Chlorodifluoromethane (CHF2Cl) was widely used in the
compression/cooling circuits of refrigeration or air-conditioning
systems. Since the discovery that such compounds (HCFCs and CFC's)
released into the atmosphere were a major cause of depletion of
stratospheric ozone, newer refrigeration systems make use of
certain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are degraded in the lower
atmosphere, instead. Often, mixtures of such compounds are
used.
Suppose a sample of refrigerant gas consisting of a simple
mixture of the gases pentafluoroethane
(C2HF5) and difluorormethane
(CH2F2) has...
In an air conditioning system, the inside and outside
conditions of air are 25 °C DBT and 50%
RH, and 40 °C DBT and 27 °C WBT, respectively. The room sensible
heat ratio is 0.8, while
50% of the room air is rejected to atmosphere and replaced with an
equal quantity of fresh air
before entering the air conditioning apparatus. If the fresh air
added is 100 m3
/min and the air
density is 1.2 kg/ m3 with zero air...
The flow rate of warm air into the air conditioning is
5,000 cfm. An air conditioning system takes outdoor air at
95 degrees F dry-bulb and 70% relative humidity, and discharges it
at 60 degrees F dry-bulb and 95% relative humidity. The air
conditioning system operates on a vapor compression cycle using
R134a between 20 and 200 psia. Refrigerant enters the compressor at
20 degrees F and leaves the compressor at 180 degrees F.
Refrigerant enters the evaporator coil at...
An air conditioning system is to take outdoor air at 30
oC and 70% relative humidity at a steady rate of 10
m3/s and to condition it to 25 oC and 50%
relative humidity. The outdoor air is first cooled down to 13.9
oC using cooling coil and then heated to the desired
condition in the heating section. Assuming the air is at 1 atm
pressure,
Draw the air conditioning process on the attached psychometric
chart.
Determine the mass flow...
In an air-conditioning system, dry air flows over tubes carrying
refrigerant R134a. The air is cooled by transferring heat to the
R134a; the air enters with a volume flow rate of 0.75 m3 s–1 at 305
K and 100 kPa, and it exits at 290 K and 95 kPa. The R134a enters
at 4 bar in a vapor-liquid coexistence state with a quality of 20%;
it exits at 4 bar and 30 °C. Ignoring heat transfer at the outer
surface...
Moist air enters an air-conditioning system as shown in the
figure below at T1 = 28°C,
?1 = 85% and a volumetric flow rate of
(AV)1 = 0.89 m3/s. At the exit of
the dehumidifying section, the air is saturated,
?2 = 100%, and the condensate leaves this
section at the same temperature as the moist air. At the exit of
the heating section the moist air is at T3 =
24°C, ?3 = 50%. The system operates at steady...
An air-conditioning system operates at a total pressure of 1 atm
and consists of a heating section and an evaporative cooler. Air
enters the heating section at 15°C and 55 percent relative humidity
at a rate of 30 m3/min, and it leaves the evaporative
cooler at 25°C and 45 percent relatively humidity. Using
appropriate software, study the effect of total pressure in the
range 94 to 100 kPa and plot the results as functions of total
pressure. (Please upload your...
Air (cp = 1.0 kJ/kgK) enters an air conditioning system at 40C
with a mass flow rate of 1.5 kg/s. The air is cooled by exchanging
heat with a stream of R-134a refrigerant that enters the heat
exchanger at -8C and 20% quality, and exits with 100% quality. If
25 kW of heat is transferred out of the air, determine: (40 pts) i)
Mass flowrate of R-134a (kg/hr) ii) Exit temperature of air (C)
iii) Exit pressure of R-134a (kPa)
5. You are an air-conditioning systems designer, and
you have been tasked with developing an air-conditioning system
(cooling only) for lecture theatre building 32 on ECU’s Joondalup
Campus. As a first step you will need to develop a model of the
system, explain how you would go about this by providing answers to
the following:
a. The steps that you would take when developing a mathematical
model of the system and what information you would need
b. List all of...