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DIAGRAMME PSYCHROMETRIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermodynamics
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
DEF

A graphical representation of the properties of moist (humid) air, usually including dry bulb and wet bulb temperatures, specific and relative humidity, dew point temperature, partial vapor pressure, humidity ratio, enthalpy, and specific volume.

OBS

The Psychrometric Chart is widely used in the [heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration] HVACR industry to graphically present the precise relationship between various conditions of air. It can be used to visualize what happens when you alter the air (i.e. heat, cool, humidify) in an air conditioning process.

OBS

In sources consulted, some authors used wrongly "psychometric chart" instead of "psychrometric chart". One must not confuse "psychrometric" with "psychometric" which means: "relating to the measurement of mental or subjective data" (Webster, 1993, p. 1834).

Key term(s)
  • psychometric chart

French

Domaine(s)
  • Thermodynamique
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
DEF

[...] représentation graphique des propriétés [thermodynamiques] de l'air humide, [par exemple : humidité relative en fonction des températures des bulbes sec et humide d'un psychromètre.]

OBS

Le terme a été suggéré par un professeur de thermodynamique à l'UQUAM.

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