3 PSYCHROMETRY

rs 11 Basic Data

Title Symbol Unit Equation Example

Partial pressure of water
vapor at dry bulb temp.
2
P kg/cm p=p'- A×P×(t-t')
mmhg A=0.00066×(1+0.00115×t')
o
when p,P are in mmhg and temp. in C

saturation pr. of vapor

at wet bulb temp, p' mmhg/
2
kg/cm
total barometric pr. P mmhg/
2
kg/cm

o
dry bulb temp. t C

o
wet bulb temp. t' C
at saturation point, dry and wet bulb temperatures are same
saturation pr. of vapor px mmhg/
2
at dry bulb temp. kg/cm

wet bulb depression is the difference between dry and wet bulb temps (t – t')
relative humidity = 100 × p/px
dew point
when partial pressure vapor reaches its saturation pr. at a given temp.,air is said to be
saturated at that temp. and has reached its dew point.

Saturation humidity
o
or dew point hs C hs = h + q × (t × ts) / 539
absolute
humidity h q =0.24 + 0.45 × h
heat capacity q
o
dry bulb temp. t C
saturation
o
temp. ts C

absolute humidity is the actual weight of water vapour in a unit weight of dry air. It is expressed in
kg/kg
reltive humidity of air water vapour mixture is defined as ratio of pressure existing to that at saturation
for the same dry bulb temperature

Source : Cement Manufacturers Hand book

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