1. a) calculate the water vapor pressure of the atmosphere if the dry-bulb 2.

A compressor receives an air-water vapor mixture at 96 kPaa,

temperature is
22⁰C at standard atmosphere.
10⁰C, and with a vapor
b) Calculate pressure of 1.0 kPaa and compresses it adiabatically to 207 kPaa
b.1) the relative humidity and 65⁰C. Determine:
b.2) the degree or percent saturation a) the work required per kg d.a.; and
b.3) the humidity ratio, and b) the RH initially and finally
b.4) the enthalpy

Given: Given:
DB = 22°C; WB = 10°C; 𝑃𝑡 = 101.325 kPaa; 𝑃𝑑 = 2.645 kPaa 𝑃𝑡1 = 96 kPaa; 𝑃𝑣 = 1.0 kPaa; 𝐷𝐵1 = 10°C; 𝑃𝑡2 = 207 kPaa; 𝐷𝐵2 = 65°C
ℎ𝑔 = 2541.7 kj/kg; 𝑃𝑊𝐵 = 1.2276 kPaa 𝑐𝑝 = 1.0062 kj/kg·K

Solution: Solution:
a.) a. Q = W + ∆U ; Q = 0
PV = PWB -(6.66×10−4 ) Pt (DB-WB) W = - m(𝑐𝑝 )(∆T)
𝑊
= 1.2276-(6.66×10−4 )(101.325)(22- =(𝑐𝑝 )( ∆T) = (1.0062)(338.15-283.15)
10) 𝑚
𝑊
PV = 0.4178 kPaa = 55.341 kJ/kg
𝑚
b.)
PV
1. RH=
Pd
×100% b. 𝑃𝑑 @ 10°C = 1.2276 kPa
RH=
0.4178
×100% 𝑃𝑑 @ 65°C = 25.03 kPa
2.645
RH= 15.7958% PV
RH= ×100%
Pd
Pt −Pd
2. U= RH( )
Pt −Pv
U= 15.7958(
101.325−2.645
) @10°C
101.325−0.4178 1
U= 15.4472% 𝑅𝐻1 = ×100%
1.2276
𝑅𝐻1 = 81.4598%
Pv
3. W= 0.622( )
Pt −Pv
0.4178 @65°C
W= 0.622( ) 1
101.325−0.4178 𝑅𝐻2 = ×100%
W =0.0026 kg/kg d.a. 25.03
𝑅𝐻2 = 3.9952%
4. h= 1.0062t + Whg
h= 1.0062(22) + 0.0026(2541.7)
h= 28.7448 kj/kg d.a.

Date: February 25, 2024

Name: Mike E. Suan Plate No. Psychrometry
Subject/Section: ME 325 Air Conditioning and Ventilation Plate Title Instructor: Engr. Alberto E.
Systems / BSME-3A 3 Lastimado Jr
 3. An air-vapor mixture has a DB temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and a
humidity ratio
of 0.015 kg/kg d.a. Calculate for two barometric pressures 85 kPaa and
101.325 kPaa.
a) the enthalpy
b) the dew point temperature.

Given:
DB= 30°C; W= 0.015 kg/kg d.a.; ℎ𝑔 = 2556.3

Solution:
a. h= 1.0062t + Wℎ𝑔
h= 1.0062(30) + 0.015(2556.3)
h= 68.5305 – for both conditions

b. @85kPaa

𝑃𝑣
W= 0.622( )
𝑃𝑡 −𝑃𝑣
𝑃𝑣
0.015= 0.622( )
85−𝑃𝑣
𝑃𝑉 = 2.0016 kPaa
𝐷𝑒𝑤 𝑃𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡(𝑃𝐷) @ 2.0016 𝑘𝑃𝑎𝑎 = 17.5125 °𝐶

@101.325kPaa

𝑃𝑣
W= 0.622( )
𝑃𝑡 −𝑃𝑣
𝑃𝑣
0.015= 0.622( )
101.325−𝑃𝑣
𝑃𝑉 = 2.3859 kPaa
𝐷𝑒𝑤 𝑃𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡(𝑃𝐷) @ 2.3859 𝑘𝑃𝑎𝑎 = 20.32 °𝐶

Name: Mike E. Suan Date: February 25, 2024

Plate No. Psychrometry
Subject/Section: ME 325 Air Conditioning and Plate Title Instructor: Engr. Alberto E.
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Ventilation Systems / BSME -3A Lastimado Jr