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Cooling Process In this Air conditioning system the air is cooled by a direct evaporator. In large-scale systems so-called cold-water sets are frequently interposed, allowing for indirect cooling. The process in the cooler represents an inverted heating process (Figure 7). During cooling the enthalpy and temperature fall. The absolute humidity again remains constant. In contrast, the relative humidity rises.

Figure 7: Cooling Process in Psychrometric Chart

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EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE Experiment 1: Cooling Process Objective: To study the cooling effects and to determine the cooling power of the cooling coil Procedures: 1. 2. 3. Switch on the radial fan and run at maximum air speed. Switch on the refrigeration unit. Record temperature and relative humidity at the inlet (AT3, AH3) and outlet (AT4, AH4) of the cooling coil when a steady state is reached. Note: Process will stabilize in approximately 15 minutes. Record the differential pressure reading across the orifice.

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Assignments: 1. 2. Plot these two state points on the Psychrometric chart. Calculate the cooling power of the cooling coil.

EXPERIMENT 2: COOLING PROCESS Air Duct Cross Sectional Area, A Specific Heat Capacity of Air, Cp = = ___ ____ m2 kJ/kg.K

Inlet Air Temperature, AT3 Inlet Air Relative Humidity, AH3 Outlet Air Temperature, AT4 Outlet Air Relative Humidity, AH4 Orifice Differential Pressure, DP Specific Volume of Outlet Air, v

(C) (%) (C) (%) (Pa) m3/kg dry air kg/kg dry air

Absolute Humidity of Outlet Air,

Orifice Differential Pressure, DP

DP' = 0.102 DP

mmH2O

Air Mass Flowrate

ma = 0.0592

DP' v (1 + )

kg/s

Cooling Power Power, Q

Q = ma c p ( AT 3 AT 4)

kW