A.

Air Handling Unit (AHU)

1.

Maximum NTU = 3
TCw,2

Tcvv,2
V̇ cws = 100 L/min Tair,1 = 20 -30 ℃

Tcvv,1 = 6℃

V̇ air = 1000 L/min

Tair,2

Tcw,1 = 6℃
Figure 2

Tair,1 = 20 – 30 ℃ Tair,2

Counterflow heat exchanger

Sample calculation

i) Air

Mass flow rate, 𝑚̇ = (1,000 L/min)(0.001 m3)(1.225 kg/m3)(1/60 min/ s)

= 0.0204 kg/s

Cair = 𝑚̇cp

= (0.0204 kg/s)(1.005 kJ/kg.K)

 = 20.502W/K

ii) Chilled water

Mass flow rate, 𝑚̇ = (100 L/min)(0.001 m3)(1000 kg/m3)(1/60 min/s)

= 1.667 kg/s

Ccw = 𝑚̇cp

= (1.667kg/s) (4.18 kW/kg.K)

= 6.96806 kW/K

So that,

Cmin = 20.502W /K

Cmax = 6.96806 kW/K

𝐶𝑚𝑖𝑛
Capacity ratio, c = 𝐶𝑚𝑎𝑥

20.502
= 6968.06

= 0.0029

NTUmax = 3

1− 𝑒 [ −𝑁𝑇𝑈(1−𝑐)]
Thus; Ɛ = 1−𝑐𝑒 [ −𝑁𝑇𝑈(1−𝑐)]

= 0.95
𝑄̇ max = Cmin( Tair,in – Tcw,in )

= (20.502)(20-4)

= 328.032W

𝑄̇ 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 ̇
From formula Ɛ = 𝑄̇ 𝑚𝑎𝑥
𝑄𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 = Ɛ𝑄̇𝑚𝑎𝑥

= (0.95)( 328.032)

= 311.63W

𝑄̇𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 = 𝑚̇cp,air ( Tair, in – Tair, out )

𝑄̇𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙
Tair,out = Tair,in - 𝑚̇𝑐𝑝,𝑎𝑖𝑟

(311.63 )
= 20 - ( 20.502 )

= 4.8 0C

𝑄̇𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 = 𝑚̇cp,cw ( Tcw, out– Tcw, in )

𝑄̇𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙
Tcw,out = + Tcw,in
𝑚̇𝑐𝑝,𝑐𝑤

(311.63 )
= ( 2.788 𝑘) + 4

= 4.11 0C

𝑄̇𝑐𝑤 = 𝑚̇cp,cw ( Tcw, out– Tcw, in )

 = ( 2.788 𝑘)(4.11 – 4)

= 306.68 W

𝑄̇𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 𝑚̇cp,air ( Tair, in – Tair, out )

= ( 20.502)(20 – 4.8)

= 311.63 W

Ɛ Tair, in ΔTmax 𝑄̇𝑚𝑎𝑥 (W) 𝑄̇𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 (W) Tcw, out Tair,out 𝑄̇𝑐𝑤 (W) 𝑄̇𝑎𝑖𝑟 (W)

(0C) (0C) (0C) (0C)

0.95 20 16 328.032 311.63 4.110 4.80 306.68 311.63

0.95 22 18 369.036 350.58 4.132 4.90 368.02 19.721

0.95 24 20 410.04 389.54 4.147 4.90 409.84 21.912

0.95 26 22 451.044 428.49 4.162 5.10 451.66 24.103

0.95 28 24 492.048 467.45 4.176 5.20 490.69 26.294

0.95 30 26 533.052 506.49 4.191 5.30 532.51 28.485

Table 1: Value for counterflow heat exchanger

Graph 2: Counter flow heat exchanger