Dry and Atmospheric Air
•Theairintheatmospherenormallycontainssome
watervaporandisreferredtoAtmosphericAir.
•AirthatcontainsnowateriscalledDryAir.
•Althoughtheamountofwatervaporintheairissmall,
itplaysamajorroleinhumancomfort.Thereforeitis
animportantconsiderationinairconditioning
applications
•Thedryairandvaporofatmosphericairinair
conditioningapplicationrangebetweentemperature
changesfrom-10℃to50℃
Total Atmospheric Pressure
•Whenthemixturetemperatureisbelow50
o
C,the
watervaporisanidealgaswithnegligibleerror
(<0.2%).Then,theatmosphericair(Dryair+Water
Vapor)canbetreatedasidealgasmixture.
•Thetotalatmosphericairpressure(P)issumof
partialpressureofdryair(P
a)andthatofwater
pressure(P
v):
P = P
a + P
v
•The partial pressure of water vapor is usually referred
to as the vapor pressure.
Enthalpy of Water Vapor
•Sincewatervaporisanidealgas,enthalpyofwater
vaporisafunctionoftemperatureonlyh=h(T)
h
v(T, low P) ~ h
g(T)
Composition of Atmospheric Air
Massofwatervaporpresentinunitmassofdryairis
calledspecificorabsolutehumidity
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Enthalpy of Atmospheric Air
Amountofdryairintheair–water-vapormixture
remainsconstant,buttheamountofwatervapor
changes.Therefore,theenthalpyofatmosphericair
isexpressedperunitmassofdryairinsteadofper
unitmassoftheair–watervapormixture
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The enthalpy of water vapor in air can be taken to be
equal to the enthalpy of saturated vapor at the same temperature.
That is,
Example
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Example
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Example
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Example
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Temperatures of Atmospheric Air
Dry Bulb Temperature
Dew Point Temperature
Adiabatic Saturation Temperature
Wet Bulb Temperature
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1. Dry Bulb Temperature
Theordinarytemperatureofatmosphericair
isfrequentlyreferredtoasthedry-bulb
temperaturetodifferentiateitfromother
formsoftemperaturesthatshallbe
discussed.
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2. Dew Point Temperature
Thedew-pointtemperatureT
dpisthe
temperatureatwhichcondensationbegins
whentheairiscooledatconstantpressure.
2. Dew Point Temperature
3. Adiabatic Saturation Temperature
Tomeasurehumidityintheair
ω
1is unknown
Air exits as saturated air
T
2drops
No external work or heat
interaction
3. Adiabatic Saturation Temperature
3. Adiabatic Saturation Temperature
3. Adiabatic Saturation Temperature
Relative and absolute humidity can be calculated by measuring
Pressure and Temperature at inlet and outlet
4. Wet Bulb Temperature
Anothermethodtocalculate
humidityusingathermometer
whosebulbiscoveredwitha
cottonwicksaturatedwithwater
andbyblowingairoverthewick
Temperaturemeasuredinthis
manneriscalledthewet-bulb
temperatureT
wb
Aswaterevaporatesfromwick,its
temperaturedropsandreads
differentfromsurrounding
temperature
Psychrometric Charts
Volume
•Constantvolumeliesare
also availableon
Psychrometriccharts
Psychrometric Charts
Volume
•Constantvolumeliesare
also availableon
Psychrometriccharts
Psychrometric Charts
Psychrometric Charts
Psychrometric Charts
Dew point Temperature
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Human Comfort
Human wants:
Not hot, not cold, not humid, not dry -just
COMFORTABLE -Air-conditioning.
Typical comfort conditions:
22 –27
o
C and40 –60 %Relative Humidity
Air motion also effect human feeling (body heat loss).
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APPLICATION IN AIR-
CONDITIONING
PSYCHROMETRIC CHARTS
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Cooling with de-humidification
Specific humidity remains constant but relative
humidity increases until 100% (T
dp)
Further cooling results in condensation at ф= 100%
Air may be heated to desired ф
Condensate is assumed to leave cooling section at T
2
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Adiabatic Mixing of Air Streams
Many air conditioning systems require mixing
of air with fresh air
No heat and work interaction during mixing
Mass and Energy balance:
Eliminate from these equations
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Adiabatic Mixing of Air Streams
Thus we conclude that when two airstreams at two different
states (states 1 and 2) are mixed adiabatically, the state of the
mixture (state 3) lies on the straight line connecting states 1 and 2
on the Psychrometric chart, and the ratio of the distances 2-3 and
3-1 is equal to the ratio of mass flow rates
Other properties of mixture can be calculated
from Psychometric Chart at State 3