NAME: ABE 3103 DP:

COURSE & YR.: LAB. EXERCISE NO. 4 DS:

I. PSYCHROMETRY

II. OBJECTIVES

1. To discuss the concept of psychrometry.

2. To identify the different components of the psychrometric chart.
3. To use the psychrometric chart.

III. ACTIVITIES

Picture the chart as a shoe or boot with the toe on the left and the heel on the right.
Refer to the skeleton psychrometer charts in the following figures, to clarify the
following points:

1. The dry-bulb temperature scale extends along the sole from toe to heel. The
dry-bulb lines extend straight up from the sole, one for each degree of
temperature;
2. The wet-bulb scale extends along the instep from the toe to the top of the
shoe. The wet-bulb lines extend diagonally downward to the sole and the
back of the shoe, one for each degree of temperature;
3. The condensation or dewpoint lines extend horizontally to the back of the
shoe, one for each dewpoint temperature;
4. The relative humidity lines are located along the side of the shoe and follow
approximately the same curve as the instep. The instep line is actually 100
percent relative humidity line;
5. The grains of moisture scale follows along the back of the shoe from the heel
to the top. The lines are the same as the dewpoint lines; and
6. All properties of air at any given condition can be presented on a
psychrometric chart by plotting a single point.
Figure 1. Skeleton Psychrometric Charts Identifying the Lines and
Scales on the Chart
IV. PROBLEMS and QUESTIONS

1. Calculate the relative humidity given its dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperatures at 78
deg. F and 65 deg. F, respectively.

2. Calculate the dewpoint given its dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperatures at 78 deg. F and
65 deg. F, respectively.

3. Calculate the dewpoint having a dry-bulb temperature of 78 deg. F and 50 percent

relative humidity.

4. What is the importance of psychrometry and the psychrometric chart?

5. Differentiate dry-bulb temperature from wet-bulb temperature.

VI. RESULTS