ARH

2203
ENVIRONMENTAL
DESIGN I

NAME: NICKESH PARGOO

STUDENT ID: 1023441
INSTITUTION: UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA
FACULTY: ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT: CIVIL ENGINEERING
DATE: FEBRUARY 20th, 2019
TITLE: ASSIGNMENT #2
LECTURER: DR. ANNA PERREIRA
Table of Contents

1.0 PSYCHROMETRIC CHART ................................................................................................................ 2

1.1 STEPS IN READING A PSYCHROMETRIC CHART .................................................................... 2

2.0 Question 1 (a).......................................................................................................................................... 4

3.0 CORRECTED EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE ..................................................................................... 6

3.1 STEPS IN COMPLETEING A NOMOGRAM FOR CORRECTED EFFECTIVE

TEMPERATURE ..................................................................................................................................... 6

4.0 Question 1 (b) ......................................................................................................................................... 6

REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................. 8

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1.0 PSYCHROMETRIC CHART
A Psychrometric Chart is a set of graphs which are combined so that they plot the relationship
between the different variables used to specify humidity (MCMULLAN 2002, 104-105).

Psychrometric processes include physical and thermodynamic properties such as:

1. Dry Bulb Temperature

2. Wet Bulb Temperature
3. Humidity
4. Enthalpy
5. Air density
(PERREIRA, ARH 2203: ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN 2019)

1.1 STEPS IN READING A PSYCHROMETRIC CHART

Step 1. Locate the dry bulb temperature along the bottom axis and the associated vertical line for
each temperature. This scale will be in degrees C.

Step 2. Locate the ‘humidity ratio’ along the right vertical axis. Humidity ratio units are grains of
moisture per pound of dry air or grams of moisture per kilogram of dry air. The term ‘humidity
ratio’ is sometimes used interchangeably with the term ‘mixing ratio’.

Step 3. Locate the left most curved line. This is the saturation curve where the relative humidity
is 100%. Other properties of the saturation curve include; dew point temperature = dry bulb
temperature; wet bulb temperature = dry bulb temperature; partial pressure of water vapor =
saturation vapour pressure

Step 4. Locate the interior curved lines. Each of the lines represents a certain level of relative
humidity in percent.

Step 5. On the right side of the chart, locate the vertical line labelled ‘Dew Point’. Dew point is
expressed as a temperature. The dew point lines traverse the chart as horizontal lines. What this
tells you is that dew point does not change as the dry bulb temperature varies.

Step 6. On the other side of the vertical line where you located dew point is the scale for vapour
pressure expressed in inches of mercury or millibars. Vapour pressure lines also traverse the
chart as horizontal lines.

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Step 7. Look at the information on all sides of the chart that is on the most extreme edge. These
scales represent enthalpy expressed in BTU per pound of dry air. If you take a ruler, you could
match the scales diagonally across the chart.

Step 8. Look closely and find a second set of diagonal lines representing web bulb temperature
expressed as degrees F or degrees C. Although the wet bulb lines are close to the enthalpy lines,
they are not actually parallel to each other. (SOLUTIONS 2014)

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2.0 Question 1 (a)
Using the psychrometric chart below find the following: Humidity ratio, dew point, WBT,
Enthalpy and specific volume if DBT = 350C and RH = 700C.

Figure 1: Depicting the Psychrometric Chart

Source: PERREIRA, DR. ANNA. ARH 2203: ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN. Guyana, 2019.

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Data Given:
Dry Bulb Temperature (DBT) =350c
Relative Humidity= 70%

Answers:
I. Humidity Ratio= 0.025 kg of moisture
II. Dew Point= 28.50c
III. Wet Bulb Temperature (WBT) = 300c
IV. Enthalpy= 100 kJ/Kg
V. Specific Volume= 0.90 m3/Kg

Figure 2: Depicting the Psychrometric Chart where the information was read off.

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3.0 CORRECTED EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE
The Corrected Effective Temperature summates the separate environmental factors of air temperature,
humidity and air velocity and also an allowance is made for radiant heat. It refers to standard conditions
of still and saturated air and hence useful in the comparison of different thermal environment (FELIX
2011, 7).

3.1 STEPS IN COMPLETEING A NOMOGRAM FOR CORRECTED

EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE

1. Measure globe thermometer temperature

2. Measure WBT
3. Measure air velocities with anemometer
4. Locate GT on the left vertical scale
5. Locate WBT on right vertical scale
6. Connect the two points with a line
7. Select curve with appropriate velocity
8. Mark point where velocity curve intersects the line drawn
9. Read off value of short inclined line through point – the CET
(PERREIRA, ARH 2203: ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN 2019)

4.0 Question 1 (b)

Complete the following table using the chart:

Table 1: Incomplete Corrected effective

Temperature
Source: PERREIRA, DR. ANNA. Assignment #
2: Measurement of Indoor Climate. Guyana,
2019.

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 Figure 3: Nomogram for Corrected
effective Temperature
Source: PERREIRA, DR. ANNA.
Assignment # 2: Measurement of Indoor
Climate. Guyana, 2019.

Answer:

DBT WBT Air Velocity CET

0 0
35 c 26 c 1.0 m/sec 270c
250c 300c 2.0 m/sec 210c
280c 200c 1.5 m/sec 200c
150c 100c 0.5 m/sec 8.50c
60c 50c 0.25m/sec 20c

Table 2: Completed Corrected effective Temperature

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REFERENCES

1. FELIX, OMOBUDE IGHODALO. THE USE OF THE CORRECTED EFFECTIVE

TEMPERATURE INDEX. August 2011.

2. MCMULLAN, RANDALL. Environmental Science in Building. 5th. Great Britain: PALGRAVE,

2002.

3. PERREIRA, DR. ANNA. ARH 2203: ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN. Guyana, 2019.

4. PERREIRA, DR. ANNA. Assignment # 2: Measurement of Indoor Climate. Guyana, 2019.

5. SOLUTIONS, ROTRONIC MEASUREMENT. How to Read a Psychrometric Chart. New York,

2014.

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