A wet cooling tower is to cool 60 kg/s of water from 40 to 26°C. Atmospheric air enters the tower at 1 atm with dry- and wet-bulb temperatures of 22 and 16°C, respectively, and leaves at 34°C with a relative humidity of 90 percent. Determine (a) the volume flow rate of air into the cooling tower and (b) the mass flow rate of the required makeup water. Note: do not use the psychrometric chart for calculation. WARM WATER 60 kg/s 40°C AIR INLET 1 atm Tdb = 22°C Twb = 16°C 26°C COOL WATER AIR EXIT A A Makeup water 34°C 90%

A wet cooling tower is to cool 60 kg/s of water from 40 to 26°C. Atmospheric air enters the tower at 1 atm with dry- and wet-bulb temperatures of 22 and 16°C, respectively, and leaves at 34°C with a relative humidity of 90 percent. Determine (a) the volume flow rate of air into the cooling tower and (b) the mass flow rate of the required makeup water. Note: do not use the psychrometric chart for calculation. WARM WATER 60 kg/s 40°C AIR INLET 1 atm Tdb = 22°C Twb = 16°C 26°C COOL WATER AIR EXIT A A Makeup water 34°C 90%

Elements Of Electromagnetics

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Author:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

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