Problem: 1 The readings from a sling psychometer are as follows : Dry bulb temperature =

30° C ; Wet bulb temperature = 20° C ; Barometer reading = 740mm ofHg.

Using steam tables, determine : 1. Dew point temperature ; 2. Relative humidity ; 3. Specific
humidity ; 4. Degree of saturation ; 5. Vapour density ; and 6. Enthalpy of mixture per kg of
dry air.
Solution. Given :
td = 30°C ;
tw = 20°C ;
pb = 740 mm of Hg

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A room 7 m x 4 m x 4 m is occupied by an air-water vapour mixture at 38°C. The
atmospheric pressure is 1 bar and the relative humidity is 70%. Determine the humidity
ratio, dew point, mass of dry air and mass of water vapour. If the mixture of air-water
vapour is further cooled at constant pressure until the temperature is 10°C, find the amount
of water vapour condensed.
Solution. Given:
v = 7 x 4 x 4 =112m3 ;
Td = 38°C = 38 + 273 = 311 K;
ph= 1 bar;
Ø = 70% = 0.7

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Problem 3:-
The humidity ratio of atmospheric air at 28°C dry bulb temperature and 760
mm of mercury is 0.016kg/ kg of dry air. Determine: 1. partial pressure of water
vapour , 2. relative humidity ; 3. dew point temperature ; 4. specific enthalpy;
and 5. vapour density.

Problem 4:-
On a particular day, the atmospheric air was found to have a dry bulb
temperature of 30° C and a wet bulb temperature of 18° C. The barometric
pressure was observed to be 756 mm of Hg. Using the tables of psychrometric
properties of air, determine the relative humidity, the specific humidity, the dew
point temperature, the enthalpy of air per kg of dry air and the volume of
mixture per kg of dry air.

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For a sample of air having 22°C DBT, relative humidity 30 percent at barometric pressure of 760 mm of Hg, calculate : 1.
Vapour pressure, 2. Humidity ratio, 3. Vapour density, and 4. Enthalpy. Verify your results by psychrometric chart.
Given : ta = 22° C ; Ø = 30% = 0.3 ; pb = 760 mm of Hg = 760 x 133.3 = 101 308 N/m2 = 1.01308 bar

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VERIFICATION FROM PSYCHROMETRIC CHART

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 A quantity of air having a volume of 300m3 at 30° C dry bulb temperature and 25° C wet bulb temperature is heated to
40° C dry bulb temperature. Estimate the amount of heat added, final relative humidity and wet bulb temperature. The air
pressure is 1.013 25 bar.

vi = 300m3 ; td1 = 30° C ; tw1 = 25⁰C ; td2 = 40° C; pb = 1.01325 bar

Solution. Given:

Amount of heat added:-

From the psychrometric chart, we find that
specific volume of air at point 1.
v s1 = 0.883 m3 /kg of dry air

Enthalpy at point 1, h1 = 76 kJ/kg of dry air and

enthalpy at point 2, h2 = 86.4 kJ/kg of dry air

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The atmospheric air at 760 mm of Hg, dry bulb temperature 15° C and wet bulb temperature 11° C enters a heating
coil whose temperature is 41⁰ C. Assuming by-pass factor of heating coil as 0.5, determine dry bulb temperature;
wet bulb temperature and relative humidity of the air leaving the coil. Also determine the sensible heat added to
the air per kg of dry air.
Solution. Given : pb = 760 mm of Hg ; td1 = 15° C ; tw1 = 11° C ; td3 = 41⁰C ; BPF = 0.5

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The atmospheric air at 30° C dry bulb temperature and 75% relative humidity enters a cooling coil at the rate
of 200m3 /min. The coil dew point temperature is 14°C and the by-pass factor of the coil is 0.1.
Determine :
1. The temperature of air leaving the cooling coil;
2. The capacity of the cooling coil in tonnes of refrigeration and in kilowatt,·
3. The .mount of water vapour removed per minute; and
4. The sensible heat factor for the process.

Solution. Given :
ta1 = 30° C ;
Ø1 = 75% ;
v1 = 200 m3/min ;
ADP = ta4 = 14° C ;
BPF= 0.1

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Moist air enters a refrigeration coil at 35° C dry bulb temperature and 55 percent relative
humidity at the rate of 100m3 /min. The barometric pressure is 1.013 bar. The air leaves at
27° C. Calculate the tonnes of refrigeration required and the final relative humidity.
If the surface temperature of the cooling coil is 10⁰ C and by-pass factor 0.1, calculate
tonnes of refrigeration required and the condensate flow.

Given: td1 = 35° C ; Ø1 = 55% ; v1 = 100m3 /min ; ph= 1.013 bar ; td2 = 27° C

tdp1= 24.5° c

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surface temperature of cooling coil is 10°
CGiven : BPF = 0.1

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The atmospheric air at 25° C dry bulb temperature and 12° C wet bulb temperature is flowing at the rate of
100m3 /min through the duct. The dry saturated steam at 100° C is injected into the air steam at the rate of
72 kg per hour. Calculate the specific humidity and enthalpy of the leaving air. Also determine the dry bulb
temperature, wet bulb temperature and relative humidity of the leaving air.
Solution.
Given : td1 = 25° C ; tw1 = 12° C ; v1 = 100 m3 /min ; t1 = 100° C ; ms = 72 kg I h = 1.2 kg I min
Specific humidity of the leaving air

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An air conditioning system is to take in outdoor air at 10°C and 30% relative humidity at a steady rate of
45m3 /min and to condition it to 25°C and 60% relative humidity. The outdoor air is first heated to 22°C in
the heating section and then humidified by the injection of hot steam in the humidifying section. Assuming
the entire process takes place at a pressure of 1 bar. Determine, without using the pyschrometric chart:
1. The rate of heat supply in the heating section ; and
2. The mass flow rate of steam required in the humidifying section.

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The saturated air leaving the cooling section of an air conditioning system at l4°C at the rate of 50m3 /min is
mixed adiabatically with the outside air at 32°C and 60% relative humidity at a rate of 20 m3 /min.
Assuming that the mixing process occurs at a pressure of 1 atmosphere, determine the specific humidity,
relative humidity, dry bulb temperature and the volume flow rate of the mixture.

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