ME430 Air Conditioning

Quiz # 1 Name:
Tuesday 14-10-2003 ID # :
Fall Semester 031 Duration 20 minutes Serial #:
The dry bulb and wet bulb temperatures are measured to be 78 oF and 65 oF, respectively
in an air duct with a volumetric flow rate of 4000 cfm. This air is cooled to 50 oF and 90
% relative humidity.
Compute the total heat transfer rate
Compute the sensible heat transfer rate
Compute SHF

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Air is cooled from 75 F db and 70 F wb until it is saturated at 55 F. Find:

a. The moisture removed per lb of dry air

b. The heat removed to condense the moisture.
c. The sensible heat removed
d. The total amount of heat removed
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

ME 430‐01 AIR CONDITIONING 

FIRST MAJOR EXAM STUDENT NAME:

SUNDAY 2nd NOVEMBER, 2003. ID #
TERM 031 SERIAL #
WÜA `É{tÅxw TA TÇàtÜ DURATION: 90 Minutes

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1. i. What is meant by:
a. All Air System
b. Air and Water system
c. Dual Duct system, Is it recommended to be used, why?
d. What is meant by heat recovery. Why are heat recovery systems
recommended for use whenever possible?
e. Off Design Conditions. What might occur when the load on a VAV
system decreases? (A sketch on psychrometric chart can be used)
ii. What is the main difference between a dual duct system and a multizone
system?
2. A meeting hall is to be maintained at 25 C db and 18 C wb. The barometric
pressure is 101.3 kPa. The space has a load of 58.6 kW sensible and 58.6 kW
latent. The temperature of the supply air to the space cannot be lower than 18 C
db.
a. How many kg/s of air must be supplied?
b. What is the required wet bulb temperature of the supply air?
c. What is the sensible heat ratio?
3. An auditorium has a calculated cooling load of 10 tons of which 2.5 tons is latent
load. The space is to be maintained at 76 F db and 50 % RH. Ten percent by
volume of the air supplied to the space is outdoor air at 100 F db and 50% RH.
The air supplied ot the space can not be less than 56 F db. Assume sea level
conditions. Find:
a. The minimum amount of air supplied to the space in cfm.
b. The amounts of return air and outdoor air in cfm.
c. The conditions and volume flow rate of the air entering the cooling coil.
d. The capacity and SHF for the cooling coil.

Additional sheet for problem 3.

 KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

ME 430‐01 Air Conditioning 

SECOND MAJOR EXAM STUDENT NAME:

SUNDAY 21st December, 2003. ID #
TERM 031 SERIAL #
WÜA `É{tÅxw TA TÇàtÜ DURATION: 90 Minutes

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Problem # 1
A constant air volume system having a filter located in location A of the figure and a
filter efficiency of 70% for environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is to be used to assist in
holding the particulate level of the ETS in an occupied zone below 220 µg/m3. Assume
that an average occupant (including smokers and nonsmokers) produces about 125
µg/min of ETS, and that 20 cfm of outdoor air per person is to be supplied. For a
ventilation effectiveness of 0.65 for the space, determine the necessary rate of
recirculation assuming no ETS in the incoming outdoor air.

Problem # 2
A filter system to handle 5600 cfm of air is to be designed using M-2A media and the
12x24x8 modules. The lost pressure must be 0.10 in wg. or less when the filters are clean.
How many modules are required?
Problem # 3
A system requires a flow rate of 210 gpm and a head of 120 ft.
1. Select a pump from the figure that most closely matches the required flow rate
and head, and list its shaft power and efficiency.

2. Suppose a 7 in., 3500 rpm pump was selected for the system. At what flow rate
and head would the system operate, assuming no adjustments? Find the efficiency
and power.

3. If the system of part (b) is adjusted to a flow rate of 210 gpm. What are the
efficiency and power?
Problem # 4
Size the piping for the cooling tower open circuit shown in Figure. Water flow rate is
0.03 m3/s, and the total equivalent length of the pipe is 200 m. The pressure loss for the
condenser coil is 35 kPa, and the strainer has a Cvs of 1.14x10-2 m3.s per kPa pressure
loss.
What is the head requirement for the pump.

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Quiz # 2 ID #
Tuesday 16-12-2003 Time: 20 minutes
A smoking area in a factory is designed for 75 people. Design a filter and air-circulation
system whereby the outdoor air rate can be reduced to 15 cfm/person. Outdoor and
recirculated air should be mixed before filtering. Outdoor air contaminants are negligible.
The filter media must have a gravimetric efficiency of about 80 % in the 0-5x10-3 mm
particle range, and the pressure loss must not exceed 0.10 in. water Refer to Table 4-6.

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What is the lost pressure for an 18*18 in duct discharging into a large plenum? The flow
rate is 4500 cfm, and the duct expansion ratio Ao/A1 is 4.0.
a. Assume an abrupt entrance
b. Assume a 20 degree transition exists at the entrance to the plenum.

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Quiz # 3 ID#
January 3, 2004 Serial #
A circular metal duct 20 ft in length has abrupt contraction at the inlet and abrupt
expansion at the exit. Both have area ratio of 0.6. The duct has a diameter of 10 inch with
a flow rate of 600 cfm. Estimate the loss in total pressure for the duct including the
contraction and expansion.
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

ME 430‐01 Air Conditioning 

FINAL EXAM STUDENT NAME:

WEDNESDAY, January 07, 2004 ID #
TERM 031 SERIAL #
Dr. Mohamed A. Antar DURATION: 2½ HOURS

OPEN BOOK EXAM

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Problem # 1
An auditorium has a calculated cooling load of 410 kW with SHF = 0.756. The space is
maintained at 25 oC db and φ = 50 %. Outdoor air isat 38 oC and φ = 50 %. Ten percent
(by mass) of the air supplied to the space is outdoor air. Air to be supplied to the space at
not less than 18 oC. Assume sea level pressure.

Calculate the minimum amount of air supplied to the space in m3/s

Calculate the volume flow rate of return air, exhaust air and outdoor air.
Find the condition and volume flow rate of the air entering the cooling coil
Find the capacity, apparatus dew point, bypass factor and SHF of the cooling coil.

Problem # 2
a. A smoking area in a factory is designed for 75 persons. Design a filter system
whereby the outdoor air rate can be reduced to 15 cfm/person. Outdoor air and re-
circulated air should be mixed before filtering. Outdoor air contaminants are
negligible. The filter media must have a gravimetric efficiency of 80 %in the 0-
5*10-3 mm particle range and the pressure loss should not exceed 0.10 in. water.
First find the recommended outdoor air requirement per person.

b. The condensers for a centrifugal chiller plant require 200 gpm with water entering
at 85F and leaving at 100 F; the outdoor ambient air wet bulb temperature is 76F.
1. Select a suitable cooling tower
2. Compute the cooling range, approach and the tower capacity.

Problem 3
Size the pipe for the water circuit shown in figure. The pipe is of type L copper. The
lengths given are total equivalent lengths excluding the coil and control valves. Select a
pump for this system. Note that the longest run is 123451.
Problem # 4
Compute the loss n total pressure for each run of the duct system shown in figure. The
ducts are of round cross section. Turns and fittings are shown.
Assume abrupt entrance, pleated elbows and 45o branch. Use equivalent length method.