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34⏐Principles of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning—Solutions Manual

3.4 The air conditions at the intake of an air compressor

are 70°F (21.1°C), 50% RH, and 14.7 psia (101.3 kPa).
The air is compressed to 50 psia (344.7 kPa), then sent to
an intercooler. If condensation of water vapor from the air
is to be prevented, what is the lowest temperature to
which the air can be cooled in the intercooler?

@ 1 P 1 = 14.7, t 1 = 70°F, φ = 50%

Pws 1 = 0.3632 Pw 1 = φPws = 0.1816
2 P 2 = 50 psi
3 P 3 = 50 psi, φ 3 = 100%, t 3 = ?
Pw 1
W 1 = 0.622 ------------- = 0.622 ⎛⎝ ---------------------------------⎞⎠ = 0.00778 lb/lb
0.1816
Pws 1 14.7 – 0.1816

W 2 = W 1 = 0.622 ⎛⎝ --------------⎞⎠ = 0.00778 → x = 0.618 psia

x
50 – x
φ 3 = Pw 3 ⁄ Pws 3 = 100 ⇒ Pws 3 = Pw 3 = 0.618 → t 3 = 86°F

3.5 Humid air enters a dehumidifier with an enthalpy of

21.6 Btu/lbm of dry air and 1100 Btu/lbm of water vapor.
There are 0.02 lbm of vapor per pound of dry air at
entrance and 0.009 lbm of vapor per pound of dry air at
exit. The dry air at exit has an enthalpy of 13.2 Btu/lbm,

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and the vapor at exit has an enthalpy of 1085 Btu/lbm.
Condensate leaves with an enthalpy of 22 Btu/lbm. The
rate of flow of dry air is 287 lbm/min. Determine:
a. the amount of moisture removed from the air (lbm/
min)
b. the rate of heat removal required

m· a = 287 lb m ⁄ min hw 3 = 22 Btu ⁄ lb min

ha 1 = 21.6 Btu ⁄ lb m ha 2 = 13.2 Btu ⁄ lb m
hw 1 = 1100 Btu ⁄ lb m hw 2 = 1085 Btu ⁄ lb m
W 1 = 0.02 lb m ⁄ lb air W 2 = 0.009 lb m ⁄ lb air

a) m· 3 = m· w – m· w = ( W 1 – W 2 )m· a = ( 0.02 – 0.005 )287

1 2

m· 3 = 3.16 lb m ⁄ min
b) Q° = m ° [ ( h – h ) + ( W h – W h ) + ( W – W )h ]
a a a 2 w 1 w 1 2 w
2 1 2 1 3

= 287 [ ( 13.2 – 21.6 ) + ( 0.009 ) ( 1085 ) – ( 0.02 ) ( 1100 ) + ( 0.02 – 0.009 ) ( 22 ) ]

Q° = – 5860 Btu ⁄ min