1 Fundamental Aspects of Psychrometry --; 1.1 Introduction --; 1.2 Humidity Definitions --; 1.3 Layout of the Psychrometric Charts --; 1.4 Example Applications --; 2 Construction of the Charts --; 2.1 Vapour Phase Behaviour --; 2.2 Construction of the Saturation Line --; 2.3 Construction of Curves of Constant Relative Humidity --; 2.4 Construction of Curves of Constant Specific Volume --; 2.5 Calculation of Specific Enthalpy --; 2.6 Construction of Curves of Constant Adiabatic Saturation Temperature --; 2.7 Construction of Enthalpy Deviation Curves --; 2.8 Chart Preparation --; 3 Physical Property Data --; 3.1 Compositions of Air, Natural Gas and Other Mixtures --; 3.2 Molecular Weights, Critical Point Data and the Acentric Factor --; 3.3 Second Virial Coefficients --; 3.4 Second Virial Cross Coefficients --; 3.5 Third Virial Coefficients --; 3.6 Third Virial Cross Coefficients --; 3.7 Vapour Pressure --; 3.8 Isothermal Compressibility --; 3.9 Ideal Gas Heat Capacity --; 3.10 Molar Volume of Condensed Phase --; 3.11 Latent Heat of Vaporization --; 3.12 Condensed Phase Enthalpy --; 3.13 Henry's Law Constants --; 4 The Psychrometric Charts --; References --; Index of Psychrometric Charts.
In chemical, petroleum, air-conditioning and refrigeration engineering, the engineer often encounters systems where gases and condensing vapours co-exist. Key data describing the behaviour of such mixtures can be obtained by consulting an appropriate psychrometric chart, but up until now such charts were difficult or impossible to obtain. This new book brings together for the first time over 300 such charts, covering most of the systems likely to be encountered by chemical, petroleum, air-conditioning and refrigeration engineers.