Air enters a cooling section at 97 kPa, 35°C, and 30 percent relative humidity at a rate of 6 m3/min, where it is cooled until the moisture in the air starts condensing. Determine (a) the temperature of the air at the exit and (b) the rate of heat transfer in the cooling section.
(a)
The temperature of the air at the exit.
Answer to Problem 130RP
The temperature of the air at the exit is
Explanation of Solution
As the process is a steady flow and thus the mass flow rate of dry air remains constant during the entire process.
Here, the mass flow rate of air at inlet is
The amount of moisture in the air remains constant as it flows through the heating section as process involves no dehumidification or humidification.
Here, specific humidity at state 1 and 2 is
Express initial partial pressure.
Here, relative humidity at state 1 is
Express initial humidity ratio.
Here, pressure at state 1 is
Express initial enthalpy.
Here, specific heat at constant pressure is
Express specific volume at state 1.
Here, gas constant of air is
As the air at the final state is saturated and the vapor pressure during the process will remain constant, thus the dew point temperature is the exit temperature.
Here, exit temperature is
Conclusion:
Refer Table A-4, “saturated water-temperature table”, and write the saturation pressure and initial specific enthalpy saturated vapor at temperature of
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Refer Table A-2, “ideal-gas specific heats of various common gases”, and write the properties of air.
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Refer Table A-5, “saturated water-pressure table”, and write the saturation temperature or exit temperature at pressure of
Write the formula of interpolation method of two variables.
Here, the variables denote by x and y is pressure and exit or saturation temperature respectively.
Show the specific enthalpy at state 2 corresponding to specific entropy as in Table (1).
Pressure |
Saturation or exit temperature |
1.5 | 13.02 |
1.69 | |
2 | 17.50 |
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Hence, the temperature of the air at the exit is
(b)
The rate of heat transfer in the cooling section.
Answer to Problem 130RP
The rate of heat transfer in the cooling section is
Explanation of Solution
Express the enthalpy of air at exit.
Here, temperature at exit is
Express mass flow rate of air.
Here, volume flow rate at inlet is
Express the rate of heat transfer in the cooling section.
Conclusion:
Refer Table A-4, “saturated water-temperature table”, and write the final specific enthalpy saturated vapor at temperature of
Show the final specific enthalpy saturated vapor corresponding to exit temperature as in Table (2).
Exit temperature |
Final specific enthalpy saturated vapor |
10 | 2519.2 |
14.8 | |
15 | 2528.3 |
Use excels and tabulates the values from Table (2) in Equation (VIII) to get,
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Hence, the rate of heat transfer in the cooling section is
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