Advanced Building Physics - Psychrometry
Transcript of Advanced Building Physics - Psychrometry
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AdvancedBuildingPhysics-Psychrometry
Theword'Psychrometer'isoriginallyfromtheGreekmeaningof'cold'+'meter',i.e.literallymeaningameasurerofcold.Thegaseousphaseofthemoistairmixturecanbetreatedasamixtureoftwoidealgases:dryairandwatervapour.Itisagoodapproximationtotreatwatervapourasanidealgas?pv<pvsatisalwaysvalid,andpvsat(5°C)=0.87kPapvsat(45°C)=9.59kPawhilethecriticalpressureofwaterisequaltopcr=22MPa--->pR=pv/pcr<10
-4<<1At100kPa,ifthewatervapourwouldbeatatmosphericpressure(andinmoistairthisneverhappens)themaximumerrorthatcouldbedoneapproximatingitasanidealgaswouldbeof1.6%.1-MixturesofgasesandvapoursInamixtureofgases,thecomponentsthatarecondensedalonearecalledcondensablecomponents,whiletheothers(incondensablecomponents)arecalledgasesandarecompletelymixed.Consideramixturesinwhichthefollowingassumptionsarevalid:-Thegaseousphaseobeystheidealgaslaw-Thecondensedphaseareincompressibleanddonotdissolvenon-condensablegasesintheseconditions:Thevapourbehavesasifitwerepresentaloneinthesamevolumeandatthesametemperatureofthemixture.Forahomogeneousstate(gaseous)inwhictherearetwocomponents(a,noncondensable,andv,consensable)itisvalidthesecondequationofstateofidealgases,wherepisthetotalpressure,TthetemperatureinKelvinandNthetotalnumberofmoles(N=Na+Nv):pV=NRT=(Na+Nv)RT=NaRT+NvRTanddefiningthepartialpressurespaandpvas:paV=NaRTandpvV=NvRT,weobtain:pV=paV+pvVDalton'slaw:p=pa+pv
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2-HomogeneousequilibriumstatesofmoistairInthehomogeneousstatesofequilibriumofmoistair,thereisnocondensate,neitherliquid(L)norsolid(S).
ML=MS=0Humidityratiox(moisturecontentofair)forhomogeneousgaseousstates:
Mv/Mda[Kgvap/Kgda]
TakingintoaccountthatwecanusetheidealgasmodelfordryairandvapourpaV=NaRTpvV=NvRTitfollows:
Thereforethemaxuminpossiblevalueforhumidityratioisdeterminedbythemaximumpossiblevalueforthepartialpressureofthewatervapour.
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3-MoistairEnthalpyWeneedtodefineaquantityinordertodescribetheexchangesofenergy.Letsintroduceenthalpy.
Todeterminetheenthalpyofanystate,itisnecessarytodefineareferencestatetowhichassignarbitrarilythevalueofzeroenthalpy.Theenthalpyofanyotherstatewillthenbecalculatedasadifference.T=0-->ha(Ref.)=0--->ha(F)=ha(F)-ha(Ref.)Weneednowtodefineareferencestatefordryairandoneforwater.1)SpecificenthalpyofdryairhaSincewehavesupposedthatdryaircanbetreatedasanidealgas,theenthalpydoesnotdependonpressure:itisnotnecessarytospecifypressureofreferencestate-Tref=273,15K=0°CRememberingthatforanidealhasdh=cpforeverytransformation
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2)SpecificenthalpyofwatervapourhvForwater,wecannotchooseastateclosetocriticalpointasreferencestate.Letsassumeasreferencestatetheliquidphaseattriplepoint,forwhichenthalpyissetequaltozero.Tref,w=273,15K=0°CWeneedtovaporizewaterfromliquidtovapourat0°C
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1+2)Enthalpyofthemoistairmixturespecifictothemassofdryair
4-MollierpsychrometricchartThemoistairinthehomogeneousstatesisatwo-componentandonephasesystem,thereforeithasthreedegreesoffreedom.Ifwewanttorepresentthehomogeneousstatesonatwo-dimensionaldiagram,itisnecessarytosetaparameter:theMollierdiagramrepresentsthedifferentpossiblestatesofamoistairmixtureatagiventotalpressure.y-axis:specificenthalpiesarerepresentedhx-axis:humidiyratiosarerepresentesXTheinclinationoftheaxisischosensothattheisothermT=0°Cresultshorizontal.4-ASHRAEPsychrometricdiagramThefundamentalvariablesarealsotheenthalpyspecifictodryairmassandhumidityratio.Theisothermshavevariableinclinations.TheAshraediagrammightbeobtainedfromtheMollieronebyflippingandrotatingit.
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4-MAINTRANSFORMATIONSOFMOISTAIRATCONSTANTPRESSURE4.1HeatingConsidertheprocessifdeliveringheattoamassofdryairMda.Weoperateatconstanttotalepressurewhileprovidingheat.ThehumidityratioXdoesnotvaryandthetemperatureTincreases.A---->B
Atconstantpressure,theheatexchangedbyoursystemisequaltotheenthalpychangeofthesystemitself,therefore:
Massconservation1)Mda1=Mda2=Mda2)Mv1=X1Mda=X2Mda=Mv2-->X1=X2EnergyconservationH1+Qin=H2
---->Mdah1+Qin=Mdah2--->h1+(Qin/Mda)=h2
Relativehumidityisdecreased.
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4.2CoolinganddehumidificationConsideramassofdryairMda.Operateatconstanttotalpressurewhilesubtractingheat.ThehumidityratioXdoesnotvaryandtemperatureTdecreases.Ifwecontinuesubtracting,theairmassreachesthesaturationconditionsR(dewpoint).
IfthecoolingcontinuestillTE<TR,somecondensateisformed.Thefinalmixtureofmoistairandcondensatewillhavethesamefractionofwater'smassoftheinitialmoistair(butcontentofvapourwaterisdecreased).
Massconservation1)Mda1=Mda2=Mda2)X1Mda=X2Mda+Mc-->X2=X1-MC/MdaEnergyconservationMdah1+Qin=Mdah2+Mchc(hc=CpLT2°C)CpL=4.186butMchc<<Mdah1---->Mdah1+Qin=Mdah2
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4.3AdiabaticmixingThesystem1(moistair)ismaintainedatconstantpressure,whileasystem2(moistair,vapourorliquidwater)isinjectedthroughavalve.IfQABistheheatsuppliedtothesystem,andweindicatethewiththeletter'm'theconditionsoftheobtainedmixture,wecanwritetheenergybalance
Massconservation1)Mda1+Mda2=Mda32)X1Mda1+X2Mda2=Mda3X3-->X3=(Mda1X1+Mda2X2)/(Mda1+Mda2)
EnergyconservationMda1h1+Mda2h2=Mda3h3--->h3=(Mda1h1+Mda2h2)/(Mda1+Mda2)
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4.4Waterinjection1)Liquidform
Massconservation1)Mda1=Mda2=Mda2)MdaX1+Mh2o=MdaX2-->X2=X1+(Mh2o/Mda)EnergyconservationMdah1+Mh2ohh2o=Mdah2--->h2=h1+(Mh2o/Mda)hh20Buthh20=CpLTh2o<<h1,2-->transformationalmostisoenthalpic-->T2<T1
2)Vapourform
Massconservation1)Mda1=Mda2=Mda2)MdaX1+Mh2o=MdaX2-->X2=X1+(Mh2o/Mda)EnergyconservationMdah1+Mh2ohh2o=Mdah2--->h2=h1+(Mh2o/Mda)hh20Withthh20=λv+CpvTh20-->h2>h1--->T2>T1
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5-INSTRUMENTSTOMEASURETHEMOISTURECONTENT1)Slingpsychrometer
Consistsintwoglassthermometerscontainingaliquid,usuallymercury.Onethermometermeasurestheairtemperaturewhiletheotheronemeasuresthewet-bulbtemperature.Afterthewickisdippedindistilledwater,aweatherobserverwhirlstheslingpsychrometeraround,usingthehandle.
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Astheinstrumentsiswhirled,waterevaporatesfromthewhickonthewet-bulbthermometerandcoolsthetermometer.Thewet-bulbthermometercoolstothelowestvaluepossibleinafewminutes.Thisvalueisknownasthewet-bulbtemperature.Thedriertheairthemorethethermometercoolsandhence,thelowerthewet-bulbtemperature.Theobserverusesatable(oracomputerprogram)todeterminerelativehumidityandhumidityratiobasedonthereadingsofdryandwet-bulbtemperatures.2)ChilledmirrordewpointhygrometerAhygrometerisaninstrumentusedformeasuringthemoisturecontentintheenvironmentalair,orhumidity.Thechilledmirrordewpointhygrometerisoneofthemostpreciseinstrumentsavailable.Accuracyof0.2°Cwitharelativehumidityaccuracyof+/-0.5%.Needsfrequentcleaningandperiodiccalibration.3)Humiditysensors3.1-Capacitivehumiditysensors:theeffectofhumidityonthedielectricconstantofapolymerismeasured.Ifcalibrated,accuracyof+/-2%RHintherangeof5-95%RH.Robustagainsteffectssuchascondensationaandtemporaryhightemperatures.3.2-Resistivehumiditysensors:thechangeinelectricalresistanceofamaterialduetohumidityismeasured.Typicalmaterialsaresaltsandconductivepolymers.Lesssensitivethancapacitivesensors.Accuracyupto+/-3%RH.3.3-Thermalconductivityhumiditysensors:thechangeinthermalconductivityofairduetohumidityismeasured.Thesesensorsmeasureabsolutehumidityratherthanrelativehumidity.6-THEBUILDINGAIRCONDITIONINGPROCESSConsideraroomthatwedesiretokeepatcertainconditionsoftemperatureandhumidity.Comfortsetpoints:-Summer:operativetemperature26degrees,maxrelativehumidity60%-Winter:operativetemperature20degrees,minrelativehumidity25% Considerasoursystemunderstudythemoistaircontainedintheroom,andsuppose:-FixedTandRH-Airwellmixed(parametershavesamevaluesineachpoint)-Constantmassairflowexchangedwithothersystems-->Sothesystemisuniformandisstationaryconditions.Theaircontainedintotheroomwillreceive:1)Energy(heat)frominternalsurfaceofthewalls(ΔTint-ext)2)Energyduetoelectromagneticradiations(solar,sky..)3)Energyduetoinfiltrations4)Energyduetointernalgains5)Watervapourgeneratedbyoccupants
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6)Watervapourgeneratedbyinternalsources(showers,kitchen,vegetation..)7)WatervapourduetoΔTint-extbetweenincomingandoutgoingflowofairTheair-conditioningdeviceshouldbeabletokeepthesystemconstantlyinthefixedchosenconditions;theexchangesdescribedas'heatandhumiditygains'(or'zoneloads')havetobecounterbalancedbytheair-conditioningsysteminordertokeepthesysteminthedesiredstationaryconditions.-ControlandreduceheatgainsthroughtheenvelopeHeatentersthroughtheexternalsurfacebecauseofsolarradiationsandΔTint-ext.Ahighreductionoftheamountofheatpassingthroughtheexternalsurfacecanbeachievedbymeansofsolarprotectionsandsurfacefinishingswithadequatevaluesofreflectivityandemissivity.Andalsolimitingairexchangeswhenoutsideairiswarmerthaninsideair.
Onceloadshavebeenreducedbytheuseofpassivemeans,inordertoramaininacomfortrangeinsomecasesitmightstillbenecessarytointroduceanactiveairhandlingsystem.Weanalizeasystemthatusesairasawaytotransferenergyandwatervapourtotheairoftheroom.AHU:airhandlingunit:
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-SummerairconditioningWesearchtheinputconditions(i)knowingtheindoordesiredconditions(a)andtheexternalconditions(e).Forsemplicity,treatthesystemwithoutrecirculation.
Wegetanequationwithtwounknowns(hi,Xi).There'sagraphicalmethodtosolvethisproblem.Onthepsychrometricdiagramtheequationwrittenaboveisrepresentedbyastraightlinepassingthrougha.Thepointiissituatednecessarilyonthisstraightline,whichisalsocalledintroductionlineorroomline.Notethatinsummer
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Inordertofindtheexactintroductionpoint,weneedtoconsiderseveralissuesandboundariesgiventothesummerconditions:1-ComfortinT:|Ti-Ta|=10/12°C2-Comfortinairvelocity:noise3-COP(limitedbyTi-Ta)4-Energy-->fansconsumption5-Installations(limitincosts)or(limitinMda)
-WinterairconditioningInthiscase,theexternalconditionsarecolderandatlowerXthanthedesiredones.Theequationsofbalanceareequaltothoseofthesummercase,buttheterm(Q/V+h)isnegativeandthestraightlinehasgotanegativeslope.Startingfromeweheatuptob,pointwhichcorrespondstotheintersectionbetweenthestraightlineatconstantXpassingthrougheandtheisoenthalpicpassingthroughthedewpointofi,whichweindicateasRi.BetweenbandRiweoperateahumidificationwithliquidwater,thereforewemovealongtheisoenthalpicutilsaturation.Atthispointweoperateasecondheating,uptothedesiredconditions.
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Note:Dewtemperature:temperatureofthemixtureatwhich,inatrasformationwithpandXconstant,thevaporstartstocondense.8-SENSIBLEANDLATENTHEATEXCHANGERememberthatforamixtureofidealgasessuchasthegaseousphaseofmoistair,withconstantCpaandCpvwehave:H=Ha+Hv.
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Ifwewanttofindthe'thermalfactor'R(orSensibleheatingratioSHR),itisdefinedas:
9-THERMODYNAMICTEMPERATUREOFWETBULBANDITSAPPROXIMATIONConsideramoistairattemperaturetandhumidityratioX.-->atemperaturet*existsatwichaliquidorsolidH2Oevaporatesintotheairadiabaticallyanditbringstheairatsaturationexactlyatthesametemperaturet*andtotalpressure.Duringthisadiabaticprocess,atconstantt=t*:-HumidityratioincreasesfromXtoXS*correspondingtosaturationattemperaturet*-DryairmassspecifichentalpyincreasesfromhtohS*correspondingtot*-H2Omassaddedperunitmassofdryairis(XS*-X)=ΔX-Energy/enthalpyaddedperunitmassofdryairis(XS*-X)hw*
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10-PSYCHROMETRICPROCESSESANDAPPLICATIONSTheanalysisofpsychrometricprocessesisperformedbyconsideringacontrolvolumeandthenapplyingtheprinciplesoftheconservationofmassandenergytothecontrolvolume.Changesinpotentialandkineticenergyarenegligible,thustheenergyequationreducesto:
1)AdiabaticmixingofTwostreamsofmoistair
Thelastequationtellsusthattheprocessfromstate2to3hasthesameslopeoftheprocessfromstate1to3,sothestate3mustlieonastraightlineconnecting1and2.Thelenghtsofthelinesegmentsareproportionaltothemassflowratesofdryairmixed.
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IntheUS,sometimesitisusedanapproximateequationinvolvingdrybulbtemperaturesofairstreamsinordertofindthemixed-aircondition.ma3cp3t3=ma1cp1t1+ma2cp2t2ifwemaketheapproximationthatthespecificheatsofthemixturesareapproximatelyequal:t3=(ma1/ma3)t1+(ma2/ma3)t2-->theaccuracyiswellwithintheaccuracywithwhichonecanreadthepsychrometricchart2)DehumidificationofMoistairbycooling
Ifmoistairiscooledbelowitsdewpoint,condensationofmoisturewilloccur.Theidealprocesscorrespondstooneinwhichtheairisuniformlyandperfectlycontactedbythecoolingcoil.Inthiscasenocondensationoccursuntiltheaverageorbulktemperatureoftheairreachesthedewpointtemperature.Inarealprocesstheairdoesnotcomeintoperfectoruniformcontactwiththeheat-exchangersurfaces,sothetemperaturenearthesurfaceswilldropbelowthedewpointtemperature,whiletheatnearthecenterramainsabove.Analternativeapproachtoanalyzethecooling/dehumidifyingprocessusesasocalledbypassfactor.Considerarealprocess(b).Drawastraightlinethatconnectsstates1and2andwhichisextendedtothesaturationcurveatstated.Thispointrepresentstheapparatusdewpoint(orcoolingcoil)temperaturetd,whiletheremainingairbypassedthecoolingcoil.Thefinalstate(state2)isthenthoughtastheadiabaticmixtureofthebypassedair(1)andthesaturatedair(d).
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Notethatthesensible-heatratio(SHR)canbereaddirectlyoffthepsychrometricchartforthestraightlineconnectingstates1andd.3)EvaporativecoolingofmoistairInhotanddryclimatesevaporativecoolingcanbeaneffectivemeansofreducingairtemperature.Ratherthanpassingtheairthroughacoolingcoil,wecantakeadvantageofthelowhumiditytoachievecooling.Thisisaccomplishedbypassingtheairstreamthroughaspraydevice(evaporativecooler)usingdirectlyrecirculatedwater.ThankstothelowRH,partoftheliquidwaterstreamevaporates.Theenergyfortheevaporationprocesscomesfromtheairstream:theoveralleffectistocoolandhumidifytheair.
Detailedanalysisoftheevaporative-coolingprocess,incaseof:a)Theevaporationrateismuchsmallerthanthewater-recirculationrate(-->energyintroducedbythemakeupwaterisnegligible)b)Thewallsofthedeviceareadiabaticc)ThepoweroftherecirculationpumpisnegligibleResults:1-Theairpassingthroughtheevaporativecoolerundergoesaconstantwet-bulbtemperatureprocess2-Alltheliquidintheapparatusisatwet-bulbtemperatureoftheairstream
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Theminimuntemperaturetowhichtheaircanbecooledisthewet-bulbtemperaturet*.Theextenttowhichtheleavingairtemperatureapproachesthisminimumtemperatureisreferredtoasthesaturationeffectiveness,ec.