CLIMATE RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURE- I

(AR L2215)

LECTURE- IV
6 September 2017
 Identify
Heatthe
PSYCHROMETRIC heat transfer
CHART
Transfer process
in Buildings

What is Psychrometry?
It is the science of studying air-vapor mixture

We know that air can hold only certain amount of water vapor at a given
temperature

Low temperature = Low levels of water vapor

High temperature = Low/High levels of water vapor

However, we are only comfortable in only certain permutations –combinations of

air temperature & humidity

PSYCHROMETRIC CHARTS SHOW TEMPERATURE VS. HUMIDITY, AND

CAN BE USED TO EXPRESS HUMAN THERMAL COMFORT, DESIGN
STRATEGIES, AND ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE STRATEGIES
Psychometric Chart
• Dry-bulb
temperature
(DBT)

• Wet-bulb
temperature
(WBT)

• Relative
humidity

• Dew point
temperature

• Psychometric
ratio
Psychrometric Chart
DRY-BULB TEMPERATURE (DBT)

It is the air temperature ordinarily measured with a thermometer

Plotted on the horizontal axis

Shown with vertical lines
Psychrometric Chart
WET-BULB TEMPERATURE (WBT)

It is used to infer the amount of water moisture in the air

Represented by the diagonal lines on the chart

Psychrometric Chart
RELATIVE HUMIDITY

Ratio of water vapor compared to the maximum amount air can hold

Represented by the curved lines

Psychrometric Chart
DEW POINT TEMPERATURE

The Dew Point is the temperature at which water vapor starts to condense out of the air
 
Represented by the straight lines
How to plot climatic data on psychrometric chart?

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How to plot climatic data on psychrometric chart?

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