// Theory and Problems of Thermodynamics // Chapter 9 // Air_water Vapor Mixtures // Example 9 clear ;clc; //Given data V1 = 2 // volume of air conditioner delivers in cubic meter T1 = 278.15 // Temp of air completely saturates in K V2 = 5 // volume of air mixed in cubic meter T2 = 308.15 // Temp of air mixed in K RH = 0.4 // relative humidity in room R = 8.314 // gas constant M = 28.97 // molecular weight of air // data from psychometric chart SH1 = 0.0056 // in kg H2O/kg air pw1 = 0.8 // in kPa // at TDB = 5 degree C; RH = 1 SH2 = 0.0138 // in kg H2O/kg air pw2 = 2.2 // in kPa // at TDB = 5 `C; RH = 1 ma1 = (101.325-pw1)*1e3*V1*M/(R*1e3*T1) ma2 = (101.325-pw2)*1e3*V2*M/(R*1e3*T2) //ma1/ma2 = (SH2-SH3)/(SH3-SH1) deff('y=SH(SH3)', 'y = ma1/ma2 - (SH2-SH3)/(SH3-SH1)') SH3 = fsolve(0.01,SH) // Join the states 1 and 2 by a straight line and read TDB = 26 degree C and // RH3=0.55 at the intersection of the line with SH3=0.0113 kg H20/kg air // Output Results mprintf('Specific humidity of air after mixing = %4.4f kg H20/kg air' , SH3);