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Dehumidifier Design Calculations

The document provides detailed calculations for a dehumidifier system in a room in Chennai, including room dimensions, ambient design conditions, and moisture load calculations. It outlines various factors affecting moisture removal, such as permeation load, door load, and people load, leading to a total moisture removal requirement of 368,485 grains per hour. The final dehumidifier size is determined to be 1020 cfm.

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Dehumidifier Design Calculations

The document provides detailed calculations for a dehumidifier system in a room in Chennai, including room dimensions, ambient design conditions, and moisture load calculations. It outlines various factors affecting moisture removal, such as permeation load, door load, and people load, leading to a total moisture removal requirement of 368,485 grains per hour. The final dehumidifier size is determined to be 1020 cfm.

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TTIPL, CHENNAI Date 11-Jan-25

DEHUMIDIFIER CALCULATION
1 ROOM SIZE

Symbols Units

1.1 Length L 41.83 ft Input Details

1.2 Width W 31.69 ft Auto calculated output

1.3 Height H 14.44 ft

1.4 Area A 1325.74 [Link]

1.5 Volume V 19138 [Link]

2 AMBIENT DESIGN CONDITION

Summer Monsoon Winter

2.1 Dry Bulb Temperature DBT 107 °F 84.2 °F 60.8 °F

2.2 Wet Bulb Temperature WBT 84.4 °F 81.6 °F 53.9 °F

2.3 Relative Humidity RH 40 % 90 % 65 %

2.4 Specific Humidity W 143.2 gr/lb 160.8 gr/lb 51.4 gr/lb

3 ROOM DESIGN CONDITION

3.1 Dry Bulb Temperature DBT 69.8 °F

3.2 Wet Bulb Temperature WBT 56.8 °F

3.3 Relative Humidity RH 45 %

3.4 Specific Humidity W 48.8 gr/lb

4 SURROUNDING CONDITION

4.1 Dry Bulb Temperature DBT 77 °F

4.2 Wet Bulb Temperature WBT 67 °F

4.3 Relative Humidity RH 60 %

4.4 Specific Humidity W 85.7 gr/lb

5 PERMEATION LOAD

5.1 Volume V 19138 [Link]

5.2 Constant C 14

5.3 Grains Difference ΔG 36.9 gr/lb


Moisture Difference Factor
5.4 F1 1.024
(From Table - II)
Construc
5.5 Permeation Factor F2 0.58 1 2 3
tion
Masonry (or) Frame Sheet Metal, Module panel,
5.6 Construction factor F3 1 1
Construction steel welded caulked and sealed
Construc
1 2 3
tion
Laminated, mylar- Two layers
Two coats vapor
5.7 Vapour Barrier Factor F4 0.75 3 metallic (or) edge sealed
proof paint
polyethylene film moisture paper

Permeation Load = (V/C) x ΔG x F1 x F2 x F3 x F4 22469 gr/hr

6 DOOR LOAD

6.1 Door opening per Hour Ohr 23 Times/hr

6.2 Door Width 5 ft

6.3 Door Height 7 ft

6.4 No. of Doors 6 No.

6.5 Area A 210 [Link]

6.6 Constant C 7

6.7 Grains Difference ΔG 36.9 gr/lb


Moisture Difference Factor
6.8 F1 1.024
(From Table - II)

Door Load, Ohr = Ohr x (A/C) x ΔG x F1 26072 gr/hr

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7 FIXED OPENING

7.1 Door Width ft ft

7.2 Door Height ft ft

7.3 No. of Doors No. No.

7.4 Area A 0 [Link] 0 [Link]

7.5 Constant (300/14) C 21.4 21.4

7.6 Grains Difference ΔG 36.9 gr/lb 36.9 gr/lb


Moisture Difference Factor
7.7 F1 1.024 1.024
(From Table - II)

Fixed Opening Load = A x C x ΔG x F1 0 gr/hr 0 gr/hr

Door opening percentage multiplier 0 gr/hr 0 gr/hr

Total Load 0 gr/hr

8 PRODUCT LOAD

8.1 Product Weight 0 g/piece

8.2 No. of Products handled per hour 0 pieces/hr

8.3 Total product weight Phr 0 lb/hr

8.4 Product enters the room (Moisture level) PE 9 %

8.5 Percentage of Moisture lose by the product PL 5 %

8.6 1 Pound of Water 7000 grains

Product Load = Phr x (PE - PL ) 0 gr/hr

9 PEOPLE LOAD

9.1 No. of People 23 Nos.

9.2 Latent Heat Dissipated by People 2060 gr/hr Occupant doing Light physical Exertion

People Load 47380 gr/hr

10 CFM REQUIRED
Specific Specific
[Link]. Summary Humidity gr/hr Humidity Percentage
(Grains/Hour) kg/hr
10.1 Constant C 14 1 Permeation load 22469 1.5 6

10.2 Total moisture load 95921 gr/hr 2 Door load 26072 1.7 7

10.3 Drying room controlled space requirement S 48.8 gr/lb 3 Fixed Opening load 0 0.0 0

10.4 Condition of air leaving dryer G 12.5 gr/lb 4 Product load 0 0.0 0

5 People load 47380 3.1 13


Summary with 10%
6 105513 7.0 29
safetyfactor
X = (C x ((gr/hr)/60) ) / (S - G) 678 cfm 7 Fresh Air Load 262971 17 71

8 Total 368485 24.4 100

11 FRESH AIR LOAD

11.1 Outside air FA 650 cfm

11.2 Constant - 1 C1 14

11.3 Grains Difference ΔG1 94.4

11.4 Constant - 2 C2 60

Fresh air Load, (FA/C1) x ΔG1 x C2 262971 gr/hr

12 TOTAL MOISTURE REMOVAL

12.1 Outside air OA 650 cfm

12.2 Outside air Specific Humidity W 143.2 gr/lb Outside Air Temp 84 °F

12.3 Air flow rate x Humidity 93080 cfm - gr/lb Air Flow x Temp 54730 cfm - °F

12.4 Return air OA 28 cfm

12.5 Return air Specific Humidity W 48.8 gr/lb Return Air Temp 74 °F

12.6 Air flow rate x Humidity 1378 cfm - gr/lb Air Flow x Temp 2100 cfm - °F

12.7 Inlet air to Dehumidifier FA 678 cfm

12.8 Inlet air Specific Humidity W 139.3 gr/lb Inlet Air Temp 83.8 °F

Dehumidifier Size, C1*[Total Grains/60]/[Deh. Inlet


1020 cfm 1734 cmh
Grains-Deh. Leaving grains]

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