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    This document discusses how density altitude is corrected for humidity. Density altitude is pressure altitude corrected for temperature deviations from standard atmosphere. It can be calculated using an equation that yields dry density altitude. Increases in humidity decrease air density as water molecules displace more dense air molecules. Most manuals recommend adding 100 feet to density altitude for every 10% relative humidity over 70°F. Some manuals only apply this over 40% relative humidity. The correction methods can yield significantly different density altitude values for the same conditions.

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    This document discusses how density altitude is corrected for humidity. Density altitude is pressure altitude corrected for temperature deviations from standard atmosphere. It can be calculated using an equation that yields dry density altitude. Increases in humidity decrease air density as water molecules displace more dense air molecules. Most manuals recommend adding 100 feet to density altitude for every 10% relative humidity over 70°F. Some manuals only apply this over 40% relative humidity. The correction methods can yield significantly different density altitude values for the same conditions.

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    This document discusses how density altitude is corrected for humidity. Density altitude is pressure altitude corrected for temperature deviations from standard atmosphere. It can be calculated using an equation that yields dry density altitude. Increases in humidity decrease air density as water molecules displace more dense air molecules. Most manuals recommend adding 100 feet to density altitude for every 10% relative humidity over 70°F. Some manuals only apply this over 40% relative humidity. The correction methods can yield significantly different density altitude values for the same conditions.

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    FAQ: How is Density Altitude corrected for Humidity

    Density altitude is that altitude in the standard atmosphere which corresponds to a particular air density. Density altitude is the pressure altitude corrected for temperature deviations from the standard atmosphere. If you know the outside air temperature and you can determine the pressure altitude, you can derive the density altitude. The pressure altitude can be determined by dialing 29.92" Hg into the altimeter. Typically, aviators will use a density altitude chart to determine density altitude for the ambient pressure altitude and temperature. Another method is to use the equation below.

    DA = PA + 120 (TAmbient TStd @ Altitude )

    The above equation yields the approximate value for a dry density altitude (DA). Changes in the water vapor content, also known as Humidity, also affect the density of the air. As humidity increases, water molecules with less mass and approximately the same volume as air molecules displace the more dense air molecules to make the same overall volume contain less actual mass. Thus, an increase in humidity leads to a decrease in air density. Moisture in the air can be slightly beneficial in controlling engine temperature, but generally tends to be detrimental to engine performance. The current philosophy on how to handle the effect of moisture on density altitude varies from no adjustment whatsoever to the rule of thumb, adopted by numerous NATOPS manuals, of adding 100 feet to your density altitude (based on pressure altitude-PA and outside air temperature-OAT), for every 10% relative humidity when the OAT is greater than 70 oF. Some manuals state that the relative humidity (RH) correction doesn't go into effect until the RH is above 40%. A comparison of the three commonly used methods to compute DA indicates that a significant variation exists between the chosen methods. For example, if we assume an OAT of 30C (86 F), PA of sea level and Relative Humidity of 100% (corresponding to a Dew Point of 30C). DA is calculated to be 1800 feet based on the DA chart using PA and an uncorrected OAT. 100 foot-10% RH rule: for 100% RH the DA is increased by 1000 feet Wet DA = 1800 +1000 = 2800 ft 40% RH Rule: 100%-40% = 60%, therefore this adds 600 ft. Wet DA = 1800 + 600 = 2400 ft.

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