ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
UNIT
5 PSYCHROMETRY
PROBLEMS
Simple Problems
1) What
is the lowest temperature that air can
attain in an evaporate cooler ,if it enter
at 1
atm, 302 k, and 40% relative humidity?
2) Consider
a room that contains air at 1 atm, 308k, and 40% relative humidity. Using the
Psychrometric chart , determine the specific humidity, the enthalpy, the wet bulb
temperature,
The dew point temperature and the specific
volume of the air.
3) Atmospheric
air at 1.0132 bar has a DBT of 32®C and a WBT of 25®C. compute (1) The partial
Pressure of water vapour, (2) The specific
humidity, (3) the dew point temperature
(4) the relative humidity ,(5) the degree
of saturation, (6) the density of air in the mixture,
(7) the density of vapour in the mixture
and (8) the enthalpy of the mixture.
4)
In a laboratory test a sling psychrometer recorded dry bulb and wet bulb
temperatures are
303K and 298 k respectively.
Calculate (1) vapour pressure (2) relative humidity (3) specific
humidity (4) degree of saturation
(5) dew point temperature (6) enthalpy of mixture
5) A room 7m × 4m × 4m is occupied by an air
water vapour mixture at 38°C. The atmospheric pressure is 1bar and the relative humidity is 70%.
Determine humidity ratio, dew point temperature, mass of dry air and mass of
water vapour. If the mixture of air –water vapour is further cooled at constant
pressure until the temperature is 10°C. Find the amount of water vapour
condensed.
Adiabatic Mixing
6) 30 m3/min of moist air at 15®C
DBT and 13®C WBT are mixed with 12m3/min
of moist air a25°C DBT and 18°C WBT. Determine DBT
and WBT of the mixture assuming the
barometricpressure is 1 atm.
7) Air at 20°C, 40% relative humidity is mixed
adiabatically with air at 40°C, 40% RH in the ratio of 1Kg of former with 2 Kg of latter. Find the final
condition( humidity and enthalpy ) of air.
8) A steam of air
at 101.32 kpa, 18°C, and a relative humidity of 30% is flowing at a rate
of 14.15m3/min.
A second steam at 101.32 kpa, 38°C and a relative humidity of 50% is flowing at
the rate of 8.5 m3/ min. The two streams are mixed adiabatically to
form a third stream at 101.32 KPa. Determine the specific humidity, the
relative humidity and the temperature of the third stream.
9) 1 kg of air
at 313K dry bulb temperature and 50% relative humidity is mixed with 2 Kg of
air at 293K DBT and 203K dew point temperature. Calculate the temperature and
specific humidity of the mixture.
10) Saturated air at 20°C at a rate of 1.167 m3/
sec is mixed adiabatically with the outside air at 35°C and 50% RH at a rate of
0.5 m3/ sec. Assuming adiabatic mixing condition at 1 atm, determine specific humidity , the
relative humidity , DBT and volume flow rate of the mixture.
Psychometric Process Problem
11)An
air conditioning system is to take in outdoor air at 283 k and 30% relative
humidity at a
Steady rate of 45 m3/min and to condition it to
298 k and 60% relative humidity. The outdoor
air is first heated to 295 k in the heating
section and then humidified by the
injection of hot
steam in the humidifying section. Assuming
the entire process takes place at a pressure of 100 Kpa, determine (1) the rate of heat supply in the heating
section and (2) the mass flow rate of
the steam required in the humidifying section
12) Air at
16°C and 25% relative humidity passes through a heater and then through a
humidifier to reach final DBT of 30°C and 50% relative humidity. Calculate the
heat and moisture added to the air. What is the sensible heat factor?
THEORY PART
1) Differentiate
between
a) Dry
bulb temperature and Wet bulb temperature.
b) Wet
bulb depression and Dew point depression.
2) In
an adiabatic mixing of two streams , derive the relationship among the ratio of
mass of streams, ratio of enthalpy change and ratio of specific humidity
change.
3) Show
the following process on skeleton psychrometric chart
a) Dehumidification
and Cooling
b) Heating
and humidification.
4) Describe
the adiabatic cooling process and deduce the expression for its enthalpy.
5) Draw
the cooling and dehumidification process and explain sensible heat factor,
Bypass factor and effectiveness of coil with respect to it.
Unit-IV (Big Questions)
1.Using the chaperon equation,
estimate the value of the enthalpy of vaporization r-234a, 293k, and compare it
with the tabulated value
2. Show that CP-CV=Ý for an ideal gas
3. Show that the joule-Thomson coefficient of an ideal gas is zero (Or) Derive joule-Thomson coefficient of an ideal gas
4. Using the cycle relation and the first Maxwell relation, derive the other three Maxwell relations.
2. Show that CP-CV=Ý for an ideal gas
3. Show that the joule-Thomson coefficient of an ideal gas is zero (Or) Derive joule-Thomson coefficient of an ideal gas
4. Using the cycle relation and the first Maxwell relation, derive the other three Maxwell relations.
(Or)Derive Maxwell relations.
5. Write a short note on generalized compressibility chart
6. Derive wan der waal equation in terms of reduce parameter
7. Derive TdS equation taking temperature, volume and temperature, pressure as independent properties.
8. Prove that the total pressure is a sum of partial pressures
9. A closed vessel has a capacity of 0.5m3 .l it contains 20% nitrogen and 20%oxygen 60% carbon dioxide by volume at 20%c and impa .Calculate the equivalent molecular mass, gas constant, mass percentage and the mass of mixture
10.. A certain gas has Cp=0.913kj/kg and Cv=0.653kj/kgk. Find the molecular weight and the specific gas constant r of the gas
5. Write a short note on generalized compressibility chart
6. Derive wan der waal equation in terms of reduce parameter
7. Derive TdS equation taking temperature, volume and temperature, pressure as independent properties.
8. Prove that the total pressure is a sum of partial pressures
9. A closed vessel has a capacity of 0.5m3 .l it contains 20% nitrogen and 20%oxygen 60% carbon dioxide by volume at 20%c and impa .Calculate the equivalent molecular mass, gas constant, mass percentage and the mass of mixture
10.. A certain gas has Cp=0.913kj/kg and Cv=0.653kj/kgk. Find the molecular weight and the specific gas constant r of the gas
UNIT IV
1. What are the unique features of
vanderwaal’s equation?
(i)
Inter molecular
attractive study is made.
(ii)
Shape factor is
considered.
(i)
Inter molecular
attractive study is made.
(iii)
Shape factor is
considered
(iv)
2. What is compressibility factor?
What does it signify? What is its value for vanderwaal’s gas at critical point?
We know
that, the perfect gas equation is PV=RT. But for real gas, a correction factor
has to be introduced in the perfect gas equation to take into account the
deviation of real gas from the perfect gas equation. This factor is known as
compressibility factor (Z) and is defined by Z= PV/RT
At critical
point, the vander waal’s equation
PCVC/RTC=
1 for ideal gases.
3. State Avogadro’s law and its
significance.
Avogadro’s law states,” Equal volumes of different perfect
gases at the same temperature and pressure, contain equal number of molecules”.
4. Write Maxwell’s equation.
(ðT/ðV) s= - (ðP/ðS) v
(ðT/ðP) s= (ðV/ðS)p
(ðP/ðT) v= (ðS/ðV)T
(ðV/ðT) p= - (ðS/ðP)T
5. What do you mean by equation of
state?
PV=mRT is the equation of state which is obeyed by all ideal
gases.
6. State Dalton’s law of partial
pressure.
The total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to sum of
the partial pressure of individual gases if each gas exists in the total volume
at mixture temperature.
P=P1+P2+P3+…………+PK
P=Total
pressure
P1&P2,………
PN= Partial pressure of each gas
7. Have you ever encountered ideal
gas? If so where?
No. There is
no ideal gas which obeys equation of state strictly. But gases can behave
almost as ideal gases when they are in low densities and high temperatures.
8. What is meant by coefficient of
expansion?
It is defined as the ratio between changes in volume to
change in temperature per unit volume when the pressure is kept constant.
9. Explain (a) mass fraction &
(b) mole fraction.
(a) Mass
fraction:
Xi=mi = Mass
of individual gas component
(b) Mole
fraction:
Yi=Ni =
No.Of moles of individual gas component
10. What does joule Thomson
coefficient represent?
µ = (ðT/ðP) h

Joule Thomson coefficient=
change in temperature
11. What is meant by virtual
expansion?
Viral or virtual expansions are only applicable to gases of
low and medium densities.
The equation
state of a substance is given by
P= RT + a
(T) + b (T) + c (T) + d (T)
The coefficient of a(T),b(T),c(T),d(T)…
are virial coefficients. The virial coefficient will vanish when the pressure
becomes zero. Finally, the equation of state reduces to the ideal gas equation.
12. Difference between ideal gas and
real gas.
An ideal gas is one which strictly follows the gas laws under
all conditions of temperature and pressure.
In actual practice, there is no real gas which strictly
follows the gas laws over the entire range of temperature and pressure. However
hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and air behave as an ideal gas under certain
temperature and pressure limits.
13. State Boyle’s law:
Boyle’s law states that, “the volume of a given mass of a gas
varies inversely as its absolute temperature, when the temperature remains
constant”.
V α 1/ p
14. State Charles law:
Charles’s law states, “The volume of a given mass of a gas
varies directly as its absolute temperature, when the pressure remains
constant”.
V α T
15. State joule’s law:
Joule’s law states, “The internal energy of a given quantity
of a gas depends only on the temperature”.
16. What is clausius
clapeyron equation?
It gives the relationship between saturation pressure &
saturation temperature, the enthalpy of vaporization and specific volume of two
phases.
dp
= hfg
UNIT V
1. What is difference between air
conditioning and refrigeration?
Refrigeration is the process of
providing and maintaining the temperature in space below atmospheric
temperature.
Air conditioning is the process of
supplying sufficient volume of clean air containing a specific amount of water
vapour and maintaining the predetermined atmospheric condition with in a
selected enclosure.
2. Define psychrometry.
It is the study of behavior of
moisture content in dry air.
3. Name some psychrometric processes.
Ø Sensible heating
Ø Sensible cooling
Ø Humidification
Ø Dehumidification
Ø Heating and humidification
Ø Cooling and dehumidification
Ø Heating and dehumidification
Ø Cooling and humidification
4. Define dry bulb temperature (DBT-td).
Temperature measured by ordinary
thermometer is known as dry bulb temperature.
5. Define wet bulb temperature (WBT-tw).
Temperature measured by a
thermometer whose bulb is covered by wet cotton is known as wet bulb
temperature.
6. Define dew point temperature (DPT-
tdp).
The temperature at which the water
vapour condenses as water in atmospheric air is known as dew point temperature.
7. Define relative humidity and
specific humidity.
Relative humidity is defied as the
ratio of mass of water vapour in the given volume of air at given temperature
to mass of water vapour in the same volume of air at same temperature when the
air is saturated.
mass of water vapour in the same volume
of air at same temperature when the
air is saturated
Mass of water vapour present in 1kg of
dry air is known as specific humidity.
Mass of same volume of
air at same temperature
8. Define degree of saturation.
Degree of saturation is the ratio of
specific humidity of dry air to the specific humidity of saturated air of same
mass.
µ= specific humidity of dry air
9. How is dew point
temperature related to dry bulb and wet bulb temperature?
For
saturated air, the dry bulb, wet bulb and dew point temperature are all same.
10. Define Apparatus
dew point (ADP) of cooling coil.
For
dehumidification, the cooling coil is to be kept at a mean temperature which is
below the dew point temperature (DPT) of the entering. This temperature of the
coil is called ADP temperature.
11. Define bypass
factor (BPF) of a coil.
The
ratio of the amount of air which does not contact the cooling coil (amount of
bypassing) to the amount of supply air is called BPF.
BPF
= Amount of air bypassing the coil