2026Mass TransferHumidification and DehumidificationhardMCQ2 Marks
Vapor pressure of water at various temperatures is given in the table below: Temperature (in K)Vapor pressure (in kPa)2841.282891.802942.502993.403106.40\genfrac{}{}{0pt}{}{\text{Temperature (in K)}}{\text{Vapor pressure (in kPa)}} \quad \genfrac{}{}{0pt}{}{284}{1.28} \quad \genfrac{}{}{0pt}{}{289}{1.80} \quad \genfrac{}{}{0pt}{}{294}{2.50} \quad \genfrac{}{}{0pt}{}{299}{3.40} \quad \genfrac{}{}{0pt}{}{310}{6.40} An air and water vapor mixture at 100 kPa100 \text{ kPa} with a relative humidity of 20%20\% has a dry-bulb temperature of 310 K310 \text{ K}. Assume the latent heat of vaporization for water is 44 kJ mol144 \text{ kJ mol}^{-1} and the specific heat capacity of the air and water vapor mixture is 0.035 kJ mol1 K10.035 \text{ kJ mol}^{-1}\text{ K}^{-1}. Which one of the following is the closest to its wet-bulb temperature (in K)?
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