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    An air washer involves the flow of air through a spray of water, allowing for various processes to occur depending on the temperature of the water. These processes include heating and humidifying the air if the water is warmer than the air, humidifying the air if the water and air temperatures are equal, cooling and humidifying the air if the water is cooler than the air but warmer than the wet bulb temperature, and adiabatically saturating the air if the water and wet bulb temperatures are equal. The water may need to be externally heated or cooled depending on the desired process. Eliminator plates are included to minimize water droplet loss.

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    Air Washer

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    An air washer involves the flow of air through a spray of water, allowing for various processes to occur depending on the temperature of the water. These processes include heating and humidifying the air if the water is warmer than the air, humidifying the air if the water and air temperatures are equal, cooling and humidifying the air if the water is cooler than the air but warmer than the wet bulb temperature, and adiabatically saturating the air if the water and wet bulb temperatures are equal. The water may need to be externally heated or cooled depending on the desired process. Eliminator plates are included to minimize water droplet loss.

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    An air washer involves the flow of air through a spray of water, allowing for various processes to occur depending on the temperature of the water. These processes include heating and humidifying the air if the water is warmer than the air, humidifying the air if the water and air temperatures are equal, cooling and humidifying the air if the water is cooler than the air but warmer than the wet bulb temperature, and adiabatically saturating the air if the water and wet bulb temperatures are equal. The water may need to be externally heated or cooled depending on the desired process. Eliminator plates are included to minimize water droplet loss.

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    Air Washer

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    Manral Saurabh
    An air washer involves the flow of air through a spray of water, allowing for various processes to occur depending on the temperature of the water. These processes include heating and humidifying the air if the water is warmer than the air, humidifying the air if the water and air temperatures are equal, cooling and humidifying the air if the water is cooler than the air but warmer than the wet bulb temperature, and adiabatically saturating the air if the water and wet bulb temperatures are equal. The water may need to be externally heated or cooled depending on the desired process. Eliminator plates are included to minimize water droplet loss.

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    The passage describes an air washer and the different thermodynamic processes that can occur as air flows through it, depending on the mean surface temperature of water droplets.

    The different processes that can occur are heating and humidification, humidification, cooling and humidification, adiabatic saturation, cooling and humidification, cooling, and cooling and dehumidification.

    The mean surface temperature of water droplets determines whether the air will be heated or cooled, and whether it will gain or lose moisture. Specifically, if the mean surface temperature is higher than the air temperature, heating will occur. If it is lower than the dew point, cooling and dehumidification will occur.

    Air Washer

    Figure 15.12 shows the schematic representation of an 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 the 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.
    Figure 15.13 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 t S
    which is equal to the actual temperature of water tw.
    Thus, the droplets of water act as wetted surface, and both sensible and latent
    heat transfers take place. Their directions depend on the temperature and vapour
    pressure potentials. The following processes are possible:

    Process 1 – 2A: Heating and humidification (tS > t1)


    The mean surface temperature of water is greater than the dry bulb temperature
    of air. The water is externally heated.

    Process 1 – 2B: Humidification (tS = t1)


    The mean surface temperature of water is equal to the 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 (t1' < tS < t1)


    The mean surface temperature of water is less than the dry bulb temperature of
    air but greater than the wet bulb temperature of 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 (t1' = tS)


    This is the case of pumped recirculation of water without any external heating or
    cooling as discussed in Sec. 14.5. The recirculated water reaches the equilibrium
    temperatures which is equal to the thermodynamic wet bulb temperature of air.

    Process 1 – 2E: Cooling and humidification (td < tS < t1')


    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 = td)
    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 < td)
    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. Again, the limiting process is along the
    condition line tangent to the saturation line drawn from initial state 1.

    It is thus seen that the air washer affords means for an year-round air-
    conditioning system.

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