EXPERIMENT NO.

6
MEASUREMENT OF HUMIDITY
NAME 1. Prado, Mon Patrick DATE PERFORMED
2. Publico, Jerome R.
3. Rinon, Daniel S.A
4. Rivera, Kristian Asterio R.
SECTION DATE SUBMITTED July 7, 2017
GROUP # 557045 INSTRUCTOR Engr. L.A. M. Olasiman

I. OBJECTIVE:

The activity aims to understand the concept and relationship between temperature (dry bulb
and wet bulb) to humidity.

II. LEARNING OUTCOME (LO):

The students shall be able to:

1. Discuss the principle of measurement of humidity using psychrometric analysis.

2. Determine the temperature (dry bulb and wet bulb) using sling psychrometer.
3. Compute the humidity in different selected location.
4. Interpret data and relate result to governing scientific principle.
5. Develop professional work ethics, including precision, neatness, safety and ability to
follow instruction.

III. DISCUSSION:

Measuring temperature to determine relative humidity (RH) can be

accomplished with a psychrometer, a relatively simple and reliable instrument
when properly used.
 Figure 1 Sling Psychrometer

The psychrometer is used to make spot readings, to take readings in areas

where there are no hygrothermographs or other monitoring devices, and to
calibrate hygrothermographs and hygrometers.
The advantages of these instruments are its simple design due to easy to
use somehow low cost, and portability. The sling psychrometer is composed of two
thermometers secured to a frame. The two types of frame either pivots on a handle
or is attached to a handle by means of a chain. A cotton wick, which is wetted prior
to use for relative humidity purposes, covers the bulb of one of the thermometers.
This thermometer is referred to as the wet bulb, while the other thermometer is
termed the dry bulb. The dry bulb measures room temperature. The thermometers
may be graduated in degrees Celsius(°C) or degrees Fahrenheit (°F). By using a
psychrometric chart or slide rule to compare the dry bulb (room temperature)
reading to the wet bulb reading, the relative humidity is determined. Sling
psychrometers are available in various sizes ranging from pocket-size models to
larger units approximately a foot in length. The longer the thermometer, the smaller
the increments, and the more accurate the reading.

However, the sling psychrometer though this simple and reliable measuring
device, can be incorrectly used; with proper instruction and practice, the user can
become adopt at measuring relative humidity.
 I. MATERIALS & EQUIPMENTS:
1 Psychrometer
Distilled water or Deionized water
Medicine dropper

II. PROCEDURE:
Safety Procedure:
 Read both thermometers when they are dry, they should register the same
temperature. Otherwise, results may be inaccurate and irrelevant in conducting this
experiment.

 Through the saturate of the wick on the wet bulb using distilled or deionized water only. Tap
water may contain salts and other contaminants that could prevent uniform evaporation, thus
interfering with an accurate reading.
 Some wick materials may contain different variation of sizes that interferes with proper wetting.
It is advisable to wash a new wick in distilled water to re- move the sizing before installing to
the psychrometer.
 Make sure the wick is securely tied with the string or white sewing thread to the bulb while wet
to allow it to conform to the bulb while drying. First, tie the wick onto the stem near the bottom
of the thermometer; second, tie the wick at the top of the bulb; third, stretch the wick over the
bulb and tie it firmly below the bulb.
 Avoid touching or refrain from touching the wick with bare fingers. Oils and dirt that accumulate
on the wick from handling or improper storage will result in erroneous readings. Change the
wick when it becomes dirty or other sediments of dust may secluded.
 Make sure that there is sufficient space to swing the psychrometer safely to avoid casualties.
 Splashes of water may fly off the wick as the psychrometer it is whirled. Use caution that the
droplets do not land on surroundings and make sure there are no people surrounding in
conducting this experiment.
 Thermal heat from the body and moisture example is the breath (inhale and exhale) may affect
the reading, so hold the psychrometer at arm’s length when swinging it or above shoulder
level.
 Experiment Procedure:
 Whirl the psychrometer rapidly in circular motion for at least one minute, but not more than
three. The dry bulb thermometer simply reads the temperature of the surrounding air. As the
wet bulb passes through the air, water evaporates from the wick causing the wet bulb
thermometer to read a lower temperature than the dry bulb. When this procedure happens, the
wet wick becomes dry because it has a cooling effect on the wet bulb thermometer example
the effect of blow drying from the hair blower, so the temperature of the wet bulb thermometer
will decrease as the Psychrometer is continuously swung until its moisture content of the wet
wick reaches equilibrium point of this experiment.
 Just continue whirling the psychrometer until the wick achieves equilibrium with the
surrounding air otherwise the result of this experiment, the wet bulb temperature will be too
high and the relative humidity determination will be irrelevant.
 Based from the safety procedure of the psychrometer it should not be whirled too long.
Otherwise it will cause the wick to dry out and the wet bulb temperature to rise from its minimal
reading, thus resulting in an erroneous relative humidity reading.
 Soon as the swinging of the psychrometer is stopped, quickly read the thermometer. Take not
always read the wet bulb temperature first, since it will begin to rise once the instrument is
stopped.
 The readings from the wet bulb and the dry bulb are then used to determine the relative
humidity from a psychrometric chart or slide rule that is provided with the instrument. Readings
taken from charts are generally more accurate than those from a slide rule because the slide
rule introduces another interpretive factor. Some charts require that the wet bulb temperature
first be subtracted from the dry bulb temperature. Other charts allow for direct comparison of
the wet bulb and dry bulb temperatures.
 Do the experiment in every part of the school premises at least 5 different places of the school
in open grounds or inside the facilities of the school.
 do the experiment 5 trials each for accurate measurement for average data.
 Get the other samples of experiment from other groups. For comparison of data and for the
calculations of humidity in other facilities of the school. So that this experiment will not conduct
so much time in getting the data.
Figure 2 Conducting of Experiment at Machine Shop Lab (OZ 1st Floor)

Figure 3 Conducting of Experiment at C.P.E Dept.(OZ 2nd floor)

 Figure 4 Conducting the Experiment Physics Dept. (OZ 3rd floor)

Figure 5 Conducting the Experiment at Chemistry Lab (OZ 4th floor)

IV. DATA & RESULTS:

Dry Wet Specific

Relative
Bulb Bulb Humidity
Location Trials Humidity % Saturation
Temp Temp 𝒈𝒎𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆
(%) ( 𝒌𝒈 )
(°C) (°C) 𝒅𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒊𝒓

Machine Shop 1 26 25 92 19.8 87

CpE Dept. 2 24 22 84 16 86.3

Physics Dept. 3 25.25 23.5 88 17.5 87

OZ 4th Floor
4 25.5 23.5 83 17.3 87.2
Chemistry Lab

OZ Annex Bldg. 5 22.5 21.5 91 15.7 85.88

Dry Bulb Wet Bulb Relative Specific

Temp Temp Humidity Humidity
Location Trials % Saturation
𝒈𝒎𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆
(°C) (°C) (%) ( 𝒌𝒈 )
𝒅𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒊𝒓

FRC 1st Floor 1 32.5 26.5 64 19.7 89.35

FRC 2nd Floor 2 32.5 26.8 65 20 89.37

FRC 3rd Floor 3 32.9 26.8 63 19.9 89.28

FRC 4th Floor 4 33 26.9 63.1 20 89.6

FRC 5th Floor 5 33.5 27.3 63 20.6 89.82

 Wet Specific
Dry Bulb Relative
Bulb Humidity
Location Trials Temp Humidity % Saturation
Temp 𝒈𝒎𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆
(°C) (%) ( 𝒌𝒈 )
(°C) 𝒅𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒊𝒓

OZ 1st Floor 1 31 27 74 21.2 89.1

OZ 2nd Floor 2 33 27 64.5 20.3 89.5

OZ 3rd Floor 3 30 25.5 69 18.8 88.5

OZ 4th Floor 4 32.5 26.5 64 19.8 89.3

OZ 5th Floor 5 33 27 64.5 20.3 89.5

Wet Specific
Dry Bulb Relative
Bulb Humidity
Location Trials Temp Humidity % Saturation
Temp 𝒈𝒎𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆
(°C) (%) ( 𝒌𝒈 )
(°C) 𝒅𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒊𝒓

OZ Gate 1 27.83 26.33 89 21.1 88.25

ST Gate 2 28 26.5 89.8 21.5 88.3

ST Chapel 3 28.5 26 81 20.2 88.15

LM Library 4 27.5 25.5 84 19.8 87.93

Pharmacy 5 27.5 25.5 84 19.8 87.93

 Dry Bulb Wet Bulb Relative Specific
Temp Temp Humidity Humidity
Location Trials % Saturation
𝒈𝒎𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆
(°C) (°C) (%) ( 𝒌𝒈 )
𝒅𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒊𝒓

FRC Court 1 20.33 20 98 14.6 85.10

FRC 1st Floor 2 21 20 91 14.3 85.23

FRC 2nd Floor 3 21 20 91 14.3 85.23

FRC 3rd Floor 4 22 20 83 14 85.43

FRC 4th Floor 5 22 20 83 14 85.43

 V. COMPUTATIONS:

Location:
Machine Shop
Trial 1 Dry 26° 26° + 26°
𝐷𝑟𝑦𝑎𝑣𝑒 =
Wet 25° 2
𝐷𝑟𝑦𝑎𝑣𝑒 = 26°
Trial 2 Dry 26° 25° + 25°
𝑊𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑣𝑒 =
Wet 25° 2
𝑊𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑣𝑒 = 25°
Location: CpE
Dept.
Trial 1 Dry 24° 24° + 24°
𝐷𝑟𝑦𝑎𝑣𝑒 =
Wet 21° 2
𝐷𝑟𝑦𝑎𝑣𝑒 = 24°
Trial 2 Dry 24° 21° + 23°
𝑊𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑣𝑒 =
Wet 23° 2
𝑊𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑣𝑒 = 22°
Location:
Physics Dept.
Trial 1 Dry 24.5° 24.5° + 26°
𝐷𝑟𝑦𝑎𝑣𝑒 =
Wet 21.5° 2
𝐷𝑟𝑦𝑎𝑣𝑒 = 25.25°
Trial 2 Dry 26° 21.5° + 26.5°
𝑊𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑣𝑒 =
Wet 25.5° 2
𝑊𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑣𝑒 = 23.5°
Location:
OZ 4th Floor
Chemistry Lab
Trial 1 Dry 26° 26° + 25°
𝐷𝑟𝑦𝑎𝑣𝑒 =
Wet 23° 2
𝐷𝑟𝑦𝑎𝑣𝑒 = 25.5°
Trial 2 Dry 25° 23° + 24°
𝑊𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑣𝑒 =
Wet 24° 2
𝑊𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑣𝑒 = 23.5°
Location:
OZ Annex Bldg.
Trial 1 Dry 23° 23° + 22°
𝐷𝑟𝑦𝑎𝑣𝑒 =
Wet 22° 2
𝐷𝑟𝑦𝑎𝑣𝑒 = 22.5°
Trial 2 Dry 22° 22° + 21°
𝑊𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑣𝑒 =
Wet 21° 2
𝑊𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑣𝑒 = 21.5°
VI. DISCUSSION OF RESULTS:
Humidity is the amount of water vapor present in the air. Water vapor is the
gaseous state of water and is invisible to the human eye. Humidity indicates the
likelihood of precipitation, dew, or fog. Higher humidity reduces the effectiveness
of sweating in cooling the body by reducing the rate of evaporation
evaporationmoisture from the skin. This effect is calculated in a heat index table
or humidex. The amount of water vapor that is needed to achieve saturation
increases as the temperature increases. As the temperature of a parcel of water
becomes lower it will eventually reach the point of saturation without adding or
losing water.

In this experiment we are instructed to take the humidity level from different
locations within the school, we have choosen to take experimental values at the
OZ buildig from Ground floor to the the chemical laboratory. Here we took 5
different trials per location, as we performed the experiment we noticed that there
is no significant change per trial, if there is a change its nearly negligable for it
change for only a fraction yielding almost the same value from the other trial

VII. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION:

Humidity is the presence of water in the air, as seen on the tables above the specific humidity
in the air would decrease as the dry bulb temperature in the air increases, therefore the dry bulb
temperature is inversely proportional to the relative. The wet bulb temperature is always less than
the dry bulb temperature it can also be observed that the relative humidity will increase as the wet
bulb temperature increase therefore the relative humidity is directly proportional to the wet bulb
temperature. One possible source of error could be misreading of the sling thermometer and of the
psychometric chart.
VIII. RUBRICK:

MEETS BELOW
EXCEEDS EXPECTATION EXPECTATION EXPECTATION NOT ACCEPTABLE
CRITERIA
4 3 2 1

Demonstrate Occasionally Partially Do not

needed skills to demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate the
finish the task, needed skills to needed skills to needed skills to
able to set – up finish the task, able finish the task and finish the task, do
the materials with to set – up the able to set – up not able to set –
Laboratory without materials with the materials with up the materials
Skills supervision and minimum supervision, and do not follow
(30 %) always follow supervision, partially follows safety guidelines
safety guidelines occasionally safety guidelines during laboratory
during laboratory follows safety during laboratory performance.
performance. guidelines during performance.
laboratory
performance.
Professional Accurate Accurate Data are not
looking and representation of representation of shown OR are
accurate the data in tables the data in written inaccurate.
representation of and/or graphs. form, but no
the data in tables Graphs and tables graphs or tables No calculations
Data and and/or graphs. are labeled and are presented. are shown OR
Calculation Graphs and tables titled. results are
(20 %) are labeled and Some calculations inaccurate or
titled. Some calculations are shown and the mislabeled.
are shown and the results labeled
All calculations results are correct appropriately.
are shown and the and labeled
results are correct appropriately
and labeled
appropriately.
Analysis The relationship The relationship The relationship The relationship
between the between the between the between the
(20 %) variables is variables is variables is variables is not
discussed and discussed and discussed but no discussed.
trends/patterns trends/patterns patterns, trends or
logically analyzed. logically analyzed. predictions are
Predictions are made based on
made about what the data.
might happen if
part of the lab
 were changed or
how the
experimental
design could be
changed.
Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion No conclusion was
Conclusion includes whether includes whether includes what was included in the
(30 %) the findings the findings learned from the report OR shows
supported the supported the experiment. little effort and
hypothesis, hypothesis and reflection.
possible sources what was learned
of error, and what from the
was learned from experiment.
the experiment.

SCORE

INSTRUCTOR COMMENT AND SUGGESTION: