RESULT

Heat as the manipulated variable

Column: C Water Flowrate: 1.7 LPM Blower: Fully opened

Heater (KW) 0.5 1.0 1.5

Air inlet dry bulb, T1 (°C) 28.6 28.7 28.9
Air inlet wet bulb, T2 (°C) 29.6 29.3 29.5
Air outlet dry bulb, T3 (°C) 25.4 25.5 27.3
Air outlet wet bulb ,T4 (°C) 27.2 26.5 27.6
Water inlet temp, T5 (°C) 29.8 32.4 36.4
Water outlet temp, T6 (°C) 25.0 25.1 26.3
Heater power (W) 500 1000 1500
Dp orifice (Pa) 73 73 72
Dp column (Pa) 75 73 86

Water flowrate as the manipulated variable

Column: C Heater: 1.0 kW Blower: Fully opened

Water flowrate (LPM) 0.8 1.0 1.2

Air inlet dry bulb, T1 (°C) 28.8 29.0 29.2
Air inlet wet bulb, T2 (°C) 29.7 29.3 29.4
Air outlet dry bulb, T3 (°C) 25.9 26.0 25.6
Air outlet wet bulb ,T4 (°C) 26.7 26.8 27.0
Water inlet temp, T5 (°C) 39.1 38.3 36.0
Water outlet temp, T6 (°C) 25.0 25.0 24.9
Heater power (W) 1000 1000 1000
Dp orifice (Pa) 75 74 73
Dp column (Pa) 63 65 68
CALCULATION

Experiment 1

Water flowrate constant: 1.7 LPM Variable: Heater

Change in temperature for each power supply, ΔT (cooling range)

= Water inlet temp, T5 – Water outlet temp, T6

For power = 0.5 kW;

ΔT = T5 – T6

= 29.8 – 25

= 4.8 °C

For power = 1.0 kW;

ΔT = T5 – T6

= 32.4 – 25.1

= 7.3 °C

For power = 1.5 kW;

ΔT = T5 – T6

= 36.4 – 26.3

= 10.1 °C
Experiment 2

Density of water = 1000 kg/𝑚3

Cp = 4.186 kJ/kg.°C

1 LPM = 0.01667 kg/s

Heat load, Q = mCpΔT

For water flowrate = 0.8 LPM;

0.8 LPM = 0.0133 kg/s

ΔT = T5 – T6

= 39.1 – 25

= 14.1 °C

Q = mCpΔT

= (0.0133)(4.186)(14.1)

= 0.7850 kW

For water flowrate = 1.0 LPM;

1.0 LPM = 0.01667 kg/s

ΔT = T5 – T6

= 38.3 – 25

= 13.3 °C

Q = mCpΔT

= (0.1667)(4.186)(13.3)

= 0.9280 kW
For water flowrate = 1.2 LPM;

1.2 LPM = 0.0200 kg/s

ΔT = T5 – T6

= 36 – 24.9

= 11.1 °C

Q = mCpΔT

= (0.0200)(4.186)(11.1)

= 0.9292 kW

Water flowrate (LPM) Heat load, (kW) Cooling range, (°C)

0.8 0.7850 14.1
1.0 0.9280 13.3
1.2 0.9292 11.1