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Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Chapter 3
3-1 Calculate the specific volume of an air-vapor mixture in cubic meters per kilogram of dry air when the
following conditions prevail: t = 30 C, W = 0.015 kg/kg, and pt = 90 kPa.
Solution:
Equation 3-4.
R aT R aT
ν= =
pa pt − ps
T = 30 C + 273 = 303 K
Ra = 287 J/kg.K
Pt = 90 kPa = 90,000 Pa
Equation 3-2
0.622p s
W=
pt − ps
0.622p s
0.015 =
90 − p s
1.35 - 0.15ps = 0.622ps
ps = 2.1193 kPa
ν=
R aT
=
(287)(303)
p t − p s 90000 − 2119.3
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ν = 0.99 m /kg - - - Ans.
3-2. A sample of air has a dry-bulb temperature of 30 C and a wet-bulb temperature of 25 C. The barometric
pressure is 101 kPa. Using steam tables and Eqs. (3-2), (303), and (3-5), calculate (a) the humidity ration if
this air is adiabatically saturated, (b) the enthalpy of air if it is adiabatically saturated, (c) the humidity ratio of
the sample using Eq. (3-5), (d) the partial pressure of water vapor in the sample, and (e) the relative
humidity.
Solution:
Eq. 3-2.
0.622p s
W=
pt − ps
Eq. 3-3.
h = cpt + Whg
Eq. 3-5
h1 = h2 - (W2 - W1)hf
h1 = cpt1 + Whg1
h1 = (1)(30) + 2556.4W1
h1 = 30 + 2556.4W1
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h2 = cpt2 + Whg2
h2 = (1)(25) + 2547.3W2
h2 = 25 + 2547.3W2
hf at 25 C = 125.66 kJ/kg
Then:
h1 = h2 - (W2 - W1)hf
30 + 2556.4W1 = 25 + 2547.3W2 - (W2 - W1)(125.66)
5 = 2421.64W2 - 2430.74W1
But,
0.622p s
W2 =
pt − ps
ps at 25 C = 3.171 kPa
0.622(3.171)
W2 =
101 - 3.171
W2 = 0.0201 kg/kg
5 = 2421.64(0.0201) - 2430.74W1
W1 = 0.018 kg/kg
(d) ps1
0.622p s
W1 =
pt − ps
0.622p s
0.018 =
101 − p s
ps1 = 2.84 kPa
ps1 = 2840 kPa - - - Ans.
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3-3 Using humidity ratios from the psychrometric chart, calculate the error in considering the wet-bulb line to be
the line of constant enthalpy at the point of 35 C dry-bulb temperature and 50 percent relative humidity.
Solution:
Dry-bulb Temperature = 35 C
Relative Humidity = 50 %
3-4. An air-vapor mixture has a dry-bulb temperature pf 30 C and a humidity ratio of 0.015. Calculate at two
different barometric pressures, 85 and 101 kPa, (a) the enthalpy and (b) the dew-point temperature.
Solution:
h = (1.0)(30) + (0.015)(2556.4)
h = 68.3 kJ/kg
at 85 kPa
0.622p s
0.015 =
pt − ps
ps = 2.0016 kPa
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at 101 kPa
0.622p s
0.015 =
pt − ps
ps = 2.3783 kPa
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3-5. A cooling tower is a device that cools a spray of water by passing it through a stream of air. If 15 m /s of air is
at 35 C dry-bulb and 24 C wet-bulb temperature and an atmospheric pressure of 101 kPa enters the tower
and the air leaves saturated at 31 C, (a) to what temperature can this airstream cool a spray of water
entering at 38 C with a flow rate of 20 kg/s and (b) how many kilograms per second of make-up water must
be added to compensate for the water that is evaporated?
Solution:
At 35 C dry-bulb, 24 C wet-bulb.
Then;
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m = (15 m /s) / (0.89274 m /kg) = 16.8022 kg/s
(a) tw1 = 38 C
mw = 20 kg/s
cpw = 4.19 kJ/kg.K
mm = m(W2 - W1)
mm = (16.8022)(0.0290 - 0.0143)
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3-6. In an air-conditioning unit 3.5 m /s of air at 27 C dry-bulb temperature, 50 percent relative humidity, and
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standard atmospheric pressure enters the unit. The leaving condition of the air is 13 C dry-bulb temperature
and 90 percent relative humdity. Using properties from the psychrometric chart, (a) calculate the refrigerating
capacity inkilowatts and (b) determine the rate of water removal from the air.
Solution:
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m = (3.5 m /s)/(0.86526 m /kg) = 4.04498 kg/s
3-7. A stream of outdoor air is mixed with a stream of return air in an air-conditioning system that operates at 101
kPa pressure. The flow rate of outdoor air is 2 kg/s, and its condition is 35 C dry-bulb temperature and 25 C
wet-bulb temperature. The flow rate of return air is 3 kg/s, and its condition is 24 C and 50 percent relative
humidity. Determine (a) the enthalpy of the mixture, (b) the humidity ratio of the mixture, (c) the dry-bulb
temperature of the mixture from the properties determined in parts (a) and (b) and (d) the dry-bulb
temperature by weighted average of the dry-bulb temperatures of the entering streams.
Solutions:
(a)
hm =
(2)(75.666) + (3)(47.518)
2+3
hm = 58.777 kJ/kg - - - Ans.
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(b)
Wm =
(2)(0.0159) + (3)(0.0093)
2+3
Wm = 0.1194 kg/kg - - - Ans.
(d)
tm =
(2)(35) + (3)(24)
2+3
tm = 28.4 C - - - Ans.
3-8. The air conditions at the intake of an air compressor are 28 C, 50 percent relative humidity, and 101 kPa.
The air is compressed to 400 kPa, then sent to an intercooler. If condensation of water vapor from the
compressed air is to be prevented, what is the minimum temperature to which the air can be cooled in the
intercooler?
0.622p s
W=
pt − ps
at 101 kPa
0.622(1.889 )
W=
101 − 1.889
W = 0.011855 kg/kg
0.622p s
0.011855 =
400 − p s
ps = 7.4812 kPa
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3-9. A winter air-conditioning system adds for humidification 0.0025 kg/s of saturated steam at 101 kPa pressure
to an airflow of 0.36 kg/s. The air is initially at a temperature of 15 C with a relative humidity of 20 percent.
What are the dry- and wet-bulb temperatures of the air leaving the humidifier?
Solution:
3-10. Determine for the three cases listed below the magnitude in watts and the direction of transfer of sensible
2
heat [ using Eq. (3-8)], latent heat [ using Eq. (3-9)], and total heat [ using Eq. (3-14)]. the area is 0.15 m and
2
hc = 30 W/m .K. Air at 30 C and 50 percent relative humidity is in contact with water that is at a temperature
of (a) 13 C, (b) 20 C, and (c) 28 C.
Solution:
Equation 3-8.
dqs = hcdA(ti - ta)
Equation 3-9.
dqL = hDdA(Wi - Wa)hfg
Equarion 3-14.
h c dA
dq t = (h i − h a )
c pm
At 30 C, 50% Relative Humidity
ha = 63.965 kJ/kg = 63,965 J/kg
Wa = 0.0134 kg/kg
(a) 13 C
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dq t =
h c dA
(hi − h a ) =
(30)(0.15) (36,719 − 63,965)
c pm 1020
(b) 20 C
dq t =
h c dA
(hi − h a ) =
(30)(0.15) (57,544 − 63,965)
c pm 1020
(c) 28 C
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dq t =
h c dA
(hi − h a ) =
(30)(0.15) (89,952 − 63,965)
c pm 1020
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