Tutorial Solutions for Lecture 2

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An office room has a vertical window and an exposed wall, both of
which are facing west. The gross area of the window is 7 m2, and the
area of the exposed wall is 8 m2. There are 3 office workers in this
room, and the actual electrical power input to the fluorescent lights
has a total magnitude of 800 W. The actual electric power input to the
computers inside the room has a total magnitude of 240 W. Except
computers, no other equipment or appliance is in the room.
The rest 3 walls of the room are all partition walls, each of which has
an area of 15 m2. The areas of the ceiling and floor are both at 15 m2,
too. It is assumed that there are negligible heat gains through the
ceilings or floors. Other information and design data are listed in the
following slides.

In this question, the cooling load due to infiltration can be neglected.

(1) If the space air temperature is maintained constant for continuous of 24 hours
in each day, please calculate the maximum space cooling load on July 21st.

(2) If the air-conditioning plant is shut down during night-time and weekend,
please calculate the maximum space cooling load on Jul 21st.
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 Parameters Values
Window
Window U
U value
value 5
5 W/m
W/m2.K
2
.K
Shading
Shading coefficient
coefficient (SC)
(SC) 0.55
0.55
Maximum solar heat gain factor (MAX_SHGF) for the 672 W/m22
Maximum
sunny areasolar heat
of the gain factor
west-facing (MAX_SHGF)
window on July for
21stthe 672 W/m
sunny area of the west-facing window on July 21st
Maximum solar heat gain factor (MAX_SHGFsh) for 140 W/m2
Maximum
the shadedsolar
areaheat gain21factor
on July st (MAX_SHGFsh) for 140 W/m2
External the shaded
Colour area on
of outside July 21st
surface Dark
Wall
External Colour
U valueof outside surface Dark
1.5 W/m2.K
Wall
Occupants U
Heat gain of each office worker
value Sensible:
1.5 W/m265 .K W
Latent: 55 W
Occupants Heat gain of each office worker Sensible: 65 W
Adjacent U value 3 W/m 55
Latent:
2
.K W
Walls Air temperature differences between the two 5
Adjacent U value rooms
adjacent 3 W/m2.K
Walls

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 Tables for sunlit areas of the windows, CLF and CLTD

　 Time (hr) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Sunlit area (m2) 0 3 5 6.5 7 7 7 0
Window CLF for window 0.17 0.31 0.53 0.72 0.82 0.81 0.61 0.16
　 CLTD for
　 window (K) 5 7 7 8 7 6 6 5
External CLTD for wall
Wall (K) 15 14 14 14 15 17 19 22
CLF for lights
Lights (Note 1) 0.81 0.83 0.84 0.86 0.87 0.89 0.25 0.22
CLF for
occupants (Note
Occupants 1) 0.77 0.80 0.83 0.85 0.87 0.89 0.42 0.34

Note 1: Space air temperature is maintained constant in 24 hour period.

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Solution for the example question 1, take 16:00 as an example:
 At 16:00, the cooling load includes the following components:

Type 1: The cooling load due to the solar heat gain through fenestration
(such as window) area

𝑾 𝟐 𝟐 𝑾
 

( 𝟐
)
𝑸˙ 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝑪𝑳,𝑻𝒚𝒑𝒆𝟏=𝑸˙ 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏∙𝑪𝑳𝑭=( 𝑨𝒔∙ 𝑴𝑨𝑿𝑺𝑯𝑮𝑭+𝑨𝒔𝒉∙ 𝑴𝑨𝑿𝑺𝑯𝑮𝑭𝒔𝒉)∙𝑺𝑪∙𝑪𝑳𝑭= 𝟕𝒎 ∙𝟔𝟕𝟐 𝟐+(𝟕𝒎 −𝟕𝒎 )∙𝟏𝟒𝟎 𝟐 ∙𝟎.𝟓𝟓∙𝟎.𝟖𝟐=𝟐𝟏𝟐𝟏.𝟓𝟎𝟒𝑾
𝒎 𝒎
Type 2: The cooling load due to the equiv. conduction heat gain through
fenestration area
 ˙ 𝟐 𝑾
𝑸 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝑪𝑳, 𝑻𝒚𝒑𝒆 𝟐 = 𝑨 𝒇 ∙ 𝑼 ∙ 𝑪𝑳𝑻𝑫= 𝟕 𝒎 ∙𝟓 𝟐
∙ 𝟕 𝑲 = 𝟐𝟒𝟓 𝑾
𝒎 𝑲

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Type 3: The cooling load due to the equivalent conduction heat gain
through the external wall.

  𝟐 𝑾
𝑸 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝑪𝑳, 𝑻𝒚𝒑𝒆 𝟑 =𝑨 ∙𝑼 ∙ 𝑪𝑳𝑻𝑫 =𝟖 𝒎 ∙ 𝟏 .𝟓 𝟐 ∙𝟏 𝟓 𝑲 =𝟏𝟖𝟎 𝑾
˙
𝒎 𝑲

Type 4: The cooling load due to the heat gain from the adjacent rooms
via the partition walls

 
𝟐 𝑾
𝑸˙ 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝑪𝑳,𝑻𝒚𝒑𝒆 𝟒=𝑨∙𝑼 ∙ ( 𝒕𝒂𝒅𝒋 −𝒕 𝒓 )=( 𝟑×𝟏𝟓𝒎 ) ×𝟑 𝟐 ×𝟓 𝑲=𝟔𝟕𝟓𝑾
𝒎𝑲

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Type 5: The cooling load due to the heat gain from the occupants

 Space sensible cooling load for people

𝑸˙ 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝑪𝑳,𝑻𝒚𝒑𝒆𝟓=𝑸˙ 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏,𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 ∙𝑪𝑳𝑭=(𝟔𝟓×𝟑𝑾 ) ×𝟎.𝟖𝟕=𝟏𝟔𝟗.𝟔𝟓𝑾

 

 Space latent cooling load for people

𝑸˙ 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝑪𝑳,𝑻𝒚𝒑𝒆𝟓= 𝑸˙ 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 =𝟑×𝟓𝟓𝑾=𝟏𝟔𝟓𝑾

 

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Type 6: The cooling load due to the heat gain from the electric lights

𝑸˙ 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝑪𝑳,𝑻𝒚𝒑𝒆𝟔=𝑸˙ 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏,𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 ∙𝑪𝑳𝑭=𝟖𝟎𝟎𝑾×𝟎.𝟖𝟕=𝟔𝟗𝟔𝑾

 

Type 7: The cooling load due to the sensible heat gain from equipment and
appliances
For the equipment such as

𝑸˙ 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝑪𝑳,𝑻𝒚𝒑𝒆𝟕=𝑸˙ 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏,𝒆𝒖𝒊𝒑 ∙𝑪𝑳𝑭=𝟐𝟒𝟎𝑾×𝟏=𝟐𝟒𝟎𝑾

  computers, printers etc,
CLF=1.0, as the radiative
heat transfer from these
equipment is generally
negligible due to smaller
operating temperatures.

Type 8: The cooling load due to the infiltration

The cooling load due to the infiltration is negligible in this question.

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 Therefore, at 16:00, the total sensible and latent cooling
loads can be calculated as follows:

Sensible CL [W] Latent CL [W]

Type 1 2121.504
Type 2 245
Type 3 180
Type 4 675
Type 5 169.65 165
Type 6 696
Type 7 240
Type 8 0
Sum 4327.154 165

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 For the cooling load at other hour, the calculation procedure is all the same
expect the factors shown in Slide 56. By calculating the cooling load one by one,
we can get the table in the following slide.

 Generally, the cooling load has an increment in the morning and reaches at the
highest level in the afternoon (maybe between 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm). Then, it will
gradually decreases to a low level, which is closely related with the intensity of
solar radiation. As a result, to determine the maximum cooling load, we only
calculate the values from 12:00 to 19:00 rather than the whole day.

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 Solution of the tutorial question:
 (1) If the space air temperature is maintained constant during 24 hour period:
The 8 components of the cooling load can be calculated for each hour, as listed in the
following two Tables for the sensible and latent loads:
Table for the Sensible Cooling Load
Time 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
　 Sens CL Sens CL Sens CL Sens CL Sens CL Sens CL Sens CL Sens CL
Type 1: The cooling load due to the
solar heat gain through fenestration
(such as window) area 91.63 439.208 1061.06 1757.448 2121.504 2095.632 1578.192 86.24
Type 2: The cooling load due to the
equiv. conduction heat gain through
fenestration area 175 245 245 280 245 210 210 175
Type 3: The cooling load due to the
equivalent conduction heat gain
through the external wall. 180 168 168 168 180 204 228 264
Type 4: The cooling load due to the
heat gain from the adjacent rooms via
the partition walls 675 675 675 675 675 675 675 675
Type 5: The cooling load due to the
heat gain from the occupants 150.15 156 161.85 165.75 169.65 173.55 81.9 66.3
Type 6: The cooling load due to the
heat gain from the electric lights 648 664 672 688 696 712 200 176
Type 7: The cooling load due to the
sensible heat gain from equipment
and appliances 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 240
Type 8: The cooling load due to the
infiltration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sum of Sens CL (W) 2159.78 2587.208 3222.91 3974.198 4327.154 4310.182 3213.092 1682.54
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Table for the Latent Cooling Load
Time 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Latent Latent Latent Latent Latent Latent Latent
　 Latent CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Type 1: The cooling load due to
the solar heat gain through
fenestration (such as window)
area 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Type 2: The cooling load due to
the equiv. conduction heat gain
through fenestration area 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Type 3: The cooling load due to
the equivalent conduction heat
gain through the external wall. 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Type 4: The cooling load due to
the heat gain from the adjacent
rooms via the partition walls 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Type 5: The cooling load due to
the heat gain from the occupants 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165
Type 6: The cooling load due to
the heat gain from the electric
lights 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Type 7: The cooling load due to
the sensible heat gain from
equipment and appliances 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Type 8: The cooling load due to
the infiltration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sum of Latent CL (W) 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165

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 Summary Table for the Sensible, Latent and Total Cooling Load
Time 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Sum of Sens CL (W) 2159.78 2587.208 3222.91 3974.198 4327.154 4310.182 3213.092 1682.54
Sum of Latent CL (W) 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165
Sum of Cooling Loads (W) 2324.78 2752.208 3387.91 4139.198 4492.154 4475.182 3378.092 1847.54

Therefore, the maximum cooling load = 4492.15 W@16:00

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 (2) If the air-conditioning plant is shut down during night-time and weekend

 The CLF for the heat gains of the occupants, electric lighting, and equipment
will be equal to 1.0 (refer to Slide 32, 35, 37)

Tables for sunlit areas of the windows, CLF and CLTD

　 Time (hr) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Sunlit area (m2) 0 3 5 6.5 7 7 7 0
Window CLF for window 0.17 0.31 0.53 0.72 0.82 0.81 0.61 0.16
　 CLTD for
　 window (K) 5 7 7 8 7 6 6 5
External CLTD for wall
Wall (K) 15 14 14 14 15 17 19 22
CLF for lights
Lights (Note 1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
CLF for
occupants (Note
Occupants 1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Note 1: Space air temperature is maintained constant in 24 hour period. 14
Type 5: The cooling load due to the heat gain from the occupants

 Space sensible cooling load for people

𝑸˙ 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝑪𝑳,𝑻𝒚𝒑𝒆𝟓=𝑸˙ 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏,𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 ∙𝑪𝑳𝑭=(𝟔𝟓×𝟑𝑾 ) ×𝟏=𝟏𝟗𝟓𝑾

 

 Space latent cooling load for people

𝑸˙ 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝑪𝑳,𝑻𝒚𝒑𝒆𝟓= 𝑸˙ 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 =𝟑×𝟓𝟓𝑾=𝟏𝟔𝟓𝑾

 

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 Type 6: The cooling load due to the heat gain from the electric lights

𝑸˙ 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝑪𝑳,𝑻𝒚𝒑𝒆𝟔=𝑸˙ 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏,𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 ∙𝑪𝑳𝑭=𝟖𝟎𝟎𝑾×𝟏=𝟖𝟎𝟎𝑾

 

Type 7: The cooling load due to the sensible heat gain from equipment and
appliances
For the equipment such as

𝑸˙ 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝑪𝑳,𝑻𝒚𝒑𝒆𝟕=𝑸˙ 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏,𝒆𝒖𝒊𝒑 ∙𝑪𝑳𝑭=𝟐𝟒𝟎𝑾×𝟏=𝟐𝟒𝟎𝑾

  computers, printers etc,
CLF=1.0, as the radiative
heat transfer from these
equipment is generally
negligible due to smaller
operating temperatures.

 For the cooling load at other hour, the calculation procedure is all the same expect
the factors shown in Slide 66. By calculating the cooling load one by one, we can get
the table in the following slide.

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Table for the Sensible Cooling Load

Time 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
　 Sens CL Sens CL Sens CL Sens CL Sens CL Sens CL Sens CL Sens CL
Type 1: The cooling load due to the
solar heat gain through fenestration
(such as window) area 91.63 439.208 1061.06 1757.448 2121.504 2095.632 1578.192 86.24
Type 2: The cooling load due to the
equiv. conduction heat gain through
fenestration area 175 245 245 280 245 210 210 175

Type 3: The cooling load due to the

equivalent conduction heat gain
through the external wall. 180 168 168 168 180 204 228 264
Type 4: The cooling load due to the
heat gain from the adjacent rooms
via the partition walls 675 675 675 675 675 675 675 675
Type 5: The cooling load due to the
heat gain from the occupants 195 195 195 195 195 195 195 195

Type 6: The cooling load due to the

heat gain from the electric lights 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800
Type 7: The cooling load due to the
sensible heat gain from equipment
and appliances 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 240
Type 8: The cooling load due to the
infiltration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sum of Sens CL (W) 2356.63 2762.208 3384.06 4115.448 4456.504 4419.632 3926.192 2435.24

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Table for the Latent Cooling Load
Time 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
　 Latent CL Latent CL Latent CL Latent CL Latent CL Latent CL Latent CL Latent CL
Type 1: The cooling load due to the
solar heat gain through fenestration
(such as window) area 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Type 2: The cooling load due to the
equiv. conduction heat gain through
fenestration area 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

Type 3: The cooling load due to the

equivalent conduction heat gain
through the external wall. 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Type 4: The cooling load due to the
heat gain from the adjacent rooms
via the partition walls 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Type 5: The cooling load due to the
heat gain from the occupants 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165

Type 6: The cooling load due to the

heat gain from the electric lights 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Type 7: The cooling load due to the
sensible heat gain from equipment
and appliances 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Type 8: The cooling load due to the
infiltration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sum of Latent CL (W) 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165

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 Summary Table for the Sensible, Latent and Total Cooling Load
Time 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Sum of Sens CL (W) 2356.63 2762.208 3384.06 4115.448 4456.504 4419.632 3926.192 2435.24
Sum of Latent CL (W) 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165
Sum of Cooling Loads (W) 2521.63 2927.208 3549.06 4280.448 4621.504 4584.632 4091.192 2600.24

Therefore, the maximum cooling load = 4621.50 W@16:00

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Tutorial Solutions for Lecture 3

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 Question 1: (1) Calculate the moisture content of 1 kg of dry air at 20 oC
mixed with saturated steam for barometric pressures of (a) 101.325 kPa and
(b) 95 kPa. (2) and also use the psychrometric chart to determine the
moisture content at the barometric pressure of 101.325 kPa

From the table of Thermodynamic properties of water, pvs = 2.339 kPa

Therefore, for patm = 101.325 kPa

Therefore, for patm = 95 kPa

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 Psychrometric Chart
(Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)

(State point: dry-bulb temperature = 20 oC,

saturation state)

≈ 0.0148 kg/kg dry air

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 Question 2: (1) Calculate the percentage saturation and relative humidity
(RH) of air at 20 oC dry-bulb and a moisture content of 0.00734 kg per kg
dry air for (a) a barometric pressure of 101.325 kPa and (b) a barometric
pressure of 95 kPa, (2) and also use the psychrometric chart to determine
the percentage saturation at the barometric pressure of 101.325 kPa

According to the previous question, the saturation moisture content at 20 oC

is 0.0147 kg per kg dry air for patm = 101.325 kPa and 0.0157 kg per kg dry
air for patm = 95 kPa

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 For the calculation of relative humidity (RH), slide 22:

For patm = 101.325 kPa:

For patm = 95 kPa:

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 Psychrometric Chart
(Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)

(State point: dry-bulb temperature = 20 oC,

Moisture content = 0.00734 kg/kg dry air)

≈ 50%

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 Question 3: Calculate the specific volume of air at a dry-bulb temperature
of 20 oC and a moisture content of 0.00734 kg per kg dry air at a barometric
pressure of 101.325 kPa.
 Specific volume (or moist volume) v
 It is defined as the total volume of dry air and water vapour
mixture V per unit mass of dry air ma

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 Psychrometric Chart
(Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)

(State point: dry-bulb temperature = 20 oC,

Moisture content = 0.00734 kg/kg dry air)

4
0.8

≈ 0.84 m3/kg

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 Question 4: Calculate the approximate enthalpy of moist air at a dry-bulb
temperature of 20 oC, 50% saturation and a barometric pressure of 101.325
kPa. Use CIBSE psychrometric tables or a psychrometric chart to establish
the moisture content.

According to the CIBSE psychrometric chart, the corresponding moisture

content is: 0.0074 kg/kg dry air

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 Psychrometric Chart
(Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)

(State point: dry-bulb temperature = 20 oC,

50% saturation)

≈ 0.0074 kg per kg dry air

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 Question 5: Calculate the vapour pressure of moist air at a barometric
pressure of 101.325 kPa if the measured dry-bulb temperature is 20 oC and
the measured wet-bulb is 15 oC.

According to the CIBSE psychrometric chart, the corresponding moisture

content is: 0.0086 kg/kg dry air

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 Psychrometric Chart
(Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)

(State point: dry-bulb temperature = 20 oC,

50% saturation)

≈ 0.0086 kg per kg dry air

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 Question 6: The states of moist air are given as: 28 oC dry-bulb
temperature, a vapour pressure of 1.926 kPa and a barometric pressure of
101.325 kPa, determine its humidity content, relative humidity, wet-bulb
temperature and enthalpy.

According to table of Thermodynamic

properties of water, pvs=3.7822 kPa

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 Psychrometric Chart
(Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)

(State point: dry-bulb temperature = 28 oC,

w = 0.01205 kg/kg dry air)

≈ 21.5 oC (wet-bulb)

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 The states of moist air are given as: 28 oC dry-bulb temperature, a vapour
pressure of 1.926 kPa and a barometric pressure of 101.325 kPa, determine
its humidity content, relative humidity, wet-bulb temperature and enthalpy.

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Tutorial Solutions for Lecture 4

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 Question 1: Moist air at a state of 60 oC dry-bulb temperature, 32.1 oC wet-
bulb temperature and 101.325 kPa barometric pressure (state point 2) mixes
adiabatically with moist air at 5 oC dry-bulb, 0.5 oC wet-bulb and 101.325
kPa barometric pressure (state point 1). If the masses of dry air are 3 kg and
2 kg for point 1 and 2, respectively, calculate the moisture content, enthalpy
and dry-bulb temperature of the mixture.

From the psychrometric chart, the moisture contents of point 1 and 2 are:

w1 = 0.0184 kg per kg dry air

w2 = 0.0021 kg per kg dry air

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( State point 1: dry-bulb temperature = 60 oC,
wet-bulb temperature = 32.1 oC
State point 2: dry-bulb temperature = 5 oC,
wet-bulb temperature = 0.5 oC )

point 1≈ 0.0184 kg/kg dry air

Mixing point

point 2≈ 0.0021 kg/kg dry air

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Therefore, the enthalpies of point 1 and 2 are:

According to the mass conservation of moisture content and mass

conservation of dry air :

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According to the energy conservation of moisture content and mass
conservation :

For the calculation of dry-bulb temperature tm:

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 Question 2: Calculate the load on a battery which heats 1.5 m3/s of moist
air, initially at a state of 21 oC dry-bulb, 15 oC wet-bulb and 101.325 kPa
barometric pressure, by 20 oC. If low temperature hot water at 85 oC flow
and 75 oC return is used to achieve this, calculate the flow rate necessary, in
kilograms of water per second.

From the psychrometric chart, the moisture content and specific volume of
the original state point are:

w1 = 0.0082 kg per kg dry air

v1 = 0.844 m3/kg

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( State point : dry-bulb temperature = 21 oC,
wet-bulb temperature = 15 oC)

+ 20 oC
Heating process

≈ 0.0082 kg/kg dry air

0.844 m3/kg

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Therefore, the enthalpies of the initial point 1 and end point 2 are:

The heat load on battery:

According to energy conservation :

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 Question 3: (1) Dry saturated steam at 100 oC is injected at a rate of 0.005
kg/s into a moist airstream moving at a rate of 1 kg of dry air per second
and initially at a state of 25 oC dry-bulb, 15 oC wet-bulb and 101.325 kPa
barometric pressure. Calculate the leaving state of the moist airstream.

From the psychrometric chart, the moisture content of the original state point :
w1 = 0.0064 kg per kg dry air,

According to the mass balance of moisture:

w2 = 0.0064 + 0.005 = 0.0114 kg per kg dry air

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( State point 1: dry-bulb temperature = 25 oC,
wet-bulb temperature = 15 oC)

≈ 0.0064 kg/kg dry air

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Energy balance in terms of enthalpy,

According to table of Thermodynamic properties of water :

hwv = 2675.44 kJ/kg

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 Question 4: Moist air at 28 oC dry-bulb, 20.6 oC wet-bulb and 101.325 kPa
barometric pressure flows over a cooler coil and leaves it at a state of 10 oC
dry-bulb and 7.046 g per kg of dry air.
 (a) If the air is required to offset a sensible heat gain of 2.35 kW and a
latent heat gain of 0.31 kW in a space to be air-conditioned, calculate the
mass of dry air which must be supplied to the room in order to maintain a
dry-bulb temperature of 21 oC therein.
 (b) What will be the relative humidity in the room?
 (c) Calculate the load on the cooling coil

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 The sensible cooling load is (Slide 41),

The latent cooling load is (Slide 41),

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( State point 1: dry-bulb temperature = 10 oC,
w = 0.007046 kg/kg dry air)

≈ 0.0121 kg/kg dry air

28 oC/20.6 oC

10 oC / 7.046 g/kg per dry air

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 Therefore, the enthalpies of states before and after the cooling coil:

The cooling load is (Slide 30) and assuming the temperature of condense
water is 10 oC,

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 Question 5: (a) An operating theatre is maintained at an inside temperature
of 26 oC dry-bulb when the outside air is at 45 oC dry-bulb, 32 oC wet-bulb
and the sensible and latent heat gains are 9 kW and 3 kW, respectively.
Determine the cooling load if 100 percent fresh air is handled, the air
temperature leaving the cooler coil being 14 oC and the apparatus dew point
12 oC. Assume a rise of 1.5 oC across the supply fan (which is located after
the cooler coil) and a further rise of 2 oC because of heat gains to the supply
duct. (b) Determine the percentage saturation maintained in the
theatre under the conditions of part (a).

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( State point 1: dry-bulb temperature = 45 oC,
wet-bulb temperature = 32 oC)

≈ 0.0248 kg/kg dry air

O

State after cooling coil

CC sf f
Dew point: 12 oC
≈ 0.00964 kg/kg dry air

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From the psychrometric chart, the moisture content of point o of outdoor air :
wo = 0.0248 kg per kg dry air,
The moisture content of point cc of air after cooling coil:
wcc = 0.00964 kg per kg dry air,

The sensible cooling load is (Slide 41),

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 Therefore, the enthalpies of states before and after the cooling coil:

The cooling load is (Slide 30) and assuming the temperature of condense
water is 10 oC,

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The latent cooling load is (Slide 41),

The state of air at point r are:

tr = 26 oC; wr = 0.0108 kg per kg dry air,
From the psychrometric chart, the percentage saturation is: 51%

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( State point r: dry-bulb temperature = 26 oC,
moisture content = 0.0108 kg/kg dry air)

≈ 0.0248 kg/kg dry air

O

State after cooling coil

≈ 51%
CC sf f
r
Dew point: 12 oC
≈ 0.00964 kg/kg dry air

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