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
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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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