Sensible Cooling of the Air

Cooling of the air is one of the most common psychrometric processes in the air
conditioning systems. The basic function of the air-conditioners is to cool the air
absorbed from the room or the atmosphere, which is at higher temperatures. The
sensible cooling of air is the process in which only the sensible heat of the air is
removed so as to reduce its temperature, and there is no change in the moisture
content (kg/kg of dry air) of the air. During sensible cooling process the dry bulb (DB)
temperature and wet bulb (WB) temperature of the air reduces, while the latent heat of
the air, and the dew point (DP) temperature of the air remains constant. There is overall
reduction in the enthalpy of the air. The sensible cooling process is represented by a
straight horizontal line on the psychrometric chart.
Sensible heating process is opposite to sensible cooling process. In sensible heating
process the temperature of air is increased without changing its moisture content.
During this process the sensible heat, DB and WB temperature of the air increases
while latent of air, and the DP point temperature of the air remains constant.
What is Cooling Dehumidification?
The process in which the air is cooled sensibly and at the same time the moisture is
removed from it is called as cooling and dehumidification process. Cooling and
dehumidification process is obtained when the air at the given dry bulb and dew point
(DP) temperature is cooled below the dew point temperature.
. When the air comes in contact with the cooling coil that is maintained at the
temperature below its dew point temperature, its DB temperature starts reducing. when
the air is cooled below its dew point temperature (the temperature to which air must be
cooled to become saturated with water vapor), there is cooling as well as
dehumidification of air.
 The cooling and dehumidification process is represented by a straight angular line (/)

Heating Dehumidification
The process in which the air is heated and at the same time moisture is removed from it
is called as heating and dehumidification process. This process is obtained by passing
the air over certain chemicals like alumina and molecular sieves. is commonly used for
reducing the dew point temperature of air. During the heating and dehumidification
process dry bulb temperature of the air increases while its dew point and wet bulb
temperature reduces.
The heating and dehumidification process is represented by a straight angular line (\)
Humidification
The process in which the moisture or water vapor or humidity is added to the air without
changing its dry bulb (DB) temperature is called as humidification process. This process
is represented by a straight vertical line on the psychrometric chart starting from the
initial value of relative humidity, extending upwards and ending at the final value of the
relative humidity

Adiabatic Mixing of moist air and steam

Evaporative Cooling

Evaporative cooling takes place along lines of constant wet bulb temperature or enthalpy. ...
The moisture content of the air increases as the water is evaporated which results in an
increase in relative humidity along a line of constant wet bulb temperature.

Without condensation: Figure 28.8 shows an adiabatic mixing of two moist air

streams during which no condensation of moisture takes pl૎