ME44001

Air Conditioning for Indoor Thermal and

Environmental Quality
AN Liang (安亮)
Office: FG 623
Tel: 2766 7820
Email: liang.an@polyu.edu.hk

TAs:
Mr. Su Xiangyu (蘇翔宇):
Office: CF305 Email: xiangyu.su@connect.polyu.hk
Mr. Pan Zhefei(潘哲飛):
Office: EF313 Email: jeff.pan@connect.polyu.hk
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 Timetable
Lecture Week (date) Time Classroom Instructor
Lecture #1 1 (16-01-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #2 2 (23-01-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #3 3 (30-01-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #4 4 (06-02-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #5 5 (13-02-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Test (#1) 6 (27-02-2018) 19:00-20:00 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #6 7 (06-03-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #7 8 (13-03-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #8 9 (20-03-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #9 10 (27-03-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #10 11 (03-04-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Test (#2) 12 (10-04-2018) 19:00-20:00 FJ303 AN Liang
Review & Tutorials 13 (17-04-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Final 14 & 15 TBD TBD AN Liang
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 Timetable
Lab Week (date) Time Venue Instructor
Session #1 7 (10-03-2018) 09:00-11:00 FJ004 TAs
Session #2 7 (10-03-2018) 11:00-13:00 FJ004 TAs
Session #3 7 (10-03-2018) 14:00-16:00 FJ004 TAs
Session #4 7 (10-03-2018) 16:00-18:00 FJ004 TAs
Session #5 8 (17-03-2018) 09:00-11:00 FJ004 TAs
Session #6 8 (17-03-2018) 11:00-13:00 FJ004 TAs
Session #7 8 (17-03-2018) 14:00-16:00 FJ004 TAs
Session #8 8 (17-03-2018) 16:00-18:00 FJ004 TAs
Experiments to be conducted (20% of CA):
(1) Observation of Refrigeration Cycle & Calculation of Coefficient of Performance.
Attentions:
(1) You may choose your preferred time slot via Blackboard (up to 10 students per session)
in the first three weeks; For the students who did not do so, I will do the arrangement for
them. (No reschedule)
(2) Individual report (please submit the report sheet before you leave the lab)
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 Tutorial #1
(Chapter 1 & Chapter 2)

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 Sensible heat

• Heat transfer that results in a change in

temperature of a substance
• Sensible heat transfers can be measured with a
thermometer
• Example of a sensible heat transfer:
– Changing the temperature of a sample of water
from 68°F to 69°F

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 Latent heat

• Latent heat transfers result in a change of state

of a substance with no change in temperature
– Also referred to as hidden heat
– Latent heat transfers cannot be measured with a
thermometer
– Example of a latent heat transfer:
• Changing 1 pound of ice at 32°F to 1 pound of water at
32°F

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Psychrometric chart

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1. Sensible cooling/heating process

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2. Latent cooling/heating process

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3. Combined

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 Heating and humidifying

Energy balance:

Mass balance for water:

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 Cooling and dehumidifying

Energy balance:

Mass balance for water:

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 4. Adiabatic mixing process

Energy balance:

Mass balance for the dry air:

Mass balance for water:

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 Q#1
A tank contains saturated air at a specified state. The mass of the
dry air, the specific humidity, and the enthalpy of the air are to
be determined.

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 Q#2
The outdoor air is first heated and then humidified by hot steam
in an air-conditioning system. The rate of heat supply in the
heating section and the mass flow rate of the steam required in
the humidifying section are to be determined.

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 Q#3
Air is first heated and then humidified by wet steam. The
temperature and relative humidity of air at the exit of heating
section, the rate of heat transfer, and the rate at which water is
added to the air are to be determined.

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 Q#4
Air is first cooled, then dehumidified, and finally heated. The
temperature of air before it enters the heating section, the
amount of heat removed in the cooling section, and the amount
of heat supplied in the heating section are to be determined.

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 Q#5
Atmospheric air enters the evaporator of an automobile air-
conditioner at a specified pressure, temperature, and relative
humidity. The dew-point and wet-bulb temperatures at the inlet
to the evaporator section, the required heat transfer rate from
the atmospheric air to the evaporator fluid, and the rate of
condensation of water vapor in the evaporator section are to be
determined.

10 m3/min

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10 m3/min

10 m3/min

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 Q#6
A stream of warm air is mixed with a stream of saturated cool air.
The temperature, the specific humidity, and the relative
humidity of the mixture are to be determined.

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ma1=

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ma2=

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 Q#7
A tank contains dry air and water vapor at specified conditions.
The specific humidity, the relative humidity, and the volume of
the tank are to be determined.

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