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EXP#6-Air-Conditioning Analysis

Objective:

To investigate different air conditioning processes such as heating, cooling and possibly de-
humidification

Experimental Procedure:

Equipment Set-up:

1. Turn on the unit.


2. Connect the PC to the equipment using the USB provided, turn it on and open the RA2
software. The software should indicate IFDVCM (No.): OK in the bottom right of the
software window, and the red and green USB indicator lights on the electrical console
should be illuminated.
3. Check that the RCCD (circuit breaker) on the electrical console is in the up (OFF)
position.
4. Check that the sensor readings in the software indicate reasonable values
5. Select and load Exercise E: Enthalpy and Project Work
6. Click on the View diagram icon in top menu
7. Click on the Start COM Session icon and follow the instruction
8. Find the atmospheric pressure from online sources and enter the value in the box for
Atmospheric Pressure
9. Click on Power On in Controls on the left side of the screen

Procedure:

Run 1:

1. Set the fan to 60%


2. Set the Preheat control to manual and 30% (Check that the preheat element on the mimic
diagram changes to red indicating that the heater is in operation)
3. Turn the cooling on
4. Wait 5 minutes for T3 to stabilize
5. Open the reheat control and set T4 at 3 degrees greater than T3. (Check that the reheat
element on the mimic diagram changes to red indicating that the heater is in operation)
6. Wait for the system to stabilize (T4 must be close to the set temperature at this point)
7. Once the systems stabilized select the GO icon to record data at an interval of 10
seconds for the duration of 1 minute (Use the Configure the Data Sampling icon for the
proper setting)
8. Click on Save the results to file, name the file, and save it as an excel file

Run 2:

9. Increase the Preheat control to 50%


10. Allow the system to stabilize and repeat the experiment

Run 3:

11. Increase the Preheat control to 60%


12. Allow the system to stabilize and repeat the experiment

Note: A full report is not required for this lab. Instead, each member of a group must
perform the calculations for one run (a different pre-heat setting), submit the detailed
calculations and briefly answer the questions in the Analysis

Calculations:

1. At one preheat setting (30%, 50%, and 60%), use the average T and RH (relative
humidity) at each of the four positions, point 1 (fan inlet), point 2 (before the evaporator),
point3 (after the evaporator), and point 4 (duct exit) to locate the points on the
Psychrometric and label each point with its number
2. Using the Psychrometric chart, estimate the wet-bulb temperature, absolute humidity (aka
Humidity Ratio (x), and the Specific Enthalpy (h) at each point. Also, find the dew point
temperature at point 2 (before the evaporator) and the specific volume at point 4. Show
the results in a table
3. Calculate the density of air at point 4
4. Use the average velocity and the cross section area of the duct (0.0412 m2) to calculate
the volumetric flow rate of air in m3/s
5. Use the specific volume at point 4 to calculate the mass flow rate of air in kg/s
6. Use the enthalpy at points 1,2,3 and 4 to determine:

i. Heat added to the air by the pre-heater


ii. Heat removed from the air by the evaporator
iii. Heat added to the air by the re-heater

7. Determine the cooling capacity of the unit in TON


8. Calculate the COP of the refrigeration unit if the power input to the compressor is
0.2 hP (Note: 1 hP= 745.7 Watts)
9. From the change in Humidity Ratio across the evaporator, and the mass flow rate of air,
calculate the rate of dehumidification in g/s

Analysis:

1. Connect the points on the Psychrometric charts and describe the type of processes that
occur between each two points (e.g. 1-2, 2-3, and 3-4)
2. Are the processes as expected? Explain
3. How does the relative humidity change with temperature? Are the changes as expected?
4. Is dehumidification expected to occur in process 2-3? (Hint: compare T3 with Tdew at
point

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