This Psychrometric Processes Program follows equations provided in the 2005 ASHRAE Handbook of

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.
Tdb1
Twb1
Elevation
AtmPress
APinHg
HRatio1

lbpCuFt

#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

F
F
ft.
psia
in Hg

lbw/lba
Grains
%
Btu/lb-F
Btu/lb
cu.ft./lb
F
3
#VALUE! lbw/ft

Tdb2
Twb2

.0 2 8

50

Note 1: In these programs,

100 F required input values are in
75 F yellow cells. Output values
are in blue or green.

.0 2 4

45
80

HRatio2
RelHum2
SpHt2
Enal2
SpVol2
DewPt2
lbpCuFt

#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

lbw/lba
Grains
%
Btu/lb-F
Btu/lb
cu.ft./lb
F
3
#VALUE! lbw/ft

.0 2 0

40

75

35

.0 1 6

70

30

Note 2: If Macro security level is set at high, this program will

result in errors in the cells [NAME?]. To reset the security level,
1. Close the PsychProcess program.
2. Click on "Tools" on the main tool bar, select "Macro", select
"Security.
3. Reset security level to Medium (recommended) or Low
4. Exit Excel
5. Re-Open Excel
6. Run program

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 B U LB T EM PE R 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 )

RelHum1
SpHt1
Enal1
SpVol1
DewPt1

75
63
0
14.70
29.92

90

The Psychrometric Chart

Mixing - This Worksheet computes the resulting properties of air

(stream 3) when streams 1 and 2 are mixed. Flow rates are
entered below but properties for streams 1 and 2 are entered on
the "Properties" Worksheet.
Qair1
QSair1

5000 cfm
#VALUE! scfm

Qair2
QSair2

1000 cfm
#VALUE! scfm

mflow1

Stream 1
#VALUE! lb/hr

mflow2

Stream 2
#VALUE! lb/hr

Stream 3
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
Twb3
#VALUE!
RelHum3 #VALUE!
SpHt3
#VALUE!
Enal3
#VALUE!
SpVol3
#VALUE!
DewPt3
#VALUE!
mflow3
Qair3
Tdb3
HRatio3

(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
SenEff
75 %
LatEff
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.
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
541 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

or remove heat (and in some units

e fresh outdoor air make-up air. The

Room Air

HRU
HRU Outlet Air
to room or
HVAC Unit
OALoads
#VALUE! MBtu/h
#VALUE! MBtu/h

t(o)
t(r)

DWinter

D D 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
FluidType
Sat Steam
dryer outdoor air.
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

Inlet Air Conditions

QairIn
4000 cfm
TC
120 MBtu/h
SC
100 MBtu/h
QSairIn
#VALUE! scfm
SHR
0.83
TdbIn
75 F
TwbIn
63 F
ElevIn
0 ft.
AtmPressI
14.70 psia
APinHgIn
29.92 in Hg

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

Fan Heat Neglected

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

Fan Heat Neglected

Net
Fan Heat Included

By-Pass (BP) Factor

Method
QairRet
4000 cfm
Tadp
47 F
BPFactor
0.1
QSairRet
#VALUE! scfm
TdbRet
TwbRet
Elev
AtmPress
APinHg

79.8
67.1
0
14.70
29.92

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)