Polygon Introduces iPhone app for Psychrometric Calculations

Jan. 22, 2012
Polygon, the North Andover, Mass.-based provider of property-damage-restoration, temporary-humidity-control, and property-performance services, recently launched PsycIt, an iPhone application allowing users to promptly and accurately calculate the properties of air on site.

Polygon, the North Andover, Mass.-based provider of property-damage-restoration, temporary-humidity-control, and property-performance services, recently launched PsycIt, an iPhone application allowing users to promptly and accurately calculate the properties of air on site.

Including wet and dry bulb, vapor pressure, enthalpy, relative humidity, dew point, and humidity ratio, PsycIt is said to be capable of calculating the most complex air/moisture combinations.

“For the construction industry, delays in completing building projects lead to financial penalties, a loss of reputation, and, ultimately, a loss of business in the long term,” Alex Kiffen, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Polygon, said. "That’s why PsycIt is an extremely valuable tool. It quickly delivers a precise calculation of the air properties needed so the user can be confident of the accuracy of the results.”

PsycIt is available in Full and free Lite versions. The Full version has the ability to calculate process loads and allows mixing of multiple air streams. Both versions enable easy input and output of ambient conditions, blended-air calculations, and system work and provide readings in both imperial and metric.

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