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Cooling and dehumidifying coil load

Short answer

With apparatus dew point 8 °C and bypass factor 0.25, leaving air is at 13.5 °C, 0.00900 kg/kg, ~93% RH. Total cooling load 79.2 kW (22.5 TR), sensible 38.8 kW, latent 40.4 kW; SHF 0.49; condensate 57.6 kg/h.

Air at 30 °C and 60% RH flows at 120 m³/min through a cooling coil with an apparatus dew point of 8 °C and a bypass factor of 0.25. Determine (a) the condition of air leaving the coil, (b) the total, sensible and latent cooling loads in kW and TR, (c) the sensible heat factor, and (d) the rate of condensate removal. Take p=101.325p = 101.325 kPa, 1 TR = 3.517 kW.

Entering air state 1 (30 °C, 60 %)

ps=4.247p_s = 4.247 kPa, pv=0.6×4.247=2.548p_v = 0.6 \times 4.247 = 2.548 kPa.

ω1=0.01605 kg/kg,h1=71.19 kJ/kg,v1=0.8808 m3/kg\omega_1 = 0.01605\ \text{kg/kg},\quad h_1 = 71.19\ \text{kJ/kg},\quad v_1 = 0.8808\ \text{m}^3/\text{kg} m˙a=1200.8808×60=2.271 kg/s\dot m_a = \frac{120}{0.8808 \times 60} = 2.271\ \text{kg/s}

ADP state A (8 °C, saturated)

ps(8 ∘C)=1.072p_s(8\ ^\circ\text{C}) = 1.072 kPa, so ωA=0.00665\omega_A = 0.00665 kg/kg and hA=24.77h_A = 24.77 kJ/kg.

(a) Leaving state 2

BPF=t2−tAt1−tA=ω2−ωAω1−ωA=0.25\text{BPF} = \frac{t_2 - t_A}{t_1 - t_A} = \frac{\omega_2 - \omega_A}{\omega_1 - \omega_A} = 0.25 t2=8+0.25(30−8)=13.5 ∘Cω2=0.00665+0.25(0.01605−0.00665)=0.00900 kg/kgh2=1.005×13.5+0.00900(2501+1.88×13.5)=36.30 kJ/kg\begin{aligned} t_2 &= 8 + 0.25(30 - 8) = 13.5\ ^\circ\text{C}\\ \omega_2 &= 0.00665 + 0.25(0.01605 - 0.00665) = 0.00900\ \text{kg/kg}\\ h_2 &= 1.005 \times 13.5 + 0.00900(2501 + 1.88 \times 13.5) = 36.30\ \text{kJ/kg} \end{aligned}

Relative humidity of the leaving air: pv2=1.445p_{v2} = 1.445 kPa and ps(13.5 ∘C)≈1.548p_s(13.5\ ^\circ\text{C}) \approx 1.548 kPa, so ϕ2≈0.93\phi_2 \approx 0.93 (about 93 %).

(b) Loads

Intermediate state h′h' at (t2t_2, ω1\omega_1): h′=1.005×13.5+0.01605(2501+25.4)=54.11h' = 1.005 \times 13.5 + 0.01605(2501 + 25.4) = 54.11 kJ/kg.

Qtotal=m˙a(h1−h2)=2.271×(71.19−36.30)=79.2 kW=22.5 TRQsensible=m˙a(h1−h′)=2.271×(71.19−54.11)=38.8 kWQlatent=m˙a(h′−h2)=2.271×(54.11−36.30)=40.4 kW\begin{aligned} Q_{total} &= \dot m_a(h_1 - h_2) = 2.271 \times (71.19 - 36.30) = 79.2\ \text{kW} = 22.5\ \text{TR}\\ Q_{sensible} &= \dot m_a(h_1 - h') = 2.271 \times (71.19 - 54.11) = 38.8\ \text{kW}\\ Q_{latent} &= \dot m_a(h' - h_2) = 2.271 \times (54.11 - 36.30) = 40.4\ \text{kW} \end{aligned}

(The enthalpy carried away by the condensate, under 1 kW, is small and neglected.)

(c) Sensible heat factor

SHF=QsQtotal=38.879.2=0.49\text{SHF} = \frac{Q_s}{Q_{total}} = \frac{38.8}{79.2} = 0.49

(d) Condensate

m˙w=m˙a(ω1−ω2)=2.271×(0.01605−0.00900)=0.0160 kg/s=57.6 kg/h\dot m_w = \dot m_a(\omega_1 - \omega_2) = 2.271 \times (0.01605 - 0.00900) = 0.0160\ \text{kg/s} = 57.6\ \text{kg/h}

Answer: (a) 13.5 °C, ω\omega = 0.00900 kg/kg, RH about 93 %; (b) total 79.2 kW (22.5 TR), sensible 38.8 kW, latent 40.4 kW; (c) SHF = 0.49; (d) 57.6 kg/h.

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