Psychrometric Chart
Psychrometric chart or Hygrometry chart is the
thermo-physical prope
Understanding ps’
concepts such as why
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r Dry Air as a
of t! is to explain they
ometric chart. All changes in the properties o
with the help of ps
hrometric ¢ hrometric charts
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Psychrometric Chart
id boundary
Here in this psychrometric cl
ertical lines are represents the isot
go upward along the. ine, the humidity ratio increa.
e
evaporation).
ile Going downward alo!
Humidity ratio decreases (e.g. condensation, absorption or adsorption of \
that is subt
‘ed from the atmosp' e term ‘adso
n’ implies the
condensation of t
vapour on the surface or in internal porosities of
constant/given humid
to the right indic
Let first see the Definitions of these above terms.
= Saturation humidity line: <
Be oi 20 =
= Saturation Humidty line, Humidity ee
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Ratio or Absolute humidity (AH) i 2s
amount of maximum possible vapor in & é
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the dry air for a gi | | | 08
vantiid »iaelg a o 10% 3 w 0 8
conditions (P & Ory bulb temperature (DBT): °C
humidity (RH) i jon of the
moistu
ntent ofa given a ph
percentage of the
turation humidit
= Dry Bulb Temperature: In this chart Lines of
perature is represented by lines going
y a just putting a
ng tip of the
= Relative Humidity = 100%Wet Bulb Temperature = Dry Bulb Temperature
Dew Point Temperature = Dry Bulb Temperature
Wet Bulb Temperature
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ity Ratio
(Pounds of water / Pounds of dey air)
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0.008
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 100 110120
Dry-Bulb Temperature (*F)
Wet Bulb Temperature
ture is determined when tl
be lower than DBT. This
Dewpoint temperature erature ind
joist air a