Projector having refrigerant generator

A projector comprising:

• a light source device configured to emit light;
• a light modulator configured to modulate the light emitted from the light source device in accordance with an image signal;
• a projection optical device configured to project the light modulated by the light modulator;
• and
• a cooler configured to cool a cooling target based on transformation of a refrigerant into a gas,
• wherein the cooler includes
• a refrigerant generator configured to generate the refrigerant, and
• a refrigerant sender configured to send the generated refrigerant toward the cooling target,
• the refrigerant generator includes
• a moisture absorbing/discharging member,
• a first air blower configured to deliver air outside the projector to the moisture absorbing/discharging member,
• a heat exchanger connected to the refrigerant sender,
• a heater configured to heat the moisture absorbing/discharging member, and
• a second air blower configured to deliver, to the heat exchanger, air around a portion of the moisture absorbing/discharging member that is a portion heated by the heater,
• the heat exchanger, by cooling the air having flowed into the heat exchanger, generates the refrigerant from the air having flowed into the heat exchanger,
• the moisture absorbing/discharging member is fixed,
• the moisture absorbing/discharging member is formed by layering a first layer through which air passes through in a first direction and a second layer through which air passes through in a second direction that intersects the first direction,
• the first air blower is configured to cause air to pass through the first layer in the first direction, and
• the second air blower is configured to cause air to pass through the second layer in the second direction to deliver the air to the heat exchanger.