Lecture 3

Psychrometric Process &

Load Calculation
Theory and Application
By
Ashish S. Raut
Example 6:
A small office hall of 25 person capacity is provided with
summer air conditioning system with the following data:

• Outside conditions = 34°C DBT and 28°C WBT

• Inside conditions = 24°C DBT and 50% RH
• Volume of air supplied = 0.4 m3 / min / person
• Sensible heat load in room = 125 600 k / h
• Latent heat load in the room = 42 000 kJ / h
• Find the sensible heat factor of the plant.

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Given :
• Seating capacity = 25 persons
• td1 = 34°C
• twl = 28°C
• td2 = 24°C
• ∅2 = 50%
• v1 = 0.4 m3/min/person
• = 0.4 x 25 = 10 m3/min
• S.H. load = 125 600 kJ / h
• L.H. load = 42 000 kJ / h

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From the psychrometric chart
• Specific volume at point 1
• vs1 m3/ kg of dry air

• Enthalpy of air at point 1, 2, and 3

• h1 kJ / kg of dry air
• h2 kJ / kg of dry air
• h3 kJ / kg of dry air

• mass of air supplied per min

𝑣1
• 𝑚𝑎 = kg/min
𝑣𝑠1

• sensible heat removed from the air

• = ma (h3 - h2) kJ / min
• = Ans x 60 = kJ/h
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• Total sensible heat of the room,
• SH = Ans + 125 600 = kJ / h

• latent heat removed from the air

• = ma (h1 - h3) kJ / min
• = Ans x 60 = kJ / h

• Total latent heat of the room,

• LH = Ans +42000 = kJ / h

• sensible heat factor

𝑆𝐻
• SHF=
𝑆𝐻+𝐿𝐻

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From the psychrometric chart
• Specific volume at point 1
• vs1 = 0.9 m3/ kg of dry air

• Enthalpy of air at point 1, 2, and 3

• h1 = 90 kJ / kg of dry air
• h2 = 48 kJ / kg of dry air
• h3 = 58 KJ / kg of dry air

• mass of air supplied per min

𝑣1 10
• 𝑚𝑎 = kg/min 𝑚𝑎 = 111 kg/min
𝑣𝑠1 0.9

• sensible heat removed from the air

• = ma (h3 - h2) = 11.1(58 - 48) = 111 kJ / min
• = 111 x 60= 6660 kJ/h
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• Total sensible heat of the room,
• SH = 6660 + 125 600 = 132 260 kJ / h

• latent heat removed from the air

• = ma (h1 - h3) = 11.1(90 - 58) = 355 kJ / min
• = 355 x 60 = 21 300 kJ / h

• Total latent heat of the room,

• LH = 21 300 +42000=63300 kJ / h

• sensible heat factor

𝑆𝐻 132260
• SHF= = = 0.676
𝑆𝐻+𝐿𝐻 132260+63300

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 Room Sensible Heat Factor
(RSHF)

Where
RSH = Room sensible heat,
RLH = Room latent heat, and
RTH = Room total heat.
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 Representation of supply air
condition and room design condition

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Note: In a cooling and dehumidification process, the temperature at which the room sensible
heat factor line intersects the saturation curve is called room apparatus dew point (ADP).
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Grand Sensible Heat Factor (GSHF)
𝑻𝑺𝑯 𝑻𝑺𝑯
𝑮𝑺𝑯𝑭 = =
𝑮𝑻𝑯 𝑻𝑺𝑯 + 𝑻𝑳𝑯

𝑹𝑺𝑯 + 𝑶𝑨𝑺𝑯
=
𝑹𝑺𝑯 + 𝑶𝑨𝑺𝑯 + (𝑹𝑳𝑯 + 𝑶𝑨𝑳𝑯)

• Where
• TSH = Total sensible heat = RSH + OASH
• TLH = Total latent heat = RLH + OALH
• GTH = Grand total heat = TSH + TLH = RSH + RLH + OATH
• GTH = RSH + RLH + (OASH + OALH)

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• Outside air sensible heat
• OASH = 0.020 44 v1 (td1- td2) kW

• Outside air latent heat

• OALH = 50 v1 (W1 - W2) kW

• Outside air total heat

• OATH = OASH + OALH
• OATH = 0.02 v1(h1 – h2) kW

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Effective Room Sensible Heat Factor
(ERSHF)
𝐸𝑅𝑆𝐻 𝐸𝑅𝑆𝐻
• 𝐸𝑅𝑆𝐻𝐹 = =
𝐸𝑅𝑇𝐻 𝐸𝑅𝑆𝐻+𝐸𝑅𝐿𝐻
• Where
• ERSH = Effective room sensible heat = RSH + OASH x BPF
• ERSH = RSH + 0.020 44 v1 (tdt – td2) BPF
• ERLH = Effective room latent heat = RLH + OALH x BPF
• ERLH = RLH + 50 v1 (W1 - W2) BPF
• ERTH = Effective room total heat = ERSH + ERLH

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• vd = Volume of dehumidified air to room or space in
m3/min

• ADP = Apparatus dew point in °C

• WAdp = Specific humidity at apparatus dew point in kJ / kg

of dry air

• hADP = Enthalpy at apparatus dew point in kJ / kg of dry air

• The mass of dehumidified air is given

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Example 7:
The room sensible and latent heat loads for an air conditioned
space are 25 kW and 5 kW respectively. The room condition is
25°C dry bulb temperature and 50% relative humidity. The
outdoor condition is 40°C dry bulb temperature and 50%
relative humidity. The ventilation requirement is such that on
mass flow rate basis 20% of fresh air is introduced and 80% of
supply air is re-circulated. The by-pass factor of the cooling
coil is 0.15. Determine:
1. supply airflow rate
2. outside air sensible heat
3. outside air latent heat
4. grand total heat
5. effective room sensible heat factor.
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• Given
• RSH = 25kW;
• RLH = 5kW;
• td2= 25°C;
• ∅2 = 50%;
• td1 = 40°C;
• ∅1 = 50%;
• BPF = 0.15

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• Mark the outside air condition and room air
condition on psychrometric chart

𝑅𝑆𝐻 𝑅𝑆𝐻
• 𝑅𝑆𝐻𝐹 = =
𝑅𝑇𝐻 𝑅𝑆𝐻+𝑅𝐿𝐻

25
• 𝑅𝑆𝐻𝐹 = = 0.833
25+5

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• Length 2-3 = Length 1-2 x 0.2

𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 4−6 𝑡𝑑4 −𝐴𝐷𝑃 𝑡𝑑4 −𝑡𝑑6

• 𝐵𝑃𝐹 = = =
𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 3−6 𝑡𝑑3 −𝐴𝐷𝑃 𝑡𝑑3 −𝑡𝑑6

• By trial and error

• td4 = ° C and td6 = °C

1.Supply air flow rate

• room sensible heat load

• RSH = 0.020 44 v (td2 - td4)

• 25 = 0.020 44 v (td2 - td4)

• = xxxx v

• v = m3/min.
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2. Outside Air Sensible Heat
• the outside air is 20% of the supply air, therefore outside air flow
rate,
• v0 = 0.2 v = m3/min

• OASH = 0.020 44 v0 (tdt - td2)

3. Outside Air Latent Heat

• From the psychrometric chart
• W1 = kg / kg of dry air
• W2 = kg / kg of dry air

• OALH = 50 v0 (W1 - W2)

• OALH = kW

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4. Grand Total Heat
• TSH = RSH + OASH = kW
• TLH = RLH + OALH = kW
• GTH = TSH + TLH = kW

• TSH = 0.020 44 v (td3 – td4)

• TSH = kW
• TLH = 50 v (W3 - W4)
• TLH = KW

5. Effective Room Sensible Heat Factor

• ERSH = RSH + OASH x BPF = kW
Line 2 – 6 represent effective room sensible heat factor (ERSHF) line

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• Length 2-3 = Length 1-2 x 0.2

𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 4−6 𝑡𝑑4 −𝐴𝐷𝑃 𝑡𝑑4 −𝑡𝑑6

• 𝐵𝑃𝐹 = = =
𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 3−6 𝑡𝑑3 −𝐴𝐷𝑃 𝑡𝑑3 −𝑡𝑑6

• By trial and error

• td4 = 13.72° C and td6 = 11.2°C

1.Supply air flow rate

• room sensible heat load

• RSH = 0.020 44 v (td2 - td4)

• 25 = 0.020 44 v (25 - 13.72) = 0.23 v

• v = 25 /0.23 = 108.7 m3/min.

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2. Outside Air Sensible Heat
• the outside air is 20% of the supply air, therefore outside air flow
rate,
• v0 = 0.2 v = 0.2 x 108.7 = 21.74 m3/min

• OASH = 0.020 44 v0 (tdt - td2)

• OASH = 0.020 44 x 21.74 (40 - 25) = 6.66 kW

3. Outside Air Latent Heat

• From the psychrometric chart
• W1 = 0.0236 kg / kg of dry air
• W2 = 0.0098 kg / kg of dry air

• OALH = 50 v0 (W1 - W2)

• OALH = 50 x 21.74 (0.0236 - 0.0098) = 15 kW
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4. Grand Total Heat
• TSH = RSH + OASH = 25 + 6.66 = 31.66 kW
• TLH = RLH + OALH = 5 + 15 = 20 kW
• GTH = TSH + TLH = 31.66 + 20 = 51.66 kW

• TSH = 0.020 44 v (td3 – td4)

• TSH = 0.020 44 x 108.7 (28 - 13.72) = 31.7 kW
• TLH = 50 v (W3 - W4)
• TLH = 50 x 108.7 (0.0127 - 0.009) = 20.1 KW

5. Effective Room Sensible Heat Factor

• ERSH = RSH + OASH x BPF = 25 + 6.66 x 0.15 = 26
kW
Line 2 – 6 represent effective room sensible heat factor (ERSHF) line

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