If 15 m'/sec. of air at 32 cab and 24'Cwb at standard atmospheric pressure enter a cooling tower and leaves saturated at 29°C, a) How many kg/sec. of make-up water must be added to compensate the water evaporated? b) To what temperature can this air stream cool a spray of water entering at 38°C with a flow rate of 20 kg/sec.? ) What are the cooling tower efficiency, cooling range and the cooling approach?

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1. If 15 m'/sec. of air at 32°cdb and 24°Cwb at standard atmospheric pressure enter a cooling tower
and leaves saturated at 29°C,
a) How many kg/sec. of make-up water must be added to compensate the water evaporated?
b) To what temperature can this air stream cool a spray of water entering at 38°C with a flow rate
of 20 kg/sec.?
c) What are the cooling tower efficiency, cooling range and the cooling approach?
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 1: 1. If 15 m'/sec. of air at 32°cdb and 24°Cwb at standard atmospheric pressure enter a cooling tower and leaves saturated at 29°C, a) How many kg/sec. of make-up water must be added to compensate the water evaporated? b) To what temperature can this air stream cool a spray of water entering at 38°C with a flow rate of 20 kg/sec.? c) What are the cooling tower efficiency, cooling range and the cooling approach?
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