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Humidification and Air Conditioning: 6.6 Design Calculations of Cooling Tower
Humidification and Air Conditioning: 6.6 Design Calculations of Cooling Tower
Humidification and Air Conditioning: 6.6 Design Calculations of Cooling Tower
MODULE 6
HUMIDIFICATION AND AIR CONDITIONING
LECTURE NO. 5
Gs, TG L, TL
Y/, H/ HL
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Mass Transfer Operations - 1
Let, L is the constant water flow rate (kg/m2s) and Gs is the air rate (kg dry air/m2s). Across a
differential thickness dz of the bed, temperature of water is decreased by dTL and the enthalpy of
air is increased by dH/.
Hence, change in enthalpy of water=L.cWL.dTL
and, change in enthalpy of air =Gs.dH/
Differential enthalpy balance over dz is L.cWL.dTL=Gs.dH/ (6.16)
Enthalpy balance over envelope I,
LcWL (TL TL1 ) Gs ( H / H1/ ) (6.17)
This is the operating line for air-water contact.
Enthalpy balance over entire tower (envelope II)
LcWL (TL 2 TL1 ) Gs ( H 2/ H1/ ) (6.18)
The equilibrium curve for air-water system on TL-H/ plane is the plot of enthalpy of saturated air
versus liquid temperature at equilibrium.
Rate of transfer of water vapor to air in the differential volume is
Gs dY / kY/ a(Yi / Y / ) (6.19)
The decrease in temperature of air for sensible heat transfer to water is
Gs cH dTG hG a dz(TG Ti ) (6.19)
Differentiation of Equation (6.6) and multiplication with Gs gives
Gs dH / Gs cH dTG Gs dY / 0 (6.20)
hG
kY/ a dz (Ti TG ) (Yi / Y / ) 0 (6.21)
kY/
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Mass Transfer Operations - 1
H 2/ z
dH / kY/ a kY/ a
dz z (6.26)
H1/
( H i/ H / ) Gs 0 Gs
( H i/ H / ) hL
(6.32)
(TLi TL ) kY/
A point (TL, H/) on the operating line meets the equilibrium line at the point (TLi, H i/ ).
LcWLdTL kY/ a dz H i/ H/
and
TL 0 z
dTL kY/ a kY/ a
dz z (6.33)
TLi
(Hi H / )
/
LcWL 0 LcWL
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Mass Transfer Operations - 1
Gs dH / KY/ a dz H * / H/ (6.34)
Here, H*/ is the enthalpy of saturated air at TL (bulk liquid temperature).
H 2/ z
dH / KY/ a KY/ a
dz z (6.35)
H1/
( H */ H / ) Gs 0 Gs
H */ H/ H */ H i/ H i/ H/
q H * / H i/ q
q
KY/ hL (TL TLi ) kY/
1 H * / H i/ 1
(6.37)
KY/ (TL TLi ) kY/
Equation (6.33) (Merkel Equation) is also expressed as:
TL 0
KY/ a V dTL
(6.38)
L TLi
(H H / )
i
/
The left hand side of the equation is called “tower characteristic” where, V is active cooling
volume/plan area.
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