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    This document discusses psychrometry, which is the science of studying the properties of air-water mixtures. It defines important psychrometric terms like relative humidity, specific humidity, absolute humidity, and dew point. It also describes psychrometric processes useful in industries like heating, cooling, humidification, and dehumidification of air. These processes can be analyzed using psychrometric charts, which graphically map the thermodynamic properties of air at different temperatures and pressures. The document notes two main applications of psychrometry in mine ventilation are controlling temperature and moisture levels. It also asks the audience for ideas on applying psychrometry in methane drainage from mines.

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    This document discusses psychrometry, which is the science of studying the properties of air-water mixtures. It defines important psychrometric terms like relative humidity, specific humidity, absolute humidity, and dew point. It also describes psychrometric processes useful in industries like heating, cooling, humidification, and dehumidification of air. These processes can be analyzed using psychrometric charts, which graphically map the thermodynamic properties of air at different temperatures and pressures. The document notes two main applications of psychrometry in mine ventilation are controlling temperature and moisture levels. It also asks the audience for ideas on applying psychrometry in methane drainage from mines.

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    This document discusses psychrometry, which is the science of studying the properties of air-water mixtures. It defines important psychrometric terms like relative humidity, specific humidity, absolute humidity, and dew point. It also describes psychrometric processes useful in industries like heating, cooling, humidification, and dehumidification of air. These processes can be analyzed using psychrometric charts, which graphically map the thermodynamic properties of air at different temperatures and pressures. The document notes two main applications of psychrometry in mine ventilation are controlling temperature and moisture levels. It also asks the audience for ideas on applying psychrometry in methane drainage from mines.

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    This document discusses psychrometry, which is the science of studying the properties of air-water mixtures. It defines important psychrometric terms like relative humidity, specific humidity, absolute humidity, and dew point. It also describes psychrometric processes useful in industries like heating, cooling, humidification, and dehumidification of air. These processes can be analyzed using psychrometric charts, which graphically map the thermodynamic properties of air at different temperatures and pressures. The document notes two main applications of psychrometry in mine ventilation are controlling temperature and moisture levels. It also asks the audience for ideas on applying psychrometry in methane drainage from mines.

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    Psychrometry and its

    applications
    PRESENED BY: GODFREY MOENG MONYAKENG
    MINING ENGINEERING
    LEVEL 400
    What is Psychrometry?

     Psychro; air properties


     Metry; to measure
     The Psychrometry is the science of studying the properties of air-water
    mixtures
     Very wide use of psychrometric charts
     Psychrometric Chart is a graphical representation where
    all psychrometric parameters can be derived.
    Psychrometric Chart
    Psychrometric considerations

     Complete dry air doesn’t exist, it always has some water vapour.
     Thermodynamic behavior of air is dependent on the prevailing
    temperatures and pressures.
    Psychrometric parameters

     Air saturation: Saturated air, Unsaturated air


     Relative humidity, Absolute humidity, Saturation humidity
     Dry-bulb temperature, Wet-bulb temperature
     Relative humidity (RH)
     Humidity ratio
     Specific volume
     Dew point temperature
     Enthalpy
     Energy content
     Moisture content
     Specific volume
     Sensible heat,latent heat
    Important terms

     Relative Humidity: Water in air/how much water the air can take
     Specific humidity: Mass of water vapor/mass of dry air + mass of vapour
     Absolute Humidity: mass of water vapor/unit volume of air containing the
    vapour
     Dew point: Temperature at which moisture starts to condense out of
    air.known as saturation temperature
     Latent heat: Energy released or absorbed when a substance changes
    phase at constant temperature
     Sensible heat: Energy required to change the temperature of a substance
    without phase change
    Psychrometric processes useful in the
    industry

     In industrial air conditioning applications some psychrometric processes


    have to be performed on the air to change the psychrometric properties of air
    so as to obtain certain values of temperature and humidity of air within the
    enclosed space.
     Sensible heating and Sensible cooling of air,
     Humidification and dehumidification of air,
     Combination of the processes
    How to read
    Psychrometric
    Diagram
    Determine sensible
    heating from
    Psychrometric chart
    Determine Sensible
    Cooling from
    Psychrometric charts

    Requires data
    collection at 2
    locations
    Humidification changes
    from Psychrometric
    charts

     Requires collection of data at 2 locations


    to observe changes.
    Determine
    humidification changes
    from Psychrometric chart

     Requires collection of data at 2 different


    locations
    Application of Psychrometry in mine
    Ventilation

     2 main applications
     - control of temperature
     Control of moisture
     When designing an air conditioning system, the temperature and moisture
    content of the air needed to be conditioned, and the same properties of
    the air needed to produce the desired air conditioning effect.
    Psychrometry in Methane Drainage.
    Any ideas?
    “BE OPEN MINDED"

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