Question: 4 ) Processes in an occupied space ( 2 5 points ) A hospital operating room is being designed to use an HVAC system that

4) Processes in an occupied space (25 points)
A hospital operating room is being designed to use an HVAC system that delivers 100% outdoor air to
avoid recirculating bioaerosols emitted from people in the space. For summer operation, the air leaving
the cooling coil and supplied to the space is at 55F and 90% RH. Outdoor design conditions are 95F
(dry bulb) and 40% RH. The summer design loads are: 200,000 BTU/h (sensible) and 100,000 BTU/h
(latent). You can assume that the specific enthalpy for moisture gains is ~1100 BTU/lbw . The indoor air
design temperature is 70F. Determine (i) the state points of the room air leaving the operating room (i.e.,
the temperature is 70F, but you must find the relative humidity, humidity ratio, and enthalpy),(ii) the
supply airflow rate required to condition the space (in CFM; use an energy balance with enthalpy), and
(iii) the capacity of the cooling unit required to cool from the outdoor air condition to the supply air
condition (in BTU/h and tons).

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