Patent ID: 8196907

Claim:
A system for conditioning an airstream entering an air-consuming machine, the system comprising: an air conditioning system (ACS) configured for adjusting a physical property of an airstream entering an air-consuming machine, wherein the air conditioning system comprises a module, and wherein the module comprises: a non-media conditioning system configured for adjusting a physical property of the airstream if an ambient condition is within a range; wherein the non-media conditioning system comprises nozzles adapted for spraying a fluid onto the airstream; and a direct exchange medium configured to produce a direct contact heat transfer for adjusting a physical property of the airstream to provide additional output of the air-consuming machine; wherein if the fluid supplied to the ACS is approximately greater than a dew point temperature, then the ACS operates in the direct evaporative mode; and wherein if the fluid supplied to the ACS is approximately less than the dew point temperature, then the ACS operates in the direct chilling mode.