Evaporative cooling is a process where the evaporation of water cools the air. This method is most effective in hot, dry climates.
The cooling by a desert Coolar is based on:
Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2012 · Topic: Heat and Thermodynamics (Modes of Heat Transfer (Conduction, Convection, Radiation))
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