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    The document describes an air washer system and its operating processes. An air washer involves spraying air with water to cool, heat, humidify, or dehumidify the air. Depending on the temperature of the water spray, the air can undergo various processes as it passes through the washer, including heating and humidification, humidification, cooling and humidification, adiabatic saturation, cooling and humidification, cooling, or cooling and dehumidification. The water is externally heated or cooled to achieve the desired air condition.

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    The document describes an air washer system and its operating processes. An air washer involves spraying air with water to cool, heat, humidify, or dehumidify the air. Depending on the temperature of the water spray, the air can undergo various processes as it passes through the washer, including heating and humidification, humidification, cooling and humidification, adiabatic saturation, cooling and humidification, cooling, or cooling and dehumidification. The water is externally heated or cooled to achieve the desired air condition.

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    The document describes an air washer system and its operating processes. An air washer involves spraying air with water to cool, heat, humidify, or dehumidify the air. Depending on the temperature of the water spray, the air can undergo various processes as it passes through the washer, including heating and humidification, humidification, cooling and humidification, adiabatic saturation, cooling and humidification, cooling, or cooling and dehumidification. The water is externally heated or cooled to achieve the desired air condition.

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    Air Washer RAC

    Fig.1 shows schematic representation of air washer. It involves the flow of air through a
    spray of water. During the course of flow, the air may be cooled or heated, humidified or
    dehumidified or simply adiabatically saturated depending on mean surface temperature of
    water. The water is, accordingly, externally cooled or heated or simply recirculated by a pump.
    Make up water is added for any loss in the case of humidification of air. Eliminator plates are
    provided to minimize the loss of water droplets.

    Fig.1

    Fig.2

    Prof. Rishabh Melwanki


    Air Washer RAC

    Fig.2 shows the thermodynamic changes of state of air along paths 1-2 in an air washer,
    depending on the mean surface temperature of water droplets ts which is equal to the actual
    temperature of water.
    Thus, the droplets of water act as wetted surface, and both sensible and latent heat transfer take
    place. Their directions depend on the temperature and vapour pressure potentials. The
    following processes are possible:
    Process 1-2A: Heating and humidification (ts > td1)
    The mean surface temperature of water is greater than dry bulb temperature of air. The water
    is externally heated.
    Process 1-2B: Humidification (ts = td1)
    The mean surface temperature of water is equal to dry bulb temperature of air. The enthalpy of
    air increases. Hence the water is required to be externally heated.
    Process 1-2C: Cooling and Humidification (tw1 < ts < td1)
    The mean temperature of water is less than the dry bulb temperature of air but greater that the
    wet bulb temperature of entering air. Though the air is cooled, its enthalpy increases as a result
    of humidification. The water is, therefore, required to be externally heated.
    Process 1-2D: Adiabatic saturation (ts=tw1)
    This is the case of pumped recirculation of water without any external heating or cooling. There
    is no heat gain or loss from the spray of water and the same water is circulated again and again.
    The recirculated water reaches the equilibrium temperature which is equal to the wet bulb
    temperature of entering air. The cooling and dehumidification of air occurs at constant
    enthalpy.
    Process 1-2E: Cooling and Humidification (tdp1 < ts < tw1)
    The surface temperature of water is less than the wet bulb temperature of air but more than the
    dew point temperature. The process is similar to 1-2C with the difference that the enthalpy of
    air decreases in this case. Accordingly, water is required to be externally cooled.
    Process 1-2F: Cooling (ts = tdp1)
    The temperature of water is equal to the dew point temperature of air. Water is required to be
    cooled.
    Process 1-2G: Cooling and Dehumidification (ts < tdp1)
    The mean water surface temperature is lower than the dew point temperature of air. Air is
    simultaneously cooled and dehumidified. The process is exactly similar to that of a cooling and
    dehumidifying coil.
    It is thus seen that the air washer affords means for a year-round air-conditioning system.

    Prof. Rishabh Melwanki

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