Report Of Refrigeration And Air Condition

Kurdistan Region Government - Iraq

Ministry Of Higher Education &

Scientific Research
Duhok Polytechnic University

Technical Engineering College

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering
Department

Report Of
Refrigeration and air conditioning
(5)
Name of Experiment
Heating & humidification process

Name: Edris salam Muhammad

Lecture: Mr. Firas M.Younis
2nd Class

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Year : 2016-2017

Introduction
Heating and Humidification Process
In heating and humidification psychometric
process of the air, the dry bulb temperature as
well as the humidity of the air increases. The
heating and humidification process is carried out
by passing the air over spray of water, which is
maintained at temperature higher than the dry
bulb temperature of air or by mixing air and the
steam.
When the ordinary air is passed over the spray of
water maintained at temperature higher than the
dry bulb temperature of the air, the moisture
particles from the spray tend to get evaporated
and get absorbed in the air due to which the
moisture content of the air increase. At the same
time, since the temperature of the moisture is
greater than the dry bulb temperature of the air,
there is overall increase in its temperature.
During heating and humidification process the
dry bulb, wet bulb, and dew point temperature of
the air increases along with its relative humidity.
The heating and humidification process is
represented on the psychrometric chart by an
angular line that starts from the given value of
the dry bulb temperature and extends upwards
towards right.
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Objective
The objective of this experiment is to observe one of
psychometric processes which is heating and
humidification in an air conditioning unit:1-

The air mass flow rate, dry and wet bulb

temperatures and the amount of water added will
be measured to check the mass and energy
balance of this process.

2-

Determine the total heat (sensible heat and latent

heat).

Materials & Equipment

Apparatus
Air conditioning Laboratory Unit A771 manufactured by
P.A. Hilton Company. Figure( 4 ) shows the layout of the
unit.

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A771 Recirculating Air Conditioning Unit

Figure (1)

Figure (2)

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Process description
In the heating/humidifying process the air first passes through a heat
exchanger and then through the humidifier where steam at a mass flow rate
Figure (3)
of up to 25.7 lbm /hr and specific enthalpy h is sprayed into the air stream.
w
w
The heating and humidification of the air is best considered by looking at the
two processes sequentially. The first, from state 1 to state 2, is the sensible
heating that occurs when the air passes through the heat exchanger. The
second, from state 2 to state 3, is the humidification process.
During the sensible heating process the rate of energy added to the moist
air,,

1Q2

is written as:

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Figure (4)
Heating and modifying

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Figure (5)

Procedure
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1- Before the experiment we inspect the

apparatus and its main components also
we check all the thermocouples and
thermometer.
2- Then we full the tank of boiler with 10
liters of pure water. And we confirmation
that the pure water is provided to all wet
bulb temperatures.
3- Then we start the fan with speed 90 by
fan speed control.
4- After that we start the boiler and we
select 5Kw we wait until the boiling
condition reached, then we turn off the
boiler power, to be restarted for
humidification.
5- Then we turn on our device. And we turn
on just 2 Kw of boiler, also we start the
heater with 1.5Kw.
6- After that we open damper completely,
45 or 100% fresh air.
7- And we select dry bulb thermometer at
point C by temperature inductor, then

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we wait for a minute to be the process at

steady state.
8- Then we measure temperature by
temperature indictor as shown in figure
(4), to control temperature indictor we
use temperature selector switch.
We measure temperature in point (A, B,
C ,E).
9- we select temperature to measure as
this manner number (1,2) for point A,
number (3,4) for point B, number (5,6)
for point C, and the odd number (1,3,5,7)
to for dry bulb thermometer, and the
even number (2,4,6,8) for wet bulb
thermometer. And we measured 8
temperatures by thermometer as shown
in table (1).
10- After that
manometer
point C and
as shown in

we measure pressure by
in intake orifice point A and
it equal 3.6mm and 4.3 mm.
table 2.

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11- Then we measure ampere by ammeter,

and voltage by voltmeter, of heater and
steam injection as shown in table (3),

Reading

Temperature

Dry air
temperatures

Wet air temperatures

Temperature at point
A

23.5 C

16.3 C

Temperature at point
B

23.9 C

16.6 C

25.6 C

20.2 C

34.1 C

23.3 C

Temperature at point
C
Temperature at point
E

Table 1

Manometer reading
Intake orifice ( Point A )
Intake orifice ( Point A )

Mm
3.2 mm
4.3 mm

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Location
Humidifier
Re heater

Voltage
225 V
225 V

Ammeter
8.7 A
5.2 A

Table 3

Calculations
Qs=V*Is =>
Qr=V*IP =>

Qs=225*8.7=>

Qs= 1.96 KW

Q
=225*5.2=> Qr=1.2 KW

QT=Qs+QR =>

Qt= 1.96 + 1.2=>

Qt= 3.16 KW

Measured values

a =

zA
0.0757U A

a =

3.6
0.07570.851

QT= a

when aZ= 3.6 mm2O

H

=> a = 0.15 kg/s

(he-hb)

= 0.15 (65.8-44.54)
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=3.18 kw
Theoretical values

..
Qs=w

(hg-hw)

h g @ P b we found out it`s eqaul =2675.8 kJ /kg

hf @ 20 c we found out it`s eqaul = 83.9 kJ /kg
then we calculate that by this rule it solve that.

w=
w=

1.96
2675.883.9

=0.000756 kg/s
w

Measured values

w= a

(we-wb)

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we found out from the psychrometric chart w =0.0123

kg/kg dry

we found out from the psychrometric chart wB = 0.008

kg/kg dry

w= 0. 1 5

(0. 0 1 2 3-0. 0 0 8)

=>w=0.000645 kg/s

Theoretical values

Equation
Pv = Psw-Pb*A*(Tdb-T wb)
Psw @ T 2 2. 4 8 w e fo u n d o u t = 2. 7 kp a ,
a n d A is c o n s t a n t v al u e = 6.
1 06-46
Tdb , Twb fro m t a bl e, a n d Pb ar = 1 0 1 . 3 2 5 kp a
Pv = 2 7 0 0-1 0 1 3 2 5*6. 6160-4(3 4. 1-2 2. 4 8)
Pv = 1 9 1 5 p a

or 1 . 9 Kp a

w = 0.622

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1915
1013251915

w = 0.622

w= 0.0119 gr/kg
=

dry air

=>

1915
100
5320

= 36 %
h = 1 . 0 0 5*T
db+ 2 5 0 0 w = >

h = 1 . 0 0 5*3 4. 10.0119
+ 2 5 0 1*

h=64 kJ/kg

Table

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Section

Tdb

Twb

Tsling From chart

h(Kj/kg)

W (gr/kg)

From equatio
(
%)

h(Kj/k W (gr/kg)
g)

point A

23.5

16.3

-----

point B

23.9

16.6

15.97 44.54 8.06*10-6 43.7 ------- ------------

point C

25.6

20.2

19.72 56.2

11.9*10-6 58.2 ------- ----------

Point E

34.1

23.3

22.48 65.8

12.3*10-6 36.7 64

45.52 8.6*10-6

47.7 ------- ------------

11.9*10-6

Table (4)

State

Process

Measured values Theoretical values

Qt (Kw)

B-C

Heating and
3.16
humidification Table (5)

w (kg/s)

Qt (Kw)

w Kg/s)

7.56*10-4

3.18

6.45*10-4

Psychometric chart
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Figure (6)

Discussions and Conclusions

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1-) How much the sensible heat and the latent heat of
this process?

Q sensible = a (h2-h1)
=0.15(56.25-44.54)
=1.75 kw
Q

latent

= a (h3-h2)
=0.15(65.8-56.25)
=1.43 kw

2-why using the sea level psychometric chart for

Duhok is incorrect?
Because the sea level of Duhok is lower than the
constant sea level (101,235pa) therefore the pressure
of duhok is lower is approximately equal 960mbars
(96000pa).

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In this report we know how humidification process

occur and also we know that is very important for our
life because its the human comfort and it used to
increase wet air. Also we know how pre heater effect on
dry air and wet air, also when air exit pre-heater the
temperature of air increase and. also we can deal with
psychometric chart to calculate specific volume and
moisture content specific enthalpy also wet blub
temperature and dry bulb temperature. Also we know
that wet blub temperature that measure in device is
wrong therefore we can by (relationship between
screen and sling wet blub temperatures) calculate wet
blub temperature correctly then by wet blub
temperatures and dry blub temperature calculate
specific volume and moisture content specific enthalpy
by psychometric chart.

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