Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)
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Author: John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson
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Chapter 22, Problem 6RQ
A water-cooling tower capacity is governed by what aspect of the ambient air?
A. Dry-bulb temperature
B. Wet-bulb temperature
C. Enthalpy of the air
D. Altitude
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