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 3: Psychrometrics Made Easy (Well….Sort of)

Humidification Basics Part 3:  Psychrometrics Made Easy (Well….Sort of)

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 mixtures, doesn’t make it much less so. But we’re going to break it down for you in a way that is both simple and practical with regard to HVAC and ...

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