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Section 2 of 6
Applied Psychrometrics
• Psychrometric chart - your energy map
• Key psychrometric variables for humidity
• Predicting building condensation
• Hot weather
• Cold weather
• Predicting moisture sorption and mold growth
Munters Technical Training - October 2016
Maps help us understand where we are and how far we have to go to our destination
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Long distance... lot of effort
Distance quantifiedby the map’s scale
Munters Technical Training - October 2016
Psychrometric chart helps us understand the current energy state of air, and how much work we’ll have to do to change it
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Long distance... lot of effort
Required work is quantifiedby the chart’s (many) scales
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Each axis quantifies a different property of the air
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Dry bulb temperature
Humidity ratio
Relative humidity
Dew point temperature
Wet bulb temperature
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Consider typical indoor conditions
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75°F50% Relative Humidity
Munters Technical Training - October 2016
75°F Dry bulb temperature
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The temperature of the air as measured by a thermometer that has a dry sensing bulb
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50% Relative humidity
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The amount of water vapor in the air... compared to its maximum capacityat that temperature.
A relative (not absolute) measurement of humidity
Munters Technical Training - October 2016
Grab your chart and plot the point - 75°F, 50% RH
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Humidity ratio = 0.0092 lb/lb = 65 gr/lb
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The weight of water vapor in the air... compared to the weight of dry air alone(lbw ÷ lba)
An “absolute”measurement of humidity
(0.0092 lbw ÷ 1 lba) x 7000 gr/lb = 65
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Dew point temperature = 55°F
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The temperature at which the vapor contained in the air will begin to condense.
The dew point is another “absolute” measurement of humidity
Munters Technical Training - October 2016
Predicting indoor condensation (hot weather)
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In other words...
What is the dew point of air at 83°F, 151 gr/lb = ___?__)
At design conditions in Hampton, VA, any outdoor air sucked into the cavities above ceilings is 83°F and 151 gr/lb.
How cold does the ceiling surface have to be to produce condensation?
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Assessing mold risk - School summer vacation
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In Hampton, VA, outdoor air infiltrating into an empty school during the summer time has a dew point of 79°F.
Thermostat is reset to save energy. If the AC system keeps the building at 85°F, what is the probable Relative Humidity indoors?
In other words - What is the RH of air when the dew point is 79°F and the dry bulb temperature is 85°F ?
RH = __?__
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Mold risk on building surfaces - Hotel room
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Using the chart to find RH at the SURFACE
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Dew Point =19.6°CSurface = 20.7°C
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Helps explain common mold growth in hotels(and underlines the importance of air-tight duct connections)
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Predicting cold weather condensation in walls
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In Calgary, Alberta, small amounts of air are leaking outward from the swimming pool enclosure @ 85°F, 60% RH.
That air will condense moisture when it contacts a surface with a temperature of __?__.
In other words, what is the dew point of air at 85°F, 60% RH ?
Dew point = __?__
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Wet bulb temperature = 62.5°F
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The temperature of the air as measured by a thermometer with a wet sensing bulb.
The temperature at which water will begin to freely evaporate into the air.
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Finding humidity from DB + WB bulb temperature
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During hours when the outdoor temperature is that hot in Phoenix, the average wet bulb temperature is 70°F
How much humidity is in that outdoor air at peak dry bulb conditions?
In other words, what is the dew point, humidity ratio and relative humidity of air at 110°F, 70°F WB ?
Dew point = __?__ Humidity ratio = __?__ RH = __?__
In Phoenix, AZ, the design dry bulb temperature is 110°F.
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Psychrometric summary for air at 75°F, 50% RH
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Dry bulb: 75°
RH: 5
0%
Humidity ratio: 65 gr/lbDew point: 55°F
Wet bulb: 62.5°F
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