Humidification Basics Part 8: Adiabatic Humidification

Humidification Basics Part 8: Adiabatic Humidification

In the previous blog we discussed isothermal humidification.  Today, we’re going to talk about the other method for humidification, which is called “adiabatic.”

Adiabatic humidification puts water (not steam) directly into the air using a spray mechanism or wetted medium, and the heat from the surrounding air causes the water to evaporate. So instead of...

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Humidification Basics Part 7: Isothermal Humidification

Humidification Basics Part 7: Isothermal Humidification

In many ways, Psychrometrics is like a Rubik's Cube. Change one thing, and you automatically change something else.  But instead of shifting colored cubes around, we’re shifting measures of air, moisture, and temperature.  And, like the Rubik’s cube, there is more than one way....

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Humidification Basics Part 6: Load Calculation Using Dristeem Dricalc

Humidification Basics Part 6: Load Calculation Using Dristeem Dricalc

The past couple of blogs used the psychrometric chart and formula to calculate the loads in humidification buildings and processes.  This week we look at a valuable shortcut for determining these load: Dristeem DriCalc selection program...

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Humidification Basics Part 5: Calculating Humidification Loads for Economizer Cycle Systems

Humidification Basics Part 5:  Calculating Humidification Loads for Economizer Cycle Systems

Now that we’ve learned how to calculate a basic humidification load, we need to understand how to do the same when an economizer cycle is part of our design. 

Why is that so important? Because nearly every commercial building in the continental US is required (per DOE) to incorporate either an air- or water-side economizer. If your state hasn’t already incorporated the ruling into its commercial building code, it’s just a matter of time ...

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