
P a g e 4 • D R I - S T E E M D e s i g n G u i d e
D R I - S T E E M D e s i g n G u i d e • P a g e 5
Sample Problem 1
Calculate the humidification load for a printing plant where:
• The desired conditions in the space are 70 °F and 50% RH.
• The outside entering conditions are 10 °F and 45% RH.
• The dimensions of the building are 120' × 80' × 12'
(length × width × height).
• Air changes per hour = 1
Solution to Sample Problem 1 using
the natural ventilation method
1. Find the moisture content of your desired conditions by
referring to Table 6-1 on Page 6: Read across the 70 °F line to the
50% RH column to find 3.44 lbs/hr/100 cfm.
2. Find the moisture content of the entering air by reading across
the 10 °F line to the 45% RH column to find 0.30 lbs/hr/100 cfm.
3. Determine the moisture in lbs/hr to be added per 100 cfm by
subtracting the moisture content of the entering conditions from
the moisture content of the desired conditions:
3.44 lbs/hr/100 cfm – 0.30 lbs/hr/100 cfm
= 3.14 lbs/hr/100 cfm
4. Determine the air quantity to be humidified by finding the total
cubic feet of the space, multiplying that by the air changes per
hour, and dividing by 60 minutes/hr to find air quantity to be
humidified in cfm:
120' × 80' × 12' × 1 air change per hour
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60 minutes/hr
= 1,920 cfm
5. Determine the humidification load by multiplying the quantity
of air to be humidified by moisture to be added:
1,920 cfm × 3.14 lbs/hr
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100 cfm
= 60.29 lbs/hr
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