Question: To realize variable water content in state 5 for an industrial process, the following process is performed: An unsaturated humid air ( mass flow of

To realize variable water content in state 5 for an industrial process, the following process is
performed:
An unsaturated humid air (mass flow of dry air: mL1=91.39kgs) is expanded from state 1
(p1=1.05bar,t1=25C) in an adiabatic throttle to p2=1bar. The relative humidity after the
pressure drop is 2=0.7. Another humid air stream (mass flow of dry air: mL6=81.95kgs,x6=
11.5gHH2Okg*L,t6=21.8C) flows over a reservoir, absorbing the liquid water mass flow mW=132gs
(tW=15C) until the air stream is completely saturated (state 7). The streams 2 and 7 are mixed
adiabatically to form stream 3 and then cooled in an adjustable cooler to the desired state 4. The
resulting condensate (mc=250gs) is discharged to the environment in a droplet seperator and the
dehumidified air sream (state 5) is supplied to the industrial process. The change of state 2 to 7 are
isobaric. The condensate and the air stream in 5 have the same temperature and pressure.
a) Determine the relative humidity 1 in front of the throttle
b) Determine the temperature of the air stream behind the water reservoir t7
c) Determine the water content x3 after mixing
d) Determine the temperature tc of the condenstate, which is withdrawn from the process (5)
Properties:
Gas constant of dry air: Rair=0.2871kJkg*K
Gas constant of water: RW=0.4615kJkg*K
Specific isobaric heat capacity of dry air: cp,air=1.007kJkg*K
Specific isobaric heat capacity of liquid water: cp,liquid=4.18kJkg*K
Heat of evaporation of water at 0C:r0=2500kJkg
Vapor pressure of water:
Note: All gasneous components can be considered ideal gas
 To realize variable water content in state 5 for an industrial

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