This Psychrometric Processes Program follows equations provided in the 2005 ASHRAE Handbook of

Fundamentals, Chapter 6. The program can replace the Psychrometric chart and users are encouraged to
compare values. It permits the quick calculation of basic HVAC air mixing, cooling, heating and heat recovery
processes. Thanks are extended to Dr. Jim Richardson (CE Department @ UA) and Barbara McCrary of The Psychrometric Chart
Hattemer, Hornsby & Bailey, Pratteville, AL for assistance in learning the use of Visual Basic macros in Excel
that permit the calculation of psychrometric values using functions. 90
See HVAC Simplified (Kavanaugh, 2006) available from ASHRAE for additional details. .028
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Tdb1 74 °F Tdb2 105 °F Note 1: In these programs,
82 °F required input values are in
.024
Twb1 62 °F Twb2 45
Elevation 300 ft. yellow cells. Output values 80
are in blue or green.
AtmPress 14.54 psia 40
.020

H U M ID IT Y R A TIO (Lbv/Lba )
APinHg 29.60 in Hg 75
35
70 .016
HRatio1 #VALUE! lbw/lba HRatio2 #VALUE! lbw/lba 30
#VALUE! Grains #VALUE! Grains 65
.012
RelHum1 #VALUE! % RelHum2 #VALUE! % 25 60
SpHt1 #VALUE! Btu/lb-°F SpHt2 #VALUE! Btu/lb-°F
Dew Point (F )
Enal1 #VALUE! Btu/lb Enal2 #VALUE! Btu/lb 20 50 .008
SpVol1 #VALUE! cu.ft./lb SpVol2 #VALUE! cu.ft./lb 15 40
DewPt1 #VALUE! °F DewPt2 #VALUE! °F
.004
lbpCuFt #VALUE! lbw/ft3 lbpCuFt #VALUE! lbw/ft3

32 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120

D R Y BU LB T EM PER AT U R E ( F )

Note 2: If Macro security level is set at high, this program will For 2007 Office products, the terminology "trust" has replaced "security"
result in errors in the cells [NAME?]. To reset the security level, and the procedure has been changed (as you might expect). To change
1. Close the PsychProcess program. the "trust" settings:
2. Click on "Tools" on the main tool bar, select "Macro", select
"Security. Open Excel
3. Reset security level to Medium (recommended) or Low Click the Office Button (top left corner of screen)
4. Exit Excel Click on "Excel Options" button @ the bottom of the pop-up window
5. Re-Open Excel Click on "Trust Center"
6. Run program Click on "Trust Center Settings"
Click on "◘ Enable all macros.."
Open and Run the programs
An option would be to reset the trust setting by repeating steps 1 thru 5
and,
Click on "◘ Disable macros with notification"
 Mixing - This Worksheet computes the resulting properties of air
(stream 3) when streams 1 and 2 are mixed. Flow rates are
entered below but properties for streams 1 and 2 are entered on
the "Properties" Worksheet.
Note: Input values (Qair1 and Qair2) are in cubic feet per minute.
Qair1 0 cfm FRESH Qair2 3350 cfm For additional information purposes, these values are corrected to
air at standard conditions of ρ=0.075 lb/cu.ft. (QSair1 and QSair2).
QSair1 #VALUE! scfm QSair2 #VALUE! scfm

Stream 1 Stream 2
mflow1 #VALUE! lb/hr mflow2 #VALUE! lb/hr Stream 1 @
Qair1(cfm), Stream 3 @
Tdb1(°F), Qair3(cfm),
Stream 3 (mixed)
& Twb1(°F) Tdb3(°F),
mflow3 #VALUE! lb/hr & Twb3(°F)
Qair3 #VALUE! cfm
Tdb3 #VALUE! °F Stream 2 @
HRatio3 #VALUE! lbw/lba Qair2(cfm),
#VALUE! Grains Tdb2(°F),
& Twb2(°F)
Twb3 #VALUE! °F
RelHum3 #VALUE! %
SpHt3 #VALUE! Btu/lb-°F 2
Enal3 #VALUE! Btu/lb
SpVol3 #VALUE! cu.ft./lb 3
1
DewPt3 #VALUE! °F
By-Pass (BP) Factor
Method
QairRet 3350 cfm mflowRet #VALUE! lb/hr BPFactor = 1-(TdbRet-TdbSup)/(TdbRet-Tadp)
Tadp 52 °F QairSup #VALUE! cfm
BPFactor 0.1 QAairSup #VALUE! scfm T(adp)
QSairRet #VALUE! scfm
TdbSup #VALUE! °F Q(airRet) Q(airSup)
TdbRet #VALUE! °F TwbSup #VALUE! °F
TwbRet #VALUE! °F HRatioadp #VALUE! lbw/lba
Elev 300 ft. T(dbRet) T(dbSup)
AtmPress 14.54 psia qTotal #VALUE! MBtu/h T(wbRet) T(wbSup) TOT. HEAT #VALUE!
APinHg 29.60 in Hg qSensible #VALUE! MBtu/h SENS/ HEAT #VALUE!
SHRcoil #VALUE! GPM #VALUE!

HRatioRet #VALUE! lbw/lba HRatioSup #VALUE! lbw/lba

#VALUE! Grains #VALUE! Grains
RelHumRet #VALUE! % RelHumSup #VALUE! % t(ret)
SpHtRet #VALUE! Btu/lb-°F SpHtSup #VALUE! Btu/lb-°F
EnalRet #VALUE! Btu/lb EnalSup #VALUE! Btu/lb t(adp)
t(sup)
SpVolRet #VALUE! cu.ft./lb SpVolSup #VALUE! cu.ft./lb
DewPtRet #VALUE! °F DewPtSup #VALUE! °F