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15 m3 /min of air at 104o F and 60% relative humidity is cooled to 59o...

15 m3 /min of air at 104o F and 60% relative humidity is cooled to 59o F and 100% relative humidity, and then reheated to 68o F. Find the following:

a. The flow rate of dry air (BDA) in kg /min.

b. The amount of water condensed during cooling stage.

c. kW of power needed for cooling the air in the cooling stage.

d. kW of power needed for the heating step.

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Volumetric flow rate of air V = 15 m3/min

Temperature T1 = 104 F and relative humidity R. H = 60%

At this temperature T1 = 104 F , vapor pressure of water Pv1 = 7384.4 Pa

R. H = partial pressure of water vapor /vapor pressure of water at given gas temperature

R. H = 0.6

Pw1/Pv1 = 0.6

Pw1 = 0.6*7384.4 = 4430.64 Pa

Partial pressure of water vapor Pw1 = 4430.64 Pa

Specific humidity Y1 = 0.621*(Pw1/(P-Pw1))

Y1 = 0.621* 4430.64/(101325 - 4430.64)

Y1 = 0.0283 Kg H2O/kg dry air.

a) flow rate of dry air in kg/min

T = 104 F, V = 15 m3/min

Partial pressure of dry air Pair = P - Pw1 = 101325 - 4430.64 = 96894.36 Pa

(F - 32)*5/9 + 273 = K

T1 = (104 - 32)*5/9 + 273 = 313 K

Molar flow rate of BDA(bone dry air) by using ideal gas equation,

n = PV/RT = 96894.36Pa*15m3/min / (8.314Pa.m3/mol.k)*313k = 558.51 mol/min

Mass flow rate of BDA, ma = 558.51mol/min * 18gm/mol = 10053.28 gm/min = 10.053 kg/min

mass flow rate of BDA, ma = 10.053 kg/min

b) after cooling air get 100% saturated and T2 = 59 F

T2 = (59 - 32)*5/9 + 273 = 288 K

Vapor pressure of water at this temperature Pv2 = 1705.74 Pa

R. H = 100% it means partial pressure of water vapor is equal to vapor pressure of water.

Humidity Y2 = 0.621*1705.74/(101325 - 1705.74) = 0.0106 kg H2O/kg dry air

Amount of water get condensed w = ma*(Y1 - Y2)

w = 10.053 kg BDA/min * (0.0283 - 0.0106) kgH2O/kg BDA

w = 0.178 Kg/min

amount of water condensed during cooling stage w = 0.178 kg/min

C) kW of power needed for cooling the air in cooling stage,

Q = ma*(H2 - H1)

Specific enthalpy of air,

H = 1.005*T + Y(2502 + 1.84*T) kJ/kg BDA

Where T is in C.

At inlet Temperature T1 = 313K = 40 C

Y1 = 0.0283 kg H2O/kg BDA

Specific enthalpy, H1 = 1.005*40 + 0.0283*(2502 + 1.84*40) = 113.089 kJ/kg

After cooling T2 = 288K = 15 C and Y2 = 0.0106

H2 = 1.005*15 + 0.0106*(2502 + 1.84*15) = 41.88 kJ/kg

Q = 10.053kg/min * (41.88 - 113.089) kJ/kg = - 715.86 kJ/min = -715.86 kJ/60s =- 11.931 kW

(-)sign shows cooling is there and heat liberated from the system.

D) power needed for heating system,

Q = + 11.931 kW

(+)sign shows power need for heating.


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