Psych Process
Psych Process
Fundamentals, Chapter 6. The program can replace the Psychrometric chart and users are encouraged to
compare values. It permits the quick calculation of basic HVAC air mixing, cooling, heating and heat recovery
processes. Thanks are extended to Dr. Jim Richardson (CE Department @ UA) and Barbara McCrary of
Johnson Spellman Associates in Atlanta for assistance in learning the use of Visual Basic macros in Excel that
permit the calculation of psychrometric values using functions.
100
88
11
14.69
29.91
F
F
ft.
psia
in Hg
Tdb2
Twb2
.0 2 4
45
80
.0 2 0
40
75
35
HRatio1
RelHum1
SpHt1
Enal1
SpVol1
DewPt1
lbpCuFt
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
lbw/lba
Grains
%
Btu/lb-F
Btu/lb
cu.ft./lb
F
3
#VALUE! lbw/ft
HRatio2
RelHum2
SpHt2
Enal2
SpVol2
DewPt2
lbpCuFt
lbw/lba
Grains
%
Btu/lb-F
Btu/lb
cu.ft./lb
F
3
#VALUE! lbw/ft
.0 1 6
70
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
30
65
25
20
15
.0 1 2
60
50
.0 0 8
40
.0 0 4
32
40
50
60
70
80
90
D R Y BU LB T E M P ER AT U R E (F )
100
110
120
H U M I D I T Y R A T I O (L b v / L b a )
Tdb1
Twb1
Elevation
AtmPress
APinHg
50
5000 cfm
#VALUE! scfm
Qair2
QSair2
1000 cfm
#VALUE! scfm
mflow1
Stream 1
#VALUE! lb/hr
mflow2
Stream 2
#VALUE! lb/hr
Stream 3
mflow3
#VALUE!
Qair3
#VALUE!
Tdb3
#VALUE!
HRatio3
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
Twb3
#VALUE!
RelHum3 #VALUE!
SpHt3
#VALUE!
Enal3
#VALUE!
SpVol3
#VALUE!
DewPt3
#VALUE!
(mixed)
lb/hr
cfm
F
lbw/lba
Grains
F
%
Btu/lb-F
Btu/lb
cu.ft./lb
F
Note: Input values (Qair1 and Qair2) are in cubic feet per minute.
For additional information purposes, these values are corrected to
air at standard conditions of =0.075 lb/cu.ft. (QSair1 and QSair2).
Stream 1 @
Qair1(cfm),
Tdb1(F),
& Twb1(F)
Stream 3 @
Qair3(cfm),
Tdb3(F),
& Twb3(F)
Stream 2 @
Qair2(cfm),
Tdb2(F),
& Twb2(F)
2
1
This Worksheet computes the properties of air leaving Heat Recovery Units (HRU) used to adsorb or remove heat (and in so
moisture) from room air that is being exhausted. The heat and moisture are transfered to or from the fresh outdoor air make-u
capacity of the HRU is also computed. The effects of the HRU supply fan heat are considered.
HRU Effectiveness
75 %
72 %
Outdoor
QairOut
2000 cfm
QSairOut
#VALUE! scfm
mflowOut
#VALUE! lb/hr
SupFankW
1.86 kW
ExFankW
1.47 kW
Exhaust (not req'd)
QairEx
2000 cfm
QSairEx
#VALUE! scfm
Room Air
HRatioRm
#VALUE! lbw/lba
#VALUE! Grains
RelHumRm #VALUE! %
SpHtRm
#VALUE! Btu/lb-F
EnalRm
#VALUE! Btu/lb
SpVolRm
#VALUE! cu.ft./lb
DewPtRm
#VALUE! F
Room Air
TdbRm
TwbRm
Outdoor Air
TdbOut
TwbOut
Elev.
SenEff
LatEff
Capacities
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
Outdoor Air
HRatioOut
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
RelHumOut
#VALUE!
SpHtOut
#VALUE!
EnalOut
#VALUE!
SpVolOut
#VALUE!
DewPtOut
#VALUE!
qTotalHru
qSenHru
SHRHru
75
63 F
F
92
74.4 F
591 ft.
HRU Outlet
MBtu/h
MBtu/h
TdbHru
TwbHru
lbw/lba
Grains
%
Btu/lb-F
Btu/lb
cu.ft./lb
F
HRatioHru
Exhaust Air
HRU
Outdoor Air
Temps.
#VALUE! F
#VALUE! F
HRU Outlet
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
RelHumHru
#VALUE!
SpHtHru
#VALUE!
EnalHru
#VALUE!
SpVolHru
#VALUE!
DewPtHru
#VALUE!
lbw/lba
Grains
%
Btu/lb-F
Btu/lb
cu.ft./lb
F
Room Air
HRU
HRU Outlet Air
to room or
HVAC Unit
OALoads
#VALUE! MBtu/h
#VALUE! MBtu/h
t(o)
t(r)
DWinter
DD
t(hru)
Summer
Inlet Conditions
QairHin
qFurn
QSairHin
mflowHin
TdbHin
TwbHin
ElevH
APpsia
APHg
HRatioHin
RelHumHin
SpHtHin
EnalHin
SpVolHin
DewPtHin
2000
75
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
68
56
0
14.70
29.92
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
Outlet Conditions
Without Humidification
cfm
MBtu/h
scfm
lb/hr
F
F
ft.
psia
in Hg
lbw/lba
Grains
%
Btu/lb-F
Btu/lb
cu.ft./lb
F
TdbHout
TwbHout
#VALUE! F
#VALUE! F
HRatioHout
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
RelHumHout
SpHtHout
EnalHout
SpVolHout
DewPtHout
t(in)
lbw/lba
Grains
%
Btu/lb-F
Btu/lb
cu.ft./lb
F
t(out)
Outlet Conditions
With Humidification*
TdbOutAir
20 F
TwbOutAir
15 F
OAVentInfil
20 % of supply
HRatioOA
#VALUE! lbw/lba
#VALUE! Grains
*Assumption:
RelHumOA
#VALUE! %
SpHtOA
#VALUE! Btu/lb-F Sufficient moisture is
added in the form of
EnalOA
#VALUE! Btu/lb
water or saturated steam
SpVolOA
#VALUE! cu.ft./lb
to replace the moisture
DewPtOA
#VALUE! F
lost via the exhaust air,
which is replace with
dryer outdoor air.
FluidType
Sat Steam
FluidTemp
212 F
EnalFluid
1150 Btu/lb
mfluid
#VALUE! lb/hr
qHumid
#VALUE! MBtu/h
TdbHumOut
#VALUE! F
qNet
#VALUE! MBtu/h
t(out)
Water
t(in)
Steam
HRatioIn
RelHumIn
SpHtIn
EnalIn
SpVolIn
DewPtIn
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
lbw/lba
Grains
%
Btu/lb-F
Btu/lb
cu.ft./lb
F
mflowIn
QairOut
QSairOut
#VALUE! lb/hr
#VALUE! cfm
#VALUE! scfm
Fan Heat
TotalPress
FanEff
MotorEff
BHP
qFan
qTotNet
qSenNet
SHRNet
TdbOut
TwbOut
#VALUE! F
#VALUE! F
TdbNet
TwbNet
HRatioOut
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
RelHumOut #VALUE!
SpHtOut
#VALUE!
EnalOut
#VALUE!
SpVolOut
#VALUE!
DewPtOut #VALUE!
lbw/lba
Grains
%
Btu/lb-F
Btu/lb
cu.ft./lb
F
HRatioNet
Included
2
65
82
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
RelHumNet #VALUE!
SpHtNet
#VALUE!
EnalNet
#VALUE!
SpVolNet
#VALUE!
DewPtNet #VALUE!
In. of Water
%
%
hp
In
MBtu/h
MBtu/h
Out
F
F
lbw/lba
Grains
%
Btu/lb-F
Btu/lb
cu.ft./lb
F
Net
Fan Heat Included
79.8
67.1
0
14.70
29.91
HRatioRet
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
RelHumRet
SpHtRet
EnalRet
SpVolRet
DewPtRet
F
F
ft.
psia
in Hg
lbw/lba
Grains
%
Btu/lb-F
Btu/lb
cu.ft./lb
F
mflowRet
QairSup
QAairSup
#VALUE! lb/hr
#VALUE! cfm
#VALUE! scfm
TdbSup
TwbSup
HRatioadp
50.3 F
#VALUE! F
#VALUE! lbw/lba
qTotal
qSensible
SHRcoil
#VALUE! MBtu/h
#VALUE! MBtu/h
#VALUE!
HRatioSup
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
RelHumSup
SpHtSup
EnalSup
SpVolSup
DewPtSup
lbw/lba
Grains
%
Btu/lb-F
Btu/lb
cu.ft./lb
F
BPFactor = 1-(TdbRet-TdbSup)/(TdbRet-Tadp)
T(adp)
Q(airSup)
Q(airRet)
T(dbSup)
T(wbSup)
T(dbRet)
T(wbRet)
t(ret)
t(adp)
t(sup)