhibit capillarity, yet thick enough to exhibit good heat transfer characteristics when filled with chilled water. The capillary slots are arranged to effect distribution of the water over substantially the entire surface of the plates forming the media.

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A generally plate-like structure for use as a media element in a wetted surface air-to-air heat exchanger comprising a water-impervious sheet for separating a first stream of cooling air and water from a second stream of air to be cooled, said sheet formed to have a plurality of fins having an outer

A generally plate-like structure for use as a media element in a wetted surface air-to-air heat exchanger comprising a water-impervious sheet for separating a first stream of cooling air and water from a second stream of air to be cooled, said sheet formed to have a plurality of fins having an outer surface extending outwardly into the second stream of air, each fin formed to contain a slot-like depression defining an inner surface of the fin generally similar to the outer surface of the fin, the depression being dimensioned thin enough to exhibit capillarity for drawing water from the first stream into the depression, and thick enough to exhibit good heat transfer characteristics when filled with water.