Study Notes On Psychrometry

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Day 15 | Psychrometry | Study Notes on Psychrometry
For comfort air conditioning, properties of air should be known so that we can control the
environment in the space. The study of properties of ambient air is known as psychrometric.
Pressure: Pressure is the effect of a force applied to a surface. Pressure is the amount of force acting
per unit area. The symbol of pressure is π
Total pressure of air p=pv+pa
where, pv = partial pressure of water vapour
ps = partial pressure of dry ai
Partial pressure of water vapour
where, (pvs)wb = saturation pressure of water vapour corresponding to wet bulb temperature
p = atmospheric pressure of moist air
Twb = wet bulb temperature
Tdb = dry bulb temperature
Dry Air: It is the mixture of gases. Generally O2 and N2 make up the major part of the combustion.
It consists 21% O2 and 79% N2 by volume.
It consists 23% O2 and 77% N2 by mass.
Moisture: The water vapour present in the air is called moisture.
Moist Air: It is the mixture of dry air and water vapour.
Absolute Humidity: The weight of water vapour present in unit volume of air is called absolute
humidity.
Speci c Humidity: It is the ratio of mass of water vapour in air (mixture) to mass of dry air in air
mixture.
Relative Humidity: It is the ratio of mass of water vapour in a given volume to mass of water vapour in
the same volume of saturated air at same temperature.
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where mv and ms are the mass of water vapour and mass of saturated air pv and pvs are the partial
pressure of water vapour and partial pressure of water vapour in saturated air at same temperature
for saturated air relative humidity is 1 or 100%.
Degree of Saturation (μ): It is the ratio of mass of water vapour in a sample of air to mass of water
vapour in saturated air at the same temperature.
where w and ws are speci c humidities of air and saturated air.

Dry Bulb Temperature (DBT): It is the normal temperature of air measured by an ordinary
thermometer.
Wet Bulb Temperature: It is the temperature measured by a thermometer when bulb is covered by wet
cloth.
Wet Bulb Depression (WBD) = DBT – WBT
Dew Point Temperature (DPT): It is temperature at which water vapour in air start condensing.
For unsaturated air, DBT > WBT > DPT

For saturated air, DBT = WBT = DPT
Dew Point Depression: It is the difference between Dry Bulb Temperature (DBT) and Dew Point
Temperature (DPT), i.e.,
DPD = DBT – DPT
Enthalpy of Air (h): Enthalpy of air is de ned as
H = Ha + Hv, H=maha+mvhv
ha = Cpa(t)
hv = 2500 + 1800t
t = Dry Bulb Temperature in oC,
Or h = Cpm tab + w(hg – Cpv tdb)

where, Cpm = Cpia + CpvW
Cpa, Cpv, Cpm are the speci c heat of dry air water vapour and moist air respectively.
hg → enthalpy of saturated water vapour at DPT in kJ/kg.
Psychrometric Chart
Enthalpy is more or less constant with wet bulb temperature. Enthalpy lines are also downward
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from lelt to right.
Constant speci c Volume lines are more steeper inclined lines than wet bulb temperate lines or
enthalpy lines
Adiabatic lines on psychrometric chart are represented along constant enthalpy lines.
Sensible Heating: It is process of heating air at constant w.
where, Cpm = speci c heating moist

Sensible Cooling: It is process of cooling air at constant w. for sensible cooling, the coil temperature
must be greater than dew point temperature and less than dbt.
Humidi cation: The addition of moisture to air at a constant, Dry Bulb Temperature (DBT) is knows as
humidi cation. It is process of increasing w at constant DBT.
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Dehumidi cation: The removal of moisture from air at a constant Dry Bulb Temperature is called
dehumidi cation. It is process of decreasing w at constant DBT.
Heating with Humidi cation: It is process in which air heated with humidi cation. The heating and
humidi cation process line (1-2) as shown in following gure. In this process, Dry Bulb Temperature
and speci c humidity of incoming air increases.
Addition of heat Q1-2 = ma[(h1-h2)-(w1-w2)ht]

h2 - h1 = Sensible heat (SH)
h2 – h2 = latent heat (LH)
Sensible heat factor =
Heating with Dehumidi cation: In this process, air is heated with dehumidi cation.
Cooling with Humidi cation: In this process, an air is cooled with humidi cation.
Cooling with Dehumidi cation: In this process air is cooled below the down point with
dehumidi cation. It is necessary to maintain. In a cooling with dehumidi cation, both the humidity
ratio and temperature of most air decrease. Some water vapour is condensed in the form of liquid
water, called a condensate. This process is shown by a curve in psychrometric chart.
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Total heat load on cooling coil,

Q1-2 = ma[(h1-h2)-(w1-w2)hf]
Since, (w1-w2)h1=0
So, Q1-2 = ma(h1-h2)
Sensible heat factor

where, h1 and h2 = enthalpy of moist air entering and leaving the coil
ma = mass ow rate of the condensate
h2 = enthalpy of condensate.
Adiabatic Mixing of Air Streams: Streams of air at different condition are mixed as shown in gure by
mass balance.
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Chemical Dehumidi cation: In chemical humidi cation DBT of air increases while speci c humidity
decreases.
Adiabatic Evaporative Cooling: In adiabatic evaporative cooling, the heat removed in lowering the Dry
Bulb Temperature of the air is absorbed by the moisture which evaporates and raises the humidity of
the air.
By Pass Factor: Let Dry Bulb Temperature of coil surface is tcoil and air temperature at entry and exit
is t1 and t2 respectively.
By pass factor,
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Coil E ciency: It is determined by the mass coming in perfect contact of coil.

η-1-m=1-BPF
From gure,
Note: If by pass factor is low then coil e ciency will be better.

Summer Air Conditioning with Ventilation Air
GSHF → the line joining of inlet and exit condition of an A/C equipment.
RSHF → the line joining supply conditions with inside room condition.
The point of interaction of GSHF and RSHF will give supply condition to room.
Apparated Dew Point (ADP): The temperature at which cooling and humidi cation lines meet sat
Comfort Chart: Relative humidity lines are taken from chart. It is found that an effective temperature
of 20oC, 99% of people where comfortable in winter and in summer this temperature is found to be
21.6oC. The comfortable relative humidity conditions are 50% to 60% and hence shaded region shows
comfort zone for year round conditioning. NEXT
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where w and ws are speci c humidities of air and saturated air.

For unsaturated air, DBT > WBT > DPT

t = Dry Bulb Temperature in oC,

Or h = Cpm tab + w(hg – Cpv tdb)

Sensible Heating: It is process of heating air at constant w.

where, Cpm = speci c heating moist

Addition of heat Q1-2 = ma[(h1-h2)-(w1-w2)ht]

Sensible heat factor =

Total heat load on cooling coil,

Sensible heat factor

Coil E ciency: It is determined by the mass coming in perfect contact of coil.

Note: If by pass factor is low then coil e ciency will be better.

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