Refrigeration & Air Conditioning (ME434)

Section 13 – Psychrometry
ENG. ZIAD ASHRAF ABOULSEOUD

College of Engineering & Technology

Mechanical Engineering Department (Mechatronics Program)
 Point 𝒕𝒅𝒃 (°𝑪) 𝒕𝒘𝒃 (°𝑪) 𝒕𝒅𝒑 (°𝑪) 𝝎 (𝒈/𝒌𝒈) 𝐑𝐇 (%) h (𝒌𝑱/𝒌𝒈 ) 𝒗 (𝒎𝟑 /𝒌𝒈 ) 𝛒 (𝒌𝒈/𝒎𝟑 )

1 26 0.85
2 40 95
3 27 27
4 2 90
5 25 100
6 15 60
7 30 9.5
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8 24 50
9 20 1.136
10 34 30.1

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 Point 𝒕𝒅𝒃 (°𝑪) 𝒕𝒘𝒃 (°𝑪) 𝒕𝒅𝒑 (°𝑪) 𝝎 (𝒈/𝒌𝒈) 𝐑𝐇 (%) h (𝒌𝑱/𝒌𝒈 ) 𝒗 (𝒎𝟑 /𝒌𝒈 ) 𝛒 (𝒌𝒈/𝒎𝟑 )

1 26 11.1 0 2.2 10.5 31.75 0.85 1/0.85

2 41.7 29.1 25.3 20.5 40 95 0.922 1/0.922
3 27 27 27 22.8 100 85.3 0.881 1/0.881
4 N/A N/A N/A 2 N/A 90 N/A N/A
5 25 25 25 20.1 100 76.5 0.872 1/0.872
6 21.8 20.7 20.3 15 91 60 0.856 1/0.856
7 30 19.1 13.2 9.5 35.8 54.4 0.872 1/0.872
Comfort zone
8 24 17 12.95 9.3 50 47.9 0.854 1/0.854
9 30.2 22.98 20 14.75 54.5 68 0.88 1.136
Extend chart
10 50.4 34 30.1 27.5 33.8 121.9 0.957 1/0.957

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 Sheet 4
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 Question 2

A cooling coil is used to cool 3600 kg/hr. of air initially at 32 °C DBT

and 40% relative humidity. Find the cooling capacity in TOR if:
a) the final DBT is 18 °C.
b) the final DBT is 13 °C.

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 Question 3

Air at 27 °C DBT and 60 % RH is cooled and dehumidified by a direct expansion cooling coil till
a temperature 16 °C DBT. The air flow rate is 1000 m³/hr. Find:
a) the cooling capacity in (TR)
b) Coil SHF
c) Coil dew point
d) by-pass factor
e) amount of condensate

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 Question 3

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 Question 5

Air at 27 °C DBT and 16 °C WBT is humidified partially to 90 % RH with an adiabatic air

washer. Estimate the amount of water required for humidification process and the
humidifying efficiency, if the air flow rate is 10,000 𝐦𝟑 /𝐡𝐫.

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 Question 6

Air at 25 °C DBT and 30% RH is humidified by a steam humidifier to 50 % RH.

Estimate the humidifier capacity in kg/hr and the heating capacity required to
generate steam in kW, if the air flow rate is 1200 m³/hr.

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 Question 7
1000 m³/min of air at 24 °C and 40 % is supplied to room. The condition of
atmospheric air is 33 °C and 60 % RH. The required condition is achieved
first by cooling and dehumidification and then heating. Find the cooling
capacity required in TOR and heating capacity in kW.

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 Question 9

Air flows at rate of 10 kg/s with 45 °C DBT and 15 % RH mixed with

another amount of 5 kg/s air at 25 °C and 85 % RH. Find the final air
parameters of the mixture.

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 Sheet 5
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 Question 1

A room is to be maintained at 25 °C dbt and 17 °C wbt. Air is to be supplied to the

room after passing through a chilled water coil. Room sensible load is 32,000 W
while the internal moisture gain is 15.9 kg/hr. Estimate Room Total Heat "RTH",
Room Sensible Heat Factor "RSHF" and the amount of supply air in m³/hr.

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 Question 2

A room is to be maintained at 23 °C dbt and 50 % RH during winter. Heat loss from

the room is 30,000 W. The temperature difference between supply and return air
is 8 °C. Estimate the amount of supply air in m³/hr.

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 Question 3

Air is to be brought to a final condition of 21 °C dbt and 45 % RH from an

initial condition of 2 °C dbt and 90% RH by processes of preheating,
partial adiabatic saturation to give 80% RH and reheating to the final
condition. If 11,400 kg/hr of air are handled, find:
a) Capacity of preheater in kW.
b) Capacity of reheater in kW.
c) Water consumption in humidification process in lit/min.
d) Humidifying efficiency.

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 Question 4

The following data refer to design figure used in designing a summer

air conditioning plant of a theater employing chilled water spray.
Theater capacity 1500 seats. Inside design condition is 25 °C dbt and
50% RH Outside design condition is 35 °C dbt and 26 °C wbt. Fresh air
per person is 12.75 m³/hr. Supply air per person is 51 m³/hr.
Temperature difference between supply and return air is 14 °C.
Calculate:
a) Room total load "RTH" in W.
b) Room sensible heat factor "RSHF".
c) Cooling capacity in tons-ref.
d) Apparatus SHF.

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 Assignment
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 4. A chilled water spray system is used to cool and dehumidify 11,400 kg/hr
of air from 30 °C DBT and 21 °C WBT to 13 °C DBT. Determine the cooling
capacity in tons-ref, apparatus SHF and dew point.

8. A cold dry air at 10 °C and 60 % RH is required in industrial process, when

the ambient conditions is 41 °C DBT 25 °C WBT. The required conditions are
Sheet 4 achieved first by cooling and dehumidification and lastly by cooling. The
dew point temperature of the cooling coil is 10 °C. If the air quantity
supplied is 200 m³/min. Find the capacities of different equipment used.

10. Air flows at rate of 8 kg/s with parameters of 35 °C DBT and 60% RH
mixed with another unknown amount of air at 15 °C DBT and 40% RH. The
final mixture temperature is 23 °C DBT. Calculate the air amount.

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 5. The following data refer to summer air conditioning plant for a
restaurant. Inside design condition 26 °C dbt and 19 °C wbt. Outside design
condition 34 °C dbt and 25 °C wbt. Internal sensible heat is 18,710 W.
Internal total heat is 28,070 W. Outside air sensible heat is
5,166 W. Calculate:
a) The capacity of cooling coil in tons-ref.
b) The quantity of supply air in m³/hr.
c) The quantity of outside air in m³/hr.
d) Amount of condensate in lit/min.
Sheet 5
6. The following information was obtained in designing the summer air
conditioning plant in a print hall. Inside design condition is 21 °C dbt and
70% r.h. outside design condition is 38 °C dbt and 28 °C wbt. Amount of
outside fresh air is 50% of the total air supplied. Estimated internal sensible
heat gain is 175,000 W. Amount of internal moisture gain is 65 kg/hr. The
temperature difference between supply and return air is 6.5 °C. Determine:
a) The quantity of supply air in m³/hr.
b) The refrigeration capacity in tons-ref.

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 7. The following data refer to an air conditioning system of a Gallery area
having 200 persons capacity of a Museum. The outside design condition is
34 °C dbt and 28 °C wbt while the inside design condition is 24 °C dbt and
50% RH Heat transmission and solar radiation loads is 140,000 W. Lighting
load is 83 kW. Moisture gain from an indoor fountain is 18.72 kg/hr. For
each person: the sensible and latent heat are 100 W and 70 W respectively
while the fresh air is 18 m³/hr/person. The recommended minimum fresh
air is 20% of the supply air as a space ventilation.
Estimate:
Sheet 5 a) Amount of supply air in m³/hr.
b) Cooling capacity of coil in tons-ref.
c) Amount of condensate in lit/min.

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