Water quality is an important concern when it comes to humidification. Regardless of what type of humidification you’re using (isothermal or adiabatic), chances are you …
Adiabatic Humidification: Humidification Basics Part 8
Recently, we discussed isothermal humidification. Today, we’re going to talk about the other method of humidification, which is called “Adiabatic.” Adiabatic humidification puts water (not steam) …
‘Tis the Season for Condensing Boilers
We’re taking a one-week pause in our humidification series to mention condensing boilers. A physical plant operator for a school district recently called and asked …
Load Calculation using Dristeem DriCalc: Humidification Basics Part 7
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 …
Steam Isothermal Humidification: Humidification Basics Part 6
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, …
Calculating Humidification Loads for Economizer Cycle Systems: Humidification Basics Part 5
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 …
Calculating Natural and Mechanical Loads: Humidification Basics Part 4
How do we determine how much moisture should be added to the air for a given application? In other words, how do we calculate the …
Psychrometrics Made Easy: Humidification Basics Part 3
What is psychrometrics? It’s a big and intimidating word to be sure and the common definition, the study of the physical and thermodynamic properties of gas-vapor …
Humidification Basics Part 2: Mastering Humidification Terms
Humidification is one of those areas where the terminology can often be a roadblock to understanding the topic. After all, we’re not all meteorologists! Since …
Humidification Basics: Why We Humidify in Building Design
Ever hear the phrase, “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity”? It’s all about humidification in this Monday morning Minute series. In the commercial HVAC …