--- title: The Science of Comfort - Price Industries HVAC blog | Psychrometrics description: Psychrometrics | Price Industries is committed to innovation, science, technology, business integrity, first-class service, and dedication to people. Our dependable quality, reliable delivery, and knowledgeable follow-up service have made Price a market leader in supplying air distribution, critical controls, and noise control products to the non-residential HVAC market. --- ![PriceTraining\_Logo\_RGB-1](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hs-fs/hubfs/PriceTraining_Logo_RGB-1.png?width=303&height=58&name=PriceTraining_Logo_RGB-1.png)   [![Price Industries](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/Priceindustries-March-2018/Images/Price_Logo_Blue.svg)](https://www.priceindustries.com/) The Science of ComfortTM ## The Science of Comfort Your Premier Source for All Things HVAC ## [What Is Moisture Depression?](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-moisture-depression) Posted by [Austin Campbell](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/austin-campbell) on February 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Price's Active Chilled Beam installed in the ceiling of an office](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/HMFHOffice%202b_crop.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-moisture-depression) ## The Essentials of Airside Design With Active Chilled Beams When it comes to designing an HVAC system, the moisture content of the air within a space is just as important as the supply air temperature. In a system with [active chilled beams](https://blog.priceindustries.com/how-does-an-active-chilled-beam-work), the moisture content becomes a critical factor, so it is important to understand the concept of moisture depression. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-moisture-depression) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-moisture-depression#comments-listing) Topics: [Beams](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/beams), [Psychrometrics](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/psychrometrics), [Thermal Comfort](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/thermal-comfort), [HVAC Fundamentals](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac-fundamentals), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering) ## [The Price Engineer's HVAC Handbook Edition 2 Is Here!](https://blog.priceindustries.com/the-price-engineers-hvac-handbook-edition-2-is-here) Posted by [Price Industries](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/price-industries) on November 14, 2023 at 9:24 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Cover reveal of HVAC Handbook Edition 2](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/BannerImage_HandbookEdition2_Peel_v002.png)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/the-price-engineers-hvac-handbook-edition-2-is-here) ## Your Complete Guide to Fundamental Industry Knowledge The original intention of the *[Price Engineer’s HVAC Handbook](https://bit.ly/46d5f4r)* was to create a “polished compilation” of existing design guides and examples from the [Price Catalog](https://info.priceindustries.com/catalog-handbook-orders). In typical Price fashion, we dedicated more than 20,000 internal hours over the course of two years to create an industry-first reference guide on air distribution – complete with 1,350 pages and more than 3,000 illustrations. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/the-price-engineers-hvac-handbook-edition-2-is-here) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/the-price-engineers-hvac-handbook-edition-2-is-here#comments-listing) Topics: [System Efficiency](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/system-efficiency), [Heat Transfer](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/heat-transfer), [Psychrometrics](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/psychrometrics), [Thermal Comfort](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/thermal-comfort), [HVAC Fundamentals](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac-fundamentals), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering), [Handbook](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/handbook) ## [Introducing the RegenCore Flex from SolutionAir](https://blog.priceindustries.com/introducing-the-regencore-flex-from-solutionair) Posted by [SolutionAir](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/solutionair) on April 4, 2023 at 9:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![RegenCore Flex](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/PRCF_v006_Web.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/introducing-the-regencore-flex-from-solutionair) ## Ultra-Compact Energy Recovery for Anywhere Space Is at a Premium When [SolutionAir](http://bit.ly/3KswOPN) launched the [RegenCore](http://bit.ly/3zooNoL) alternating mass-exchanger energy-recovery unit in 2019, the unit rocked the industry, delivering up to 92% effectiveness and no preheat requirement down to outdoor temperatures of −40°C/F. Its energy-recovery cores and four-damper design maximized energy conservation and minimized leakage, but combining the components meant RegenCore needed to be either mounted on a roof or concrete pad outdoors or installed in large mechanical rooms indoors. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/introducing-the-regencore-flex-from-solutionair) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/introducing-the-regencore-flex-from-solutionair#comments-listing) Topics: [System Efficiency](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/system-efficiency), [Psychrometrics](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/psychrometrics), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering) ## [Price Engineer's HVAC Handbook](https://blog.priceindustries.com/price-engineers-handbook) Posted by [Price Industries](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/price-industries) on October 8, 2019 at 9:25 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Handbook screenshot](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/Handbook%20screenshot.png)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/price-engineers-handbook) ## The Most Comprehensive Guide To HVAC Fundamentals Price has long been innovative in the presentation of technical content and product information. We saw a need to present the ever-growing content of our Product Catalog in a more efficient way, so the next innovative step for Price was to create the [Price Engineer’s HVAC](https://info.priceindustries.com/handbook/authentication-form) [Handbook](https://info.priceindustries.com/handbook/authentication-form).   [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/price-engineers-handbook) 115 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/price-engineers-handbook#comments-listing) Topics: [System Efficiency](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/system-efficiency), [Heat Transfer](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/heat-transfer), [Psychrometrics](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/psychrometrics), [Thermal Comfort](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/thermal-comfort), [HVAC Fundamentals](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac-fundamentals), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering) ## [Low Temperature Air Distribution](https://blog.priceindustries.com/low-temperature-air-distribution) Posted by [Price Industries](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/price-industries) on August 13, 2019 at 8:59 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Cooling coil operating below dew point](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/coil_and_dew.png)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/low-temperature-air-distribution) Low temperature overhead air distribution (also called cold air distribution) supplies cooling air to the occupied space with an entering air temperature typically between 40°F and 50°F \[4.4 and 10°C\]. This contrasts to the “typical or conventional” overhead air distribution cooling supply air temperature between 50°F and 59°F \[10 and 15°C\]. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/low-temperature-air-distribution) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/low-temperature-air-distribution#comments-listing) Topics: [GRD](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/grd), [Beams](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/beams), [Cooling Coil](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/cooling-coil), [Psychrometrics](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/psychrometrics), [Low Temperature](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/low-temperature) [All posts](https://blog.priceindustries.com/all) [Next](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/psychrometrics/page/2) ## At Price, when we say “the sky is the limit,” we actually mean it. 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