Documentation for Psychrometric Functions

February, 1994 These functions are written in Visual Basic especially for Excel. The routines are approximations based on emperical data as published in the ASHRAE document called "Computerized Algorithims for Psychrometric Approximations". Although they are approximations, the calculations are accurate enough for normal heating and air conditioning design and analysis. I would encourage you to compare the answers calculated by these routines to a psychrometric chart. Functions Available: Calculate vapor pressure at saturation given temp: Function psychro_pvs(temp)

Calculate Vapor Pressure given dry bulb temp, wet bulb temp, and atmosopheric pressure Function psychro_pv1(db, wb, atm)

Calculate dew point temp. given Vapor Pressure Function psychro_dp(pv) Calculate Enthalpy given dry bulb temp, wet bulb temp, and atmosopheric pressure Function psychro_h(db, wb, atm)

Calculate relative humidity given dry bulb temp, wet bulb temp, and atmosopheric pressure Function psychro_rh(db, wb, atm)

Calculate Specific Volume given dry bulb temp, wet bulb temp, and atmosopheric pressure Function psychro_v(db, wb, atm)

Calculate Humidity Ratio given dry bulb temp, wet bulb temp, and atmosopheric pressure Function psychro_w(db, wb, atm)

Calculate Humidity Ratio given dry bulb temp, relative humidity, and atmosopheric pressure Function psychro_wrh(db, rh, atm)

Calculate Atmospheric pressure given elevation Function psychro_atm(elev)

Calculate Wet bulb temp given dry bulb, enthalpy and atmosopheric pressure Function psychro_wb(db, h, atm)

Input for all functions require the following units: atm = Atmospheric pressure, inches Hg pvs = vapor pressure at saturation, inches Hg pv = vapor pressure, inches Hg db = Dry Bulb Temperature, F wb = Wet Bulb Temperature, F rh = Relative humidity (0<rh<100) h = Enthalpy, btu/lb

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