MASS TRANSFER

OPERATION - 2
B.Tech Chemical Engineering
GSFC University

Group members: Vinay chandra(18bt01012)

Kshitij dalwadi(18bt01013)
Manan dhokiya(18bt01014)
Jeet dhudiya(18bt01015)
Deep gajjar(18bt01016)
Group No. : 03
M A S S T R A N S F E R O P E R AT I O N - 2

Topic : Wet Bulb Depression

• The wet bulb depression is the difference between the dry-
bulb temperature (Air temperature) and the wet-bulb
temperature.

• It is measured by a Psychomotor .

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

 What is the wet bulb Depression ?

 What is Dry bulb temperature ?
 What is Wet bulb temperature ?
 How to find dry bulb and wet bulb temperature
from graph ?
 Psychrometric chart
 Examples related wet bulb depression
 Equation of wet bulb depression
 Conclusion
 Reference
 Contribution list

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 What is the wet bulb depression ?

 The temperature difference in degrees between dry-bulb temperature and wet-

bulb temperature is called the wet-bulb depression.

 It is used to determine the air's relative humidity or dew point from a psychrometric table.

 It is measured by a psychomotor.

 If there is 100% humidity, dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperatures are identical, making the
wet-bulb depression equal to zero in such conditions

 Wet bulb depression is greatest during the summer

 This wet-bulb depression then allows the relative humidity to be calculated

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 What is the wet bulb depression ?

 A decrease in the humidity of the air brings an increase in the

difference between dry and wet bulb temperatures, which is called
wet-bulb depression.

 Wet Bulb Depression shows how less is Wet Bulb Temperature

from Dry bulb temperature. For a saturated air sample it is ZERO as
WBT =DBT for saturated air.

 Wet-bulb depression is The extent to which the temperature

recorded by a ventilated wet-bulb thermometer falls below the dry-
bulb air temperature.

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 What is Dry bulb temperature ?

 The dry-bulb temperature is the temperature of air measured by

a thermometer freely exposed to the air, but shielded from
radiation and moisture.

 DBT is the temperature that is usually thought of as air

temperature, and it is the true thermodynamic temperature.

 The dry bulb temperature is the ambient temperature.

 Dry bulb temperature (DBT) is the temperature of the moist air

as measured by a standard thermometer or other temperature
measuring instruments

 This is the temperature of air measured by a thermometer whose

‘ bulb is dry , not in touch with water or any other liquid.

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 What is Wet bulb temperature ?

 The wet-bulb temperature is the temperature read by a

thermometer covered in water-soaked cloth over which air is
passed.

 At 100% relative humidity, the wet-bulb temperature is equal

to the air temperature; at lower humidity the wet-bulb
temperature is lower than dry-bulb temperature because of
evaporative cooling.

 The Wet Bulb temperature is the temperature of adiabatic

saturation. This is the temperature indicated by a moistened
thermometer bulb exposed to the air flow. 

 It is the temperature attained by a small amount of evaporating

water in a manner such that the sensible heat transferred from
the liquid is equal to the latent heat required for the
evaporation.
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 How to find dry bulb and wet bulb temperature from graph ?

Dry bulb and wet bulb temperature in Graph

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 Example :

Determine the value of wet bulb depression with the help of given data.
Humidity = 0.05
Dry bulb temperature = 80 °C

Ans: From graph first we can find wet bulb temperature.

then we will find wet bulb depression.

wet bulb temperature from graph = 45 °C

by this two value, We can find
wet bulb depression = TG – TW = 80 – 45 = 35 °C

Graph is on next page,

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  Psychrometric chart

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Wet bulb temp. Dry bulb 10
it is 45°C temp.
 Equation of Wet bulb Depression

• Equation:

Here Tg – Tw is called wet bulb depression.

Y’ – Humidity of the ambient air,
Y’W - Saturation humidity of air at temperature Tw
Hg/Ky’ - ratio of the heat and the mass transfer coefficient

= 0.227 kcal/kg·°C

• A quick technique that many forecasters use to determine the wet-bulb temperature is called the
"1/3 rule". The technique is to first find the dew-point depression. Then take this number and
divide by 3. Subtract this number from the temperature, you can get wet bulb depression.

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 Conclusion:

• Basically Difference between the dry-bulb temperature and the wet-bulb temperature
is wet bulb depression
• The equation of wet bulb depression can be used to calculate the wet-bulb
temperature if hg and ky’ are known or are estimated using a suitable correlation.
• This wet-bulb depression allows the relative humidity to be calculated; as we
discussed.
• WBD is also useful for some industrial purpose.

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 Reference

• https://www.buildinggreen.com/primer/basics-psychrometric-chart
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359431112005157#:~:text=The%20tem
perature%20difference%20in%20degrees,explained%20in%20the%20forthcoming%20discussio
n
.
• https://www.quora.com/What-is-wet-bulb-depression
• https://
www.encyclopedia.com/science/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/wet-bulb-de
pression
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/wet-bulb-temperature
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCjr9zddGxE
• Books- binay k dutta & trybal

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Contribution list :

Sr. Name of the group member Enrollment ID Contribution

No
.
1 Vinay chandra 18BT01012 Research work, DBT,

2 Kshitij Dalwadi 18BT01013 Research work, images, editing

3 Manan dhokiya 18BT01014 Research work, WBT.

4 Jeet dhudiya 18BT01015 Rresearch work, graph.

5 Deep gajjar 18BT01016 Research work, WBD, editing

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Submitted to : Mr. Dipen kumar chauhan
Asst. Prof. Chemical Engineering
GSFC University

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