AIR-CONDITIONING &
PSYCHROMETRY
Md. Ferdous Alam, Lecturer, MEE, SUST
HELLO CLASS
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CLASSIFICATION OF REFRIGERATION
APPLICATION
Domestic refrigeration
Commercial refrigeration
Industrial refrigeration
Marine & transportation refrigeration
Comfort air-conditioning
Industrial air-conditioning
DEFINITION
A system for controlling the humidity ,ventilation
and temperature in a building or vehicle typically to
maintain comfortable conditions.
MAJOR PARTS OF THE AC
Evaporator
Compressor
Condenser
Expansion Valve
WINDOW AC
TYPES OF AC
Window AC
Split AC
Central AC plant
Packaged AC
CENTRALISED AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM
Used for cooling big buildings, offices, hotels,
movie theatre etc.
It consists of a huge compressor that has the
capacity to produce hundred of tons of air
conditioning.
PSYCHROMETRY
Psychrometry is that branch of engineering
science, which deals with the study of moist air
i.e. dry air mixed with water vapour or humidity.
It is also includes the study of behavior of dry air
and water vapour mixture under various sets of
conditions.
PSYCHROMETRIC TERMS
Dry air: The pure dry air is a mixture of a
number of gases such as nitrogen, oxygen, carbon
dioxide, hydrogen, argon, helium etc. but the
nitrogen and oxygen have the major portion of
the combination.
Moist air: it is a mixture of dry air and water
vapour. The amount of water vapour depends
upon the absolute pressure and temperature of
the mixture.
Saturated air: It is a mixture of dry air and water
vapour. When the air has diffused the maximum
amount of water vapour into it
Degree of saturation: It is the ratio of actual
mass of the water vapour in unit mass of dry air
to the mass of water vapour in the same mass of
dry air when it is saturated at the same
temperature.
Humidity: It is the mass of water vapour present
in 1 kg of dry air, and generally is expressed in
terms of gram per kg of dry air (g/kg dry air). It is
also called specific humidity or humidity ratio.
Absolute humidity: It is the mass of water vapour
present in 1 m3 of dry air, and is generally
expressed in terms of gram per cubic-meter of dry
air (g/m3 of dry air). It is also expressed in terms
of grains per cubic meter of dry air.
Relative humidity: It is the ratio of actual mass
of the water vapour in a given volume of moist
air to the mass of water vapour in the same
volume of saturated air at the same temperature
and pressure. It is briefly written as RH.
Dry bulb temperature:
Wet bulb temperature:
Dew point temperature: It is the temperature of
air recorded by thermometer, when the moisture
(water vapour) present in it begins to condense.
PSYCHROMETRY
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PSYCHROMETRIC CHARTLexington, Kentucky USABAROMETRIC PRESSURE 28.874 inches of Mercury
Linric Company Psychrometric Chart, www.linric.com
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PSYCHROMETRIC CHARTLexington, Kentucky USABAROMETRIC PRESSURE 28.874 inches of Mercury
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PSYCHROMETRIC CHARTLexington, Kentucky USABAROMETRIC PRESSURE 28.874 inches of Mercury
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PSYCHROMETRIC CHARTLexington, Kentucky USABAROMETRIC PRESSURE 28.874 inches of Mercury
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Dry-bulb temperature = 70 F
Relative humidity = 60%
Sensible Cooling
SENSIBLE HEATING
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