PES March 2009

Psychrometry is the study of atmospheric air and its associated water vapor and is the foundation of the HVAC industry. An understanding of psychrometrics provides engineers the knowledge required to size air conditioning systems and accurately estimate the cooling or heating load for any given facility. A precise psychrometric calculation can avoid over sizing or under sizing of a system, causing the system to run more efficiently and resulting in considerable reduction of costs. This session will include an introduction to Psychrometry, a description of its six parameters, the psychometric chart, and psychrometric processes.

Speaker Biography: Ameya Soparkar
Ameya Soparkar has over 5 years of experience in the piping and HVAC industry. His experience includes teaching Refrigeration and Air Conditioning for V Engineering Classes, India. He has worked on process piping projects for Oil refineries and Chemical companies in India. His experience also includes working as an Applications Engineer in a polymer pipe manufacturing company.

He is currently employed as a Mechanical Engineer for EYP Mission Critical Facilities, now known as HP Critical Facility Services designing HVAC systems for Tier 3 to Tier 4 and medium to high density data centers from the concept design phase to design/build. He has worked on many projects within the United Stated and abroad. He also does commissioning for data center HVAC systems.

He graduated from the University of Mumbai with a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering.