A fast and accurate graphical method for designing an air conditioning cooling coil

The aim of this paper is to develop a fast and simple accurate graphical method for designing the required cooling coil for an air conditioning system in which both the sensible and latent heat are transferred. The method has the following advantages:

1. Direct solution utilizing only Psychrometer charts.
2. Solution of combined heat and mass transfer problems occuring at pressures other than that of atmosphere.
3. Direct determination of boundary temperature at which dehumidification begins for that type of problem where a portion of the surface is in a dry condition.
4. Less effort required than trial and error method in determination of air condition leaving a counterflow coil of a given area.

The calculated values of the method showed a good agreement with the experimental results. The average deviation for the total heat is about + 15 % and for sensible heat is + 9 %, which are of positive nature and on the safe side for practical design purposes. The method is also useful for similar practical application.