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AIR CONDITIONING CYCLES

1- A hall has the following specification

 Sensible heat gain [24 kW]
 Latent heat gain [6 kW]
 Hall maintained at [26C DBT and 50% RH]
 Outdoor air condition [36C DBT and 24 WBT]

If 1000L/s of outdoor air are to be mixed with 2000 L/s of return air then Part of the air
mixture passes through a cooling coil and the rest to be by-passed around the cooling coil.
Assuming the air leaves the cooling coil at 90 %RH then find:
 Coil cooling capacity in ton-ref
 Supply air temperature
 Hall cooling load(space cooling load)
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.

2- A summer air conditioning system consists of water chiller and an air reheater, part of
return air is mixed with the outside air before the air washer (chilled water spray) while the
other part by-pass the air washer. The following data were collected:
 Inside design condition 26C DBT and 50% RH
 Outside design condition 35C DBT and 26 WBT
 Fresh air ventilation rate [2000 L/s]
 Internal sensible heat gain [40 kW]
 Internal latent heat gain [17.5 kW]
 Air leaving air washer at [90 % RH]

Temperature difference between supply and inside air is 6 C and equal masses of return
air and by-pass air are used. Determine the following:
 Refrigeration capacity of water chiller in ton-ref..
 Heating capacity of the air heater.
 By-pass to supply air mixing ratio.
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.

3- The following data refer to the design feature used in designing the summer air
conditioning plant of a theater
 Seating capacity [1500 person]
 Inside condition [24C DBT and 50% RH]
 Outside condition [34C DBT and 26 WBT]
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  Fresh air per person [12.5 CMH]
 Supply air per person [50 CMH]
 Moisture gain [0.003 kg/kg dry air]

Temperature difference between supply air and return air is 14 C. find the following:
 The cooling capacity of the air conditiong unit.
 The cooling load of the theatre
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.

4- The following information was obtained in designing the summer air conditioning unit in a
print hall:
 Outside conditions [38C DBT& 28C WBT]
 Inside design conditions [21 C DBT& 70%RH]
 Fresh air Mixing ratio [0.5]
 Internal sensible heat gain [175 kW]
 Internal latent heat gain [65 kW]

Temperature difference between supply and return air is 5C. Determine:

 The condition of supply air
 The suitable type of cooling equipement
 The quantity of supply air CMH
 Cooling capacity of the plant
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.

5- An air conditioning system is to be designed for a restaurant, the data available are
 Outside conditions [34C DBT& 28C WBT]
 Inside design conditions [24 C DBT& 50%RH]
 The calculated sensible loads to be removed from the space [27.2 kW]
 The calculated latent loads to be removed from the space [10.5 kW]
 by-pass factor [0.17]

If 20%fresh air and 80%recirculated air are mixed and passed through the conditioner coil
then find the following:
 Amount of total air in m3/hr
 Dew-point temperature of the coil
 The condition of supply air to the room
 The capacity of the conditioner in ton-ref
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.

6- In an air conditioning unit, air is received at a rate of 1000 kg/h at condition of 26C DBT
and 55 % RH. The unit consists of cooling coil, where the air is cooled and dehumidified to
3C DBT and 90% RH, then air passes through an electric heater and leaves it at 21C
DBT .After that air passes through an air washer .where it is humidified to 95%RH. Part of
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the air is by-passed across the air washer to have final air relative humidity of 60%. Find the
following:
 The by-pass factor of the air washer
 The capacity of the cooling coil
 The capacity of the heating coil
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.

7- A hall is to be maintained at 24 C DBT& 60%RH where :

 Outdoor conditions [38C DBT and 26C WBT]
 Quantity of recirculated air from the hall [60% of total]
 Room sensible heat factor RSHR [0.7]
 Room total heat [69.3 kw]

If the quantity of recirculated air is mixed with the conditioned air after the cooling coil, then
find the following:
 condition of air before entering the hall
 the mass of air entering the coil and the hall
 by pass factor of the cooling coil
 the refrigeration load in ton-ref
 coil SHR
 coil dew point
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.

8- An auditorium is to be air-conditioned for the following out-door and comfort conditions

 Outdoor design condition [34C DBT and 70%RH]
 Indoor design condition [26C DBT and 50%RH]
 Total sensible heat load in the auditorium [133.33 kw]
 Total latent heat load in the auditorium [44.44 kw]

The rise in temperature of the air inside the auditorium is limited to 7 C, 70% of the room
air going to exhaust is recirculated and mixed with 30% fresh air. The required condition is
achieved first by cooling and dehumidification and then heating the air. The dew point of the
cooling coil is 12C. find the following
 quantity of air supplied at out-door air condition in m3 /hr
 The capacity of refrigeration system in ton-ref
 the capacity of heating coil in kw
 the bypass factor of the cooling coil
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.

9- The following data refer to figure used in designing a summer air conditioning plant of a
theater capacity 1500 seats. The data available are
 Inside design condition [25C DBT and 50%RH]
 Outside condition [35C DBT and 26C WBT]
 Fresh air per person [12.75 m3/hr]
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  Supply air per person [51 m3/hr]

Temperature difference between supply and return is 14C. calculate the following:
 Room total load
 Room sensible heat factor RSHR
 Cooling capacity in ton-ref
 Apparatus SHR
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.

10- In a summer air conditioning system the available data are:

 Inside design condition [26C DBT and 19C WBT]
 Outside condition [35C DBT and 17C WBT]
 The internal sensible heat [30000 W]
 The internal latent heat [10000 W]

The air passes through a precooler then saturated using air washer. Calculate the following:
 The temperature to which the air is precooled
 The amount of supply air in m3/hr
 The precooler cooling capacity in ton-ref
 The water consumption of humidification in lit/min
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.

11- In a summer air conditioning system employing evaporative cooling. Equal masses of
fresh and return air after mixing are first precooled and then adiabatically humidified to
100% by air washer. Data available are:
 Inside design condition [26C DBT and 20C WBT]
 Outside condition [35C DBT and 17C WBT]
 The internal sensible heat [30 KW]
 The internal latent heat [15.8 KW]
Calculate the following:
 The water consumption in lit/min  The quantity of air supply in m3/hr
 The spray water temperature.  The precooler capacity

12- In a summer air conditioning system, outside air at 35C DBT, 17C WBT to be mixed
with return air at 26C DBT, 60%RH . The mixture is sensibly precooled by passing through
an air cooler,then adiabatically humidified to 90% RH by passing through an air washer. If
the room sensible heat gain is 275 kW with room sensible heat factor 0.8 and mass of
return air is three times that of fresh air. Calculate:
 The capacity of air precooler
 The make water necessary for the air washer in CMH
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.

13- A winter air conditioning unit consists of a preheating coil, a spray system, and
reheating coil. The unit is designed to handle 8000 kg /h of fresh air. The heat loss from the

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space is 9 kW. The outside air enters the unit at 7C DBT,4C WBT . The air leaves the
spray system at 90% RH .The unit delivers air at 26 C DBT,30 % RH . Determine:
 The condition maintained inside the space
 The quantity of water consumed during humidification
 The heating capacities of the preheating coil and reheating coil.
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.

14- A building is to be heated by passing air over a heating coil. The air temperature at
heater outlet is 44C DBT.air is then humidified to satisfy the required inside design
condition.
 The building heat loss [10,000W]
 The inside design condition [22C DBT, 50%RH]
 The outside design condition [10C DBT and 5C WBT]
 Percent of fresh air [one-fourth]
Calculate the following:
 The amount of supply air in CMH
 The heater capacity kW
 The water consumption in humidification
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.
In case of adiabatic air washer or adiabatic air washer is used.

15- For ventilation purposes in a factory 3400 CMH of outside air must be handeled.
 The air condition inside the factory [21C DBT, 15C WBT]
 The outside air condition [10C DBT, 5C WBT]
 The net heat loss from the factory [58,000W]
 The supply air Temperature [38C]

After mixing process the air passes through heating coil then air washer. Calculate the
following:
 The quantity of air supply CMH
 The heater capacity kW
 Amount of make up water L/min
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.
Repeat the problem if using steam humidifier.

16- for a winter air conditioner:

 The outside air condition [5C DBT, 3C WBT]
 The supply air condition [18C DBT, 12C WBT]
 The air flow rate [5000Kg/hr]

The AHU(air handling unit) consist of electric heater with surface temperature of 80C
followed by adiabatic air washer. Calculate the following:
 The heater capacity kW
 The make up water L/min
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.
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17- During a test on a winter air conditioning system including mixing plenum , main heater
and steam humidifier ,the following data is obtained:
 The outside air condition [10C DBT, 7C WBT]
 The inside air condition [23C DBT, 50%RH]
 Air heater capacity [64.25 kW]
 The water consumption by humidifier [18 Kg/hr]
 The supply air temperature [32C DBT]
Calculate the following:
 The heating capacity required to generate steam kW
 The amount of fresh air kg/s
 Outside Load (OTH)
 The space Heat loss
 Amount of supply air Kg/s
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.

18- The waving hall in a textile factory at [29C DBT, 80%RH]

 The outside condition [35C DBT, 40%RH]
 The internal heat gain [44,000 W]

If using an air washer, calculate the following:

 The amount of supply air CMH
 The water consumption L/min
 The percentage fresh air
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.

19- in an industrial air humidification system, the amount of supply air is 6800 CMH
 The inside design condition [26C DBT, 70%RH]
 The outside design condition [35C DBT,17C WBT]
Calculate
 The individual capacities of the system component
 The internal heat gain

In the following cases:

 All fresh outside air
 50%fresh air
 25%fresh air
 Draw the psychometric cycle and line diagram.