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Psychrometry
Psychrometry
Atmospheric
Air
For
all
prac2cal
purposes,
the
composi2on
of
dry
air
can
be
considered
as
constant
Interna2onal
Joint
Commi<ee
on
Psychrometric
data
(1949)
• Based
on
the
above
composi2on
of
dry
air
Molecular
weight
=
28.966
Air
gas
constant
Ra=
287.035
J/kg.K
• The
composi2on
of
dry
air
remain
fixed
but
the
composi2on
of
moisture
may
vary
from
place
to
place
• When
the
moisture
content
is
maximum,
then
the
air
is
known
as
saturated
air
otherwise
it
is
known
as
unsaturated
air
Molecular
weight
of
water
vapour
=
18.015
and
Gas
constant
(water
vapour),
R
v
=
461.52
J/kg.K
Gas
laws
for
Moist
Air
• Both
dry
air
and
water
vapour
behave
as
ideal
gases
and
ideal
gas
laws
can
be
applied
on
it
• Dalton’s
law
of
Par2al
pressure
Total
Pressure
of
mixture
of
gases
is
equal
to
the
sum
of
Pressure
of
individual
components
Φ
=
wpa/0.622ps
Psychrometry
8. Enthalpy:
The
enthalpy
of
moist
air
is
the
sum
of
the
enthalpy
of
the
dry
air
and
the
enthalpy
of
the
water
vapour.
h=
ha
+
whv
Psychrometry
Taking
the
reference
state
enthalpy
as
zero
for
saturated
liquid
and
air
at
0
◦C
ha
=
Cpat
since
Cpa
=1.005
kJ/(kg.K)
So
ha
=
1.005
t
hv
=Cpw
td
+
(hfg)d+Cpv(t-‐td)
Taking
the
specific
heat
of
liquid
water
as
4.1868kJ/(kg.K)
and
that
of
water
vapour
as
1.88
kJ/(kg.K)
in
the
range
of
0
to
60
◦C
hv
=
4.1868
td
+
(hfg)d+1.88(t-‐td)
Since
the
enthalpy
of
ideal
gas
at
low
pressure
is
a
func2on
of
temperature
only
therefore
hv
=
2501
+
1.88
t
So
enthalpy
of
moist
air
h
=
1.005
t
+
w(2501
+
1.88
t)
Psychrometry
• Humid
Specific
Heat
h=
(Cpa
+
wCpv)t
+
w
(hfg)0
◦C
Psychrometric
Chart
Psychrometric
Chart