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Humidity
ROLL # 32
Equation gives the humidity of a gas in terms of its temperature, its wet-bulb temperature, and
various physical properties of the gas and vapor. The wet-bulb temperature is normally determined
as the temperature attained by the bulb of a thermometer which is covered with a piece of material
which is maintained saturated with the liquid. The gas should be passed over the surface of the wet
bulb at a high enough velocity (>5 m/s) (a) for the condition of the gas stream not to be affected
appreciably by the evaporation of liquid, (b) for the heat transfer by convection to be large compared
with that by radiation and conduction from the surroundings, and (c) for the ratio of the coefficients
of heat and mass transfer to have reached a constant value. The gas should be passed long enough
for equilibrium to be attained and, for accurate work; the liquid should be cooled nearly to the wet-
bulb temperature before it is applied to the material.
The stream of gas over the liquid surface may be produced by a small fan or other similar means the
crude forms of wet-bulb thermometer which make no provision for the rapid, passage of gas cannot
be used for accurate determinations of humidity.
(3) Determination of the dew point
The dew point is determined by cooling a highly polished surface in the gas and observing the
highest temperature at which condensation takes place. The humidity of the gas is equal to the
humidity of saturated gas at the dew-point. The instrument incorporates a polished gold mirror
which is cooled using a thermo-electric module which utilizes the Peltier Effect.
(4)
ROLL # 110