Psychrometric charts show temperature vs. humidity, and can be used to express human thermal comfort, design strategies, and energy requirements for those strategies. |
Example of how plotted data on a psychrometric chart can be studied, and related to passive design. In this chart, the dark blue boxes represent the comfort zone, and the other colors represent design strategies that have been enabled to study how they can potentially expand the comfort zone. This psychrometric chart was generated using Climate Consultant. |
Psychrometric charts show temperature vs. humidity, and can be used to express human thermal comfort, design strategies, and energy requirements for those strategies. |
Dry bulb temperature lines on a psychrometric chart |
Wet bulb temperature lines on a psychrometric chart |
Relative humidity lines on a psychrometric chart |