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CHAPTER 37
1948 Guide
Table 1. Average Maximum Water Main Temperatures*
T bmp. F T emp. F
State
City
State
City
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State
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City
Ala. Ariz. Calif.
Colo. Conn.
D. C. Del. Fla. Ga. 111.
Ind.
Iowa Kans.
Ky. La. Me. Md. Mass.
84
Mobile________ 73
Phoenix_______ 81
Tucson________ .80
Anaheim______ 60
Berkeley.
69
Fresno.________ 72
Fullerton...... 75
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Los Angeles___ 75
Oakland............ 69
Ontario_______ 70
82
Pomona...... .... 75
Riverside_____ 78
Sacramento...... 72
San Bernardino 65
San Diego...... .. 82
San Francisco.. 62
75
Denver________ 75
Bridgeport____ 66
Hartford____ __ 73
New Haven___ 76
Waterbury____ 72
Washington___ 84
Wilmington___ 83
Jacksonville___ 80
Miami_________ 80
Tampa_____ '.__ 77
87
80
Cicprn ........
76 76
Evanston_____ 73
Peoria_________ 67
Rockford___ .... 59
Springfield____ 82
Evansville_____ 86
75
Indianapolis.__ 80
South Bend___ 61
Terre Haute.__ 82
Cedar Rapids.. 78
Des Moines___ 77
Sioux City____ 62
Concordia_____ 57
Kansas City.__ 86
Topeka________ 88
Wichita________ 72
85
Baton Rouge... 85
New Orleans__ 85
60
Baltimore.____ 75
Boston....... .. ... 80
Cambridge.
70
Fall River_____ 76
Mich:
Lynn_____ ___ _
New Bedford__ Salem__ ......___ Worcester:_____ Detroit_______ : Flint__________ Grand Rapids..
Jackson. __: Kalamazoo.___ Lansing._______
Minn. Duluth.............. Minneapolis__ _ St. Paul........ ,,
Mo. Jefferson City.. Kansas City.__ St. Joseph_____
Nebr. Nev. N. H. N. J.
N. Y.
Springfield____ Lincoln. . .. Omaha...... .. ... Reno .. ____ Manchester......
lersev Citv.___ Newark. ___ Paterson_______ Trenton............. Albany________
New York___ ... Rochester.......... Schenectady___ Syracuse^______ Utica............. .....
N. C.
N.M. Ohio
Asheville.______ Charlotte______ Winston-Salem
Albuquerque.... Akron_________ Canton Cincinnati:........ Cleveland_____ Columbus.____ Dayton. ___
Okla. Ore.
Springfield____ 1 oledo...............
Tulsa__________ Eugene._______ Portland_______
50 Pa.
74
68 Erie.___________ 75
70 Johnstown____ 74
68 McKeesport___ 82
76 Philadelphia___ 83
77 Pittsburgh____ 81
70 R. I. Providence.
68
84 S. C. Charleston. ... 80
77 81
56 Spartanburg.__ 78
53 S. D. Rapid City____ 55
64 Tenn. Chattanooga..;. 84
82 89
55 Memphis_____ :. 70
80 Nashville______ 90
77 Texas Amarillo.____ ... 65
82 Austin_________ 90
84 Beaumont..... 86
84 Dallas.. ____ 86
85 84
70 Galveston___ .... 90
63 Houston_______ 84
87 Port Arthur.. 83
61 San Antonio.__ 76
76 Wichita Falls... 85
63 Utah Logan________ 44
74 Salt Lake City.. 60
78 Va. Fredericksburg 75
79 Lynchburg.____ 73
68 Norfolk._______ 80
75 1 Wash.
58
56 62
74 51
75 57
72 W.Va. Charleston____ 85
70 Huntington...... 78
60 Wheeling........... 78
74 Wis; LaCrosse........... 54
69 Madison.______ 58
70 70
74 Racine....:_____ 68
85
82
65 --
76
50
84
74 82 --
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60
82 Alta.
64
72 B. C. Vancouver____ 60
83 Ont. London________ 50 82 63
85 P.E.I. Charlottetown.. 48
60 Que. Montreal........ .. 78
64 Quebec________ 68
&These averages taken from various city water main locations, with some actual values slightly higher and some lower than values shown.
Spray Apparatus
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point of the mixture should move in a direction determined by the specific enthalpy of the heated spray as explained in Chapter 3. It is possible, by elevating the water temperature, to raise the aii* temperature, both dry-bulb and wet-bulb, above the dry-bulb temperature of the entering air.
In each of the methods, 1, 2 or 3, the air leaving the air washer may require reheating to produce in the conditioned space the required drybulb temperature and relative humidity.
DEHUMIDIFICATION AND COOLING WITH AIR WASHERS
Cooling of the wet-bulb temperature of an air vapor mixture can be, accomplished by an air washer if the temperature of the spray water is lower than the wet-bulb temperature of the air. Moisture removal is obtained when the spray water temperature is lower than the dew-point of the entering air. In these cases the final dry-bulb temperature and relative humidity of the leaving air are dependent fipon the design factors of the air washer.
Both sensible and latent heat are removed in the process of dehumidi fication by cold spray water. Abstraction of sensible heat occurs during the entire time that the air is in contact with the spray medium. Latent heat removal takes place as condensation occurs. Therefore, the lower the spray temperature the greater the amount of moisture removal per pound of dry air, all other conditions remaining the same.
Washers with two or more banks of spray are usually selected for dehumidifying installations, whether for comfort or industrial instal lations. Generally such air washers cool the air to within one or two degrees (Fahrenheit) of the leaving spray water temperature; this dif ferential will increase somewhat when the difference between the entering wet-bulb and leaving dew-point is relatively large.
Where a limited supply of cold water is available multiple stage washers may be used to great advantage. In such washers the cool water is pumped through the multiple spray systems in series and counterflow to the air flow. Such an arrangement brings the delivery air in contact with the coldest water, securing a maximum amount of cooling with economy of water.
When using cold well water or water from city water mains care should be used to secure accurate data on the water temperatures. Table 1 lists . some approximate water main averages which may be used as a guide but; they should be verified from local records. This is particularly true with city water main temperatures. In the case of well water temperatures Fig. 3 shows the approximate temperatures of water to be expected from wells at depths' of 30 to 60 ft.
Air washers for dehumidifying and cooling usually have separate recirculating pumps. These pumps deliver a mixture of cold and re circulated water under the control of a three-way valve. The valve may be actuated either by a thermostat in the washer outlet or by a humidity or other controller in the space being conditioned.
Air washers for dehumidifying are very often furnished with direct expansion or water cooling coils within the washer space, in which case water for the washer sprays is entirely recirculated.
APPARATUS FOR DIRECT HUMIDIFICATION
Humidifiers may be divided into the following general types, according to the method of operation: (1) indirect, such as the air washer, which