Worked Example Q3

An air-conditioning system shown below is used to

maintain a space at 25o C db and 40% RH by
supplying 8 kg/s of air. The outside conditions are
35o C db and 24o C wb. The system consists of
two mixing processes at M1 and M2. At M1 the
fresh and re-circulated air are mixed in equal
proportions by mass. The cooling coil has a
bypass factor of 0.20 and an ADP of 5o C. If the
room sensible and latent heat gains are 56.56 kW
and 24.24 kW respectively, determine:

a) the temperature of the supply air,

b) the total mass flow rate of the recirculating
air in kg/s,
c) the mass flow rate of the fresh air in kg/s
c) the cooling coil load in kW,
d) the reheater load in kW.
Solution:
Plot all the given state points on the psychrometry
chart provided. To plot all the processes, it
requires some other state points to be determined
before these points can be located on the chart.

To determine the temperature of M1. Using the

mixing equation gives,

t +t 35 + 25
t M1 = O R =
2 2

tM1= 30oC
Hence, point M1 can be located . It is the
intersection of line OR and dry bulb temp.line 30oC

To determine temperature of point C, using the BF

equation gives,
t t
BF = C ADP
t M1 t ADP

t 5
0.2 = C
30 5

tC= 10oC
Therefore, point C can be plotted on the chart.
Hence, line RC can be drawn on the chart.

To determine the RSHF and RSHF line

RSH 56.56
RSHF = =
(RSH + RLH) 56.56 + 24.24

RSHF=0.70
To determine supply air temperature

& S xCP (tR t S )

RSH = m

56.56 = 8x1.01(25 - tS)

tS = 18OC

From the chart, M2 is 13.5oC: line

M2-S is a horizontal line (sensible
heating). The line intersecting with the
line RC gives point M2.

To determine the recirculating air

masses. Using the air mixing equation
gives,
 mR
t M2 = t C + (t R t C )
mM2

&R
m
13.5 = 10 + (25 10)
8

& R = 1.867 kg/s

m

mass of the recirculating air at M2 is

1.867 kg/s

At the junction of ORM1, Mo = MR.

Therefore, mass flowrate of the

recirculating air at M1
= (8 - 1.867) 2 = 3.067 kg/s

Total mass of the recirculating air

= 3.067 + 1.867 = 4.934 kg/s

Mass of fresh air, Mo = 3.067 kg/s

(Mass of M1 = 2 x 3.067=6.134 kg/s)

From chart,

hM1= 58.5 kJ/kg &

hC= 26.5 kJ/kg

Therefore,

Cooler load = mM1(hM - hC)

= 6.134(58.5 - 26.5)
= 196.3 kW

Heater load can be calculated by:

Heater load = mSxCP(tS - tM2)
= 8 x 1.01(18 - 13.5)
=36.4 kW