SIMULTANEOUS HEAT AND MASS

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Adiabatic Saturation Temperature

Dr. Muhammad Rizwan

Assistant Professor
NFC-IET
ADIABATIC SATURATION TEMPERATURE:
 If the gas is passed over the liquid such that:
 Time of contact is large
 Area of contact is large

i.e., properties (T and H) of air changes, for such conditions and situation the gas
will become saturated and the both phases will be brought to the same temperature.
 In a thermally insulated system, the total sensible heat falls by an amount equal to
the latent heat of the liquid evaporated.
 As a result of continued passage of gas, the temperature of the liquid, the
temperature of the liquid gradually approaches an equilibrium value which is known
as the adiabatic saturation temperature.
ADIABATIC SATURATION TEMPERATURE:
Illustration:
 These conditions are achieved in an infinitely
tall thermally insulated humidification column
through which gas of a given initial temp and
humidity flows counter currently to the liquid
under conditions where the gas is completely
saturated at the top of the column.
 If the liquid is continuously circulated round
the column, and if any fresh liquid which is
added is at the same temperature as the
circulating liquid, the temp of the liquid at the
top and bottom of the column, and of the gas at
the top, approach the adiabatic saturation temp.Fig: Adiabatic Saturation temperature (s)
ADIABATIC SATURATION TEMPERATURE:
Illustration:
 Temperature and humidity differences are a maximum at the bottom and zero at the top, and therefore
the rates of transfer of heat and mass decrease progressively from the bottom to the top of the tower.

Fig: Adiabatic Saturation temperature (s)

ADIABATIC SATURATION TEMPERATURE:
Illustration:
 Making a heat balance over the column, it is seen
that the heat of vaporization of the liquid must
come from the sensible heat in the gas.

 The temp of the gas falls from  to the adiabatic

saturation temp s, and its humidity increases from
H to Hs (the saturation value at s).

 Then working on the basis of unit mass of dry gas:

Where,
s – the humid heat of gas

 – the latent heat of vaporization at s

Fig: Adiabatic Saturation temperature (s)