V.

EXERCISES
1. Assume that the temperature of outdoor air supplied from the OAAHU T ps is 61°F
(16.1°C) and the relative humidity is 81 percent. From the psychrometric chart, h ps =
24.8 Btu/lb (57.7 kJ/kg). At summer design conditions, the enthalpy of space air is 28.8
Btu/lb (67.0 kJ/kg), and outdoor air density p ps = 0.075 lb/ft3 (1.2 kg/m3). What is the
estimated fan-coil cooling capacity?
2. Draw line r-fc from the conditioned zone point r with known SHRs = 26,200/29,000 =
0.9, and a pfc = 1/13.7 = 0.73 lb/ft3. The temperature of supply air leaving the fan-coil unit
Tfc, in °F (°C), can be calculated as;
3. If pcf = 1/13.7 = 0.073 lb/ft3 (1.168 kg/m3), the cooling coil load Q c,fc and sensible
cooling coil load Qs,fc of the fan-coil unit, both in Btu/h, can be calculated as;
4. Calculate the cooling coil load in the outdoor air AHU Q cp, in Btu/h (W). From the
psychrometric chart, To = 90°F, = 50 percent, and h o 38.5 Btu/lb, so. Calculate the
cooling coil load in the outdoor air AHU Q cp, in Btu/h (W). From the psychrometric chart,
To = 90°F = 50 percent, and ho = 38.5 Btu/lb, so;
5. During cooling mode part-load operation, the zone temperature is still maintained at
78°F (25.6°C); that is, Trp = Tr. The fan in the fan coil can be switched from high speed
to low speed while chilled water is reset to a higher temperature. If the zone sensible
load ratio is reduced to 50 percent of the full-load value and the volume flow rate of the
fan at low speed is only 70 percent of the high speed, then the temperature of air
leaving the fan coil at part load Tfc,p, in °F (°C), can be calculated as;
6. Fan-coil cooling coil load at part load Q cfcp and sensible coil load at part load Q sfcp,
both in Btu/h (W), can be calculated as;
7. If air leaves the preheating coil of the outdoor air AHU at T ph = 83°F and Tpf = Tph
fan temperature rise = 83 + 2 = 85°F, because w o = wpf = 0.0017 lb/lb, from the
psychrometric chart, air density at the fan supply outlet in the outdoor-air AHU p pf =
1/13.75 = 0.073 lb/ft3. The preheating coil load Qcph, in Btu/h (W), can be calculated as;
8. The air temperature at the fan outlet in the fan coil T cf = Tm + 0.5 = 76.2 + 0.5 =
76.7°F. The heating coil load in the fan-coil unit Q ch, in Btu/h (W), can be calculated as;
9.The temperature of the fan-coil supply air at winter design load Ts, in °F (°C), can be
calculated as;
10. When the space cooling load is reduced to 50 percent of design load, if the
temperature of chilled water supplied to fan coils T w,f and that to the outdoor air AHU
Tw,p are reset to 50°F (10°C) at part-load operation, and the chilled water temperature
increase in the cooling coil of the outdoor air AHU is still 10°F, then the condition of
supply air from the outdoor air AHU at part-load point psp can be determined as in full-
load operation, Tpsp = 60 + 2 + 4 = 66°F (18.9°C), and wpsp = 0.0110 lb/lb (0.0110 kg/kg).
APPENDICES:
1. SOLUTION:
Qc,fc = Qrc – 60Vppps (hr - hps)
Qc,fc = 29,000 – 60 (200) (0.075) (28.8 - 24.8)
Qc,fc = 25,400 Btu/h (7442 W)
For estimated fan-coil sensible cooling capacity is;
Qs,fc = Qrs – 60Vpppscpa (Tr - Tps)
Qs,fc = 26,200 – 60 (200) (0.075) (0.243) (78 - 61)
Qs,fc = 22,482 Btu/h (6587 W)
2. SOLUTION:
Tfc = Tr – Qrs/60Vfcpfccpa
Tfc = 78 – 26,200/(60) (4) (300) (0.073) (0.243)
Tfc = 57.5°F (14.2°C)
3. SOLUTION:
Qc,fc = 60Vfcpcf (hcf - hfc) (28.13)
Qc,fc = (60) (4) (300) (0.073) (28.2 - 23.3)
Qc,fc = 25,754 Btu/h (7546 W)
Qs,fc = 60Vfcpcfcpa (Tcf - Tfc) (28.14)
Qs,fc = (60) (4) (300) (0.073) (0.243) (75.5 - 57.5)
Qs,fc = 22,990 Btu/h (6736 W)
4. SOLUTION:
Qcp = 60Vppps (ho - hps)
Qcp = (60) (200) (0.075) (38.5 - 23.2)
Qcp = 13,770 Btu/h (4035 W)
5. SOLUTION:
Tfc,p = Trp – Qrsp/(60) (0.7Vfcpcfcpa)
Tfc,p = 78 – (0.5) (26,200)/(60) (4) (300) (0.7) (0.073) (0.243)
Tfc,p = 57.5°F (14.2°C)
6. SOLUTION:
Qcfcp = 60Vfcpcf (hcfp – hfcp)
Qcfcp = 60 (4) (300) (0.7) (0.073) (31 – 27.2)
Qcfcp = 13,980 Btu/h (4096 W)
Qsfcp = 60Vfcpcfcpa (Tcfp – Tfcp)
Qsfcp = 60 (4) (300) (0.7) (0.073) (0.243) (75.8 – 63.3)
Qsfcp = 11,176 Btu/h (3275 W)
7. SOLUTION:
Qcph = 60Vpppfcpa (Tph – To)
Qcph = (60) (200) (0.073) (0.243) (83 – 20)
Qcph = 13,411 Btu/h (3929)
8. SOLUTION:
Qch = 60Vfcpcfcpa (Ts – Tcf)
Qch = 60 (2) (300) (0.073) (0.243) (86.9 – 76.7)
Qch = 7152 Btu/h (2095 W)
9. SOLUTION:
Ts = Tr + Qrh/60Vfcpcfcpa
Ts = 72 + 9500/(60) (2) (300) (0.073) (0.243)
Ts = 72 + 14.9
Ts = 86.9°F (30.5°C)
10. SOLUTION:
rp-mp/rp-ps = Vp/Vfc
Vp/Vfc = 200/(4)(300)(0.7) = 0.24