EXPERIMENT NO.

8
Aim:Determine air properties using psychrometer
Prior Concepts:
•Psychrometry
•Terms use in psychrometry
•Psychrometric Processes
•Psychrometric chart
New concept
•Sling psychrometer
•Use of Psychrometric chart
Sling psychrometer

•A psychrometer measures the dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperatures

simultaneously .
• Dry-bulb thermometer is placed in the airstream to measure dry bulb
temperature TDB
•The measurement of the wet-bulb temperature TWB is achieved by means of a
wet wick(saturated with ambient temperature liquid water) placed over
the thermometer bulb.
working
When the sling psychrometer is spun rapidly in the air, the evaporation of the
water from the wick causes the wet bulb thermometer to read lower than the dry
bulb thermometer. After the psychrometer has been spun long enough for the
thermometers to reach equilibrium temperatures, the unit is stopped and the two
thermometers are quickly read. A psychrometric chart is then used to convert
the dry bulb temperature TDB and the wet bulb temperature TWB into humidity
information.
Psychrometric Terms
1. Dry-bulb temperature TDB
2. Wet-bulb temperature TWB
3. Relative humidity (RH)-%
4. Humidity ratio / specific humidity. - g/kg
5. Specific volume. - m3/kg
6. Dew point temperature
7. Enthalpy of air/ total heat of moist air. - kJ/kg
 Psychrometric processes
1. Sensible cooling process .(  = constant)
2. Sensible heating process .(  = constant)
3. Humidification process.
4. De-humidification process.
5. Cooling and adiabatic Humidification process.
6. Cooling and Humidification by water injection.
7. heating and Humidification .
8. Humidification by steam injection.
9. Adiabatic chemical de-humidification process.
10. Adiabatic mixing of air

humidification

Cooling and humidification heating and humidification

Sensible cooling Sensible heating

Cooling and humidification heating and dehumidification

Measure the dry bulb temperature and wet bulb temperature using sling psychrometer
De-humidification
(indoor and outdoor) .find other parameters using psychrometer chart.

Measure the dry bulb temperature and wet bulb temperature using sling psychrometer
(indoor and outdoor) .Find other parameters using psychrometer chart. Show the
process on psychrometer chart
1. Dry-bulb temperature TDB :
2. Wet-bulb temperature TWB :
3. Relative humidity (RH)-% :
4. Humidity ratio / specific humidity. (w) - g/kg :
5. Specific volume. Vs- m3/kg :
6. Dew point temperature (DPT) -TDP :
7. Enthalpy of air/ total heat of moist air. (Hair) - kJ/kg :
8. Psychrometric process :

Conclusion:
 Psychrometric Chart

H air RH
TWB
w

TDP

TDB

TDB - Dry-bulb temperature VS

TWB - Wet-bulb temperature

W - Humidity ratio / specific humidity
RH - Relative humidity
TDP - Dew point temperature
H air - Enthalpy of air
VS - Specific volume