Question: A wet cooling tower is to cool 60 kg/s of water from 40 to 26°C. Atmospheric air enters the tower at 1 atm with dry-

A wet cooling tower is to cool 60 kg/s of water from 40 to 26°C. Atmospheric air enters the tower at 1 atm with dry- and wet-bulb temperatures of 22 and 16°C, respectively, and leaves at 34°C with a relative humidity of 90 percent. Using the psychrometric chart, determine (a) the volume flow rate of air into the cooling tower and (b) the mass flow rate of the required makeup water.

A wet cooling tower is to cool 60 kg/s

AIR 34 EXIT 90% WARM WATER 60 kg/s 40C AIR INLET 1 atm Ts 22C Tm-16 wb 26C COOL WATER T Makeup water

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