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PSYCHROMETRICS

J.ILANGUMARAN

PSYCHROMETRICS

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE 29.92"Hg

ENTHALAY AT SATURATION 30.05 BTU/LB 65 F DEW POINT TEMP F 57.2 F SATURATION TEMPERATURE OR 100% RH
DRY BULB TEMP.

ALIGNMENT CIRCLE (80 F, 50% RH) HUMIDITY RATIO


WE TB UL BL INE

0.010 BTU / LB

% RELATIVE HUMIDITY 47% 20 F DBT

79 F

120 F

KNOWING ANY TWO PROPERTIES, ALL OTHERS CAN BE DETERMINED

SENSIBLE HEAT FACTOR


E UM B OL T/L . V UF SP 8 C . 13

PSYCHROMETRIC CHART NORMAL TEMPERATURE SEA LEVEL,

180 INFINITE COMBINATIONS 12000 BTU/HR = 8000 (SH)+4000 (LH). OR = 11000 (SH)+1000 (LH) SHR PROVIDES AN IDEA OF QUALITY OF THE COOLING LOAD AND PROCESS TO BE FOLLOWED 170 160 150 140
LA T HE EN AT T

T O OTA R EN L H TH EA AL T PY

130 A 120 110


GRAINS/LB DRY AIR

W2

100

LATENT

90 80 70 60 50 40

LOWER SHR ( Q ) STEEPER THE LOAD LINE % LATENT LOAD IS HIGH B F

SENSIBLE CHANGE IN DBT


F

W1

30
SPECIFIC HUMIDITY

SENSIBLE SENSIBLE HEAT RATIO


20 30 40 50 60

20 10 0 110 120

SENSIBLE + LATENT
70 80 90 100

DRY BULB TEMPERATURE F

180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110

65 F 4 1 3 7 2 6

100 90 80 70

50 40 30 20 10 0

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

DRY BULB TEMPERATURE F

GRAIN LB

60

SPECIFIC HUMIDITY

BY PASS FACTOR

70 F AIR INLET (+)

AIR OUTLET

HOT WATER COIL SURFACE TEMP, 90 F


IDEALLY, TEMPERATURE OF AIR OUTLET, 90O F WILL BE POSSIBLE, IF ALL AIR COMES IN CONTACT PERFECTLY WELL. PRACTICALLY DEPENDENT ON HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN, CONTACT TIME, etc. IT WILL BE DIFFERENT

BY PASS FACTOR
BYPASS

70 F AIR INLET (+)

AIR OUTLET

HOT WATER COIL SURFACE TEMP, 90 F


ACTUALLY, AIR OUTLET TEMPERATURE WILL BE A MIXTURE OF TREATED AIR OUTLET AIR & UNTREATED AIR & SO IT WILL BE LESS THAN SURFACE TEMPERATURE

180 170

150 140 130 120

SENSIBLE HEAT LOAD

110 100 90

SATURATION LINE

MEAN TEMP. OF HEATING SURFACE

80 70 60

A INITIAL CONDITION

C FINAL CONDITION

50 40 30 20 10 0

BYPASS

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

DRY BULB TEMPERATURE F

SPECIFIC HUMIDITY

LBS OF MOISTURE/ LBS DRY AIR

160

HIGH LATENT LOAD APPLICATION


REHEATING IS ENERGY INEFFICIENT

180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110

TOUT DOOR
GSA F

100 90 80 70 60 50 40

T MIX/ENT TL
SELECTED ADP
INE HF L ES

30

REHEAT

20 10 0

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

DBT F

TLEAVING
COIL

TENT SPACE TROOM

SPECIFIC HUMIDITY

COIL RSHF T ROOM

180

WHERE TL' = MIX OF AIR PARTLY AT TL + PARTLY AT TROOM TL' =

170 160 150 140 130 120 110

T ENT. SPACE AFTER


BYPASS OR REHEAT

T OUTSIDE

100 90 80
SPECIFIC HUMIDITY

T MIX T ROOM

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

TL

TL'

T ADP

20

30

40

50

60 70 80 90 100 DRY BULB TEMPERATURE F

110

120

CHEMICAL DEHUMIDIFICATION
180 170

AIR IS HEATED AND MOISTURE IS REMOVED

160 150 140 130 120 110

LI NE

100 90 80
SPECIFIC HUMIDITY

SA TU RA TI ON

70 60

50 40 30

WET BULB LINE

20

2
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 DRY BULB TEMPERATURE F 110

10 0 120

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