Air Conditioning Systems

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Figure 4-1. Central HVAC System “Air Conditioning”
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conditioning industry. Though Willis Carrier did not invent the

first air conditioning system, his cooling and humidity control
system and psychrometric calculations started the science of mod-
ern psychrometrics and air conditioning. As already mentioned,
air “cooling” was only part of the answer. The big problem was
how to regulate indoor humidity. Carrier’s air conditioning in-
vention addressed both issues and has made many of today’s
products and technologies possible. In the 1900s, many industries
began to flourish with the new ability to control the indoor envi-
ronmental temperature and humidity levels in both occupied and
manufacturing areas. Today, air conditioning is required in most
industries and especially in ones that need highly controllable
environments, such as clean environment rooms (CER) for medi-
cal or scientific research, product testing, and sophisticated com-
puter and electronic component manufacturing.

HEAT AND FLUID FLOW

CALCULATIONS FOR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS

Looking at the air conditioning system in Figure 4-1, calcu-

late mixed air temperature. MAT = (%OA × OAT) + (%RA × RAT)

Where:
MAT = mixed air temperature
OAT = outside air temperature
RAT = return air temperature

Then:
MAT = (20% × 90°F) + (80% × 75°F)
MAT = (18) + (60)

Answer:
MAT = 78°F

Calculate cfm if the Room Cooling Load is 113,400 Btuh (Sen-