MUTLTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY OF KENYA

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION TUTORIAL
Question 1
An air conditioning system comprises a chilled water cooler coil, reheater coil,
supply air fan and distribution ductwork. Winter humidification is achieved by steam
injection directly into the conditioned space. A fixed quantity of outside air is used

25
throughout the year which is
% of the total mass flow supplied to the conditioned
space. Using the data below calculate:
a)
b)
c)
d)

The
The
The
The

contact factor of the cooler coil

design load on the cooler coil
design load on the heater coil
capacity of the humidifier in kg/hr.

Design data:
Summer

winter

25.0kW

4.4kW

Sensible gains:

(heat loss)

0.3kW

0.3kW

Latent gains

280 C
Outside design conditions:

19.50 C
dry bulb;

wet bulb.

210 C
Inside design conditions for both summer and winter:
saturation.

Outside design conditions in winter:

1.0 0 C

50
dry bulb;

dry bulb saturated.

12.50 C
Supply temperature in summer design conditions:

0.50 C
Fan power heat gains:

for summer and winter.

dry bulb.