If you’ve walked the rows of a commercial greenhouse in July, you already know the hero of the story: the evaporative cooling pad, working in tandem with high-volume exhaust fans. To be honest, the tech is old-school—and that’s partly the point. It’s efficient, durable, and, when paired with a robust ventilation system, consistently cheaper to run than most mechanical chilling.
At the core is the greenhouse ventilation cooling system, built in Jinwang Western Street, Industrial Zone, Anping County, Hengshui, Hebei, China. The fan unit—yes, the beefy bit that pulls air through the evaporative cooling pad—is composed of blades, belt pulley, blade hub, belt, bearing, blade support, shutters, frame, protection mesh, motor and other components. The motor drives the blades to generate a steady, testable airflow. Simple, reliable, fixable.
Energy prices up, water stewardship under scrutiny, and more growers moving toward closed-loop fertigation. Yet, surprisingly, demand for evaporative cooling pad systems keeps climbing in hot-dry and hot-humid zones alike. Why? At high air exchange rates, you can shave 6–12°C off inlet air with ≈80–90% saturation efficiency, and fans tested under AMCA 210/ISO 5801 can guarantee airflow you can design around.
| Fan Diameter | ≤ 1380 mm (54”) options |
| Airflow (AMCA 210/ISO 5801) | ≈ 32,000–45,000 m³/h (real-world use may vary) |
| Motor | 0.75–1.5 kW, 380/400V 3φ, IP55, IE2/IE3 |
| Pad Thickness | 100–150 mm |
| Pad Efficiency @2.0 m/s | ≈ 80–90% |
| Pressure Drop (Pad) | ≈ 12–35 Pa |
| Noise | ≤ 68 dB(A) @1 m (typ.) |
| Vendor | Origin | Media Paper | Frame | Certs | Lead Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yize Machine | Anping, Hebei, China | ≈150 gsm, resin-impregnated | Galvanized / Aluminum | ISO 9001, CE (fan) | 2–4 weeks |
| Vendor A | EU | 140–160 gsm | Aluminum | AMCA-rated fan | 4–6 weeks |
| Vendor B | SEA | ≈135 gsm | Galvanized | Basic QC | 3–5 weeks |
Look for ISO 9001 quality management; fan performance to AMCA 210/ISO 5801 with traceable test reports; and ventilation rates aligned to ASHRAE 62.1 guidance. Water quality matters more than brochures admit—install simple filtration and periodic biocide dosing to stretch evaporative cooling pad life.
References: [1] AMCA 210 / ISO 5801: Laboratory Methods of Testing Fans for Aerodynamic Performance Rating. [2] ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Applications, Evaporative Cooling. [3] FAO, Greenhouse Engineering: Natural Ventilation and Evaporative Cooling. [4] ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems.