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Straight Line Law - Towards Saturation Saturated Curve at Wetted Surface Temperature

The document discusses various concepts related to combined heat and mass transfer processes, including the straight line law for heat and mass transfer between air and water, adiabatic saturators that bring air to equilibrium temperature and pressure, and the use of psychrometric charts to analyze and visualize these processes. It provides explanations and diagrams of concepts such as wet-bulb temperature, the relationship between enthalpy and wet-bulb temperature lines, and examples of sensible heating/cooling, humidification, and cooling with dehumidification that can be depicted on psychrometric charts.

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Straight Line Law - Towards Saturation Saturated Curve at Wetted Surface Temperature

The document discusses various concepts related to combined heat and mass transfer processes, including the straight line law for heat and mass transfer between air and water, adiabatic saturators that bring air to equilibrium temperature and pressure, and the use of psychrometric charts to analyze and visualize these processes. It provides explanations and diagrams of concepts such as wet-bulb temperature, the relationship between enthalpy and wet-bulb temperature lines, and examples of sensible heating/cooling, humidification, and cooling with dehumidification that can be depicted on psychrometric charts.

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Combined Heat & Mass Transfer

❑Straight Line Law ------------------------- Towards Saturation

❑Saturated curve at wetted surface temperature

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Straight Line Law
❑Warm air temp. due to water at temp. tw

❑ Air carries vapor pressure so mass transfer into water

❑Rates of heat and mass transfer dictate straight line law.

❑Lewis dimensionless relation gives unit value for such process

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❑ Thermal diffusivity

❑ Mass diffusivity co-efficient


Adiabatic Saturator
❑Air flow

❑ Insulation

❑ Continuous water
flow rate

❑ Spray and surface


area

❑Air equilibrium both 3

pressure and temp. Any Water Carried by the Air ???


Thermodynamic Wet-bulb Temperature
❑No heat, work, ❑Energy Balance
k.e and p.e.

❑ Mass Balance

Temp. measured by the


immersed thermometer
Adiabatic Twb on Psychometric Chart
❑Point 1-2 straight line

❑ Below enthalpy

❑ Same Twb on the line

❑ Air path as it moves


through the saturator

❑Air equilibrium both


pressure and temp. 5

Enthalpy scale for unsaturated condition


Enthalpy and Twb Lines Deviation

Check deviation between enthalpy and wet bulb


temperature lines for dry bulb temperature of 40 °C
and relative humidity of 41 %.

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Wet bulb Thermometer
❑Thermometer with wetted wick

❑ Air path shown on psychrometric chart

❑Energy Balance:

Temperatures are almost


identical to the adiabatic
saturator that’s why 8

named as wet bulb


temperature.
Psychrometric Chart and Processes
Sensible Cooling or Heating:

1. Dry Bulb

W
Temperature

2. Specific Humidity

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Psychrometric Chart and Processes
Humidification:

1. Adiabatic

2. Heat and
moisture
addition
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Psychrometric Chart and Processes
Cooling and Dehumidification:

1. Temperature

2. Humidity Ratio

3. Refrigeration

T2 T1 Capacity

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Chemical Dehumidification Mixing

Conditioned Air with


the Outdoor Air
1. Hygroscopic Material
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2. Humidity Ratio

3. Temperature
Chemical Dehumidification Mixing
Energy Balance:

Moisture Balance:

Neglecting Moisture Effect in First


Equation;

Also,

From Moisture Balance


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Problem

1
3

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Solution
Using psychrometric chart, the properties of two streams;

Remember 15

ma=wa
Solution
The mass balance of dry air gives;

For specific humidity and enthalpy of mixture,

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Solution
Utilizing the fixed state at W3 and h3;

Then, volume flow rate of mixture;

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Mid Term Course

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