ME LABORATORY 1 EXPERIMENT NO.

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MEASUREMENT OF HUMIDITY
NAME 1. ADAM, JAMAL MOHAMMED DATE PERFORMED SCORE
2. BALLADOS, JHON PAOLO OCTOBER 22, 2019
3. CASTILLO, CHRISTOPHER DATE SUBMITTED
4. EUGENIO, ADRIAN OCTOBER 29, 2019
INSTRUCTOR
SECTION 57029
Engr. Eisley John S. Tiongson
GROUP 1

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:

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

 Determine the temperature (dry bulb and wet bulb) using sling psychrometer.
 Compute the humidity in different selected location.
 Interpret data and relate result to governing scientific principle.
 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.

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.

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.

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 The sling psychrometer, though simple and reliable, can be incorrectly used; however, with
proper instruction and practice, the user can become adept at measuring relative humidity.

Figure 6.1. Sling Psychrometer

The advantages of this instrument are its simple design, low cost, and portability. The sling
psychrometer is constructed of two thermometers secured to a frame. The 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,
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 or degrees Fahrenheit. 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.

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IV. MATERIALS & EQUIPMENTS:
Table 6.1 List of Equipment
Temperature Measurement Quantity Unit
Sling Psychrometer 1 Pc
Timer 1 Pc

Table 6.2 list of raw materials

Raw materials Quantity Unit
water 100 ml

V. PROCEDURE:
Safety Procedure:

1. Prior to use, read both thermometers. When they are dry, they should register the same
temperature. Otherwise, results may be inaccurate.

2. Thoroughly saturate 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.

3. Some wick materials may contain sizing that interferes with proper wetting. It is advisable
to wash a new wick in distilled water to re- move the sizing before installing.

4. Tie the wick securely with 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.

5. Avoid 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.

6. Ensure that there is sufficient space to swing the psychrometer safely.

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7. Droplets of water may fly off the wick as it is whirled. Use caution that the droplets do not
land on surrounding museum objects.

8. Because body heat and body moisture may affect the reading, hold the instrument at arm’s
length when swinging it.

Experiment Procedure:

1. Whirl the instrument rapidly for at least two minutes, but no more than three. The dry
bulb thermometer simply reads the temperature of the surrounding air. However, 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. This happens because
evaporation has a cooling effect on the wet bulb thermometer. The temperature of the wet
bulb thermometer will decrease as the instrument is swung until the moisture content of
the wet wick reaches equilibrium with that of the surrounding air.

2. Whirl the psychrometer until the wick achieves equilibrium with the surrounding air
otherwise the resulting wet bulb temperature will be too high and the relative humidity
determination incorrect.

3. Use caution that the psychrometer is not whirled too long. This 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.

4. As soon as the swinging is stopped, read the thermometers. Always read the wet bulb
temperature first, since it will begin to rise once the instrument is stopped.

5. 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 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.

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VI. DATA & RESULTS:

Table 6.3 Location 1 trials

Dry Bulb Wet Bulb Relative Specific Saturation
Location 1 Trials
Temp Temp Humidity Humidity Temperature
1 29.17 25.33 79% 0.0205 25.2
OZ
2 29.1 24.9 88% 0.0198 24.5
building
3 31.1 26.93 79% 0.0219 26.5

Table 6.4 Location 2 trials

Dry Bulb Wet Bulb Relative Specific Saturation
Location 2 Trials
Temp Temp Humidity Humidity Temperature
1 30.77 25.3 73% 0.0203 25.5
ST building 2 30 24.97 74% 0.0197 24.3
3 27.7 22.63 71% 0.0168 25.4

Table 6.5 Location 3 trials

Dry Bulb Wet Bulb Relative Specific Saturation

Location 3 Trials
Temp Temp Humidity Humidity Temperature
1 29.47 24.57 72% 0.0195 24.7
CS
2 22.67 18.67 79% 0.0136 19.3
building
3 29.67 23 68% 0.018 22.7

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VII. COMPUTATIONS:

Location 1.

 Trial 1
(𝟐𝟗. 𝟓 + 𝟐𝟗 + 𝟐𝟗)
𝑫𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟐𝟗. 𝟏𝟕 ⁰𝑪
𝟑

(𝟐𝟔 + 𝟐𝟓 + 𝟐𝟓)
𝑾𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟐𝟓. 𝟑𝟑 ⁰𝑪
𝟑

 Trial 2
(𝟐𝟗 + 𝟐𝟗. 𝟑 + 𝟐𝟗)
𝑫𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟐𝟗. 𝟏 ⁰𝑪
𝟑

(𝟐𝟒. 𝟕 + 𝟐𝟓 + 𝟐𝟓)
𝑾𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟐𝟒. 𝟗 ⁰𝑪
𝟑

 Trial 3
(𝟑𝟏 + 𝟑𝟏 + 𝟑𝟏. 𝟒)
𝑫𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟑𝟏. 𝟏 ⁰𝑪
𝟑

(𝟐𝟕 + 𝟐𝟔. 𝟖 + 𝟐𝟕)

𝑾𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟐𝟔. 𝟗𝟑 ⁰𝑪
𝟑

Location 2.
 Trial 1
(𝟑𝟎. 𝟓 + 𝟑𝟏 + 𝟑𝟎. 𝟖)
𝑫𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟑𝟎. 𝟕𝟕 ⁰𝑪
𝟑

(𝟐𝟓. 𝟓 + 𝟐𝟓. 𝟐 + 𝟐𝟓. 𝟐)

𝑾𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟐𝟓. 𝟑 ⁰𝑪
𝟑

 Trial 2

(𝟑𝟎 + 𝟑𝟎 + 𝟑𝟎)
𝑫𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟑𝟎 ⁰𝑪
𝟑

(𝟐𝟒. 𝟕 + 𝟐𝟓 + 𝟐𝟓. 𝟐)
𝑾𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟐𝟒. 𝟗𝟕 ⁰𝑪
𝟑

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  Trial 3
(𝟐𝟖 + 𝟐𝟕. 𝟕 + 𝟐𝟕. 𝟒)
𝑫𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟐𝟕. 𝟕 ⁰𝑪
𝟑

(𝟐𝟑 + 𝟐𝟐. 𝟓 + 𝟐𝟐. 𝟒)

𝑾𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟐𝟐. 𝟔𝟑 ⁰𝑪
𝟑
Location 3.
 Trial 1
(𝟐𝟗 + 𝟐𝟗. 𝟔 + 𝟐𝟗. 𝟖)
𝑫𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟐𝟗. 𝟒𝟕 ⁰𝑪
𝟑

(𝟐𝟒 + 𝟐𝟒. 𝟕 + 𝟐𝟓)

𝑾𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟐𝟒. 𝟓𝟕⁰𝑪
𝟑

 Trial 2
(𝟐𝟑 + 𝟐𝟐 + 𝟐𝟑)
𝑫𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟐𝟐. 𝟔𝟕 ⁰𝑪
𝟑

(𝟏𝟗 + 𝟏𝟖 + 𝟏𝟗)
𝑾𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟏𝟖. 𝟔𝟕 ⁰𝑪
𝟑

 Trial 3
(𝟐𝟗. 𝟒 + 𝟐𝟗. 𝟖 + 𝟐𝟗. 𝟖)
𝑫𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟐𝟗. 𝟔𝟕 ⁰𝑪
𝟑

(𝟐𝟑 + 𝟐𝟑 + 𝟐𝟑)
𝑾𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 = = 𝟐𝟑 ⁰𝑪
𝟑

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VIII. DISCUSSION OF RESULTS:

The purpose of this experiment was to understand the concept and relationship between
temperature (Dry Bulb and wet Bulb) and also to determine the effect of a place on humidity in
location. Humidity is the amount of water air can hold. During the experiment, we had three trials
in each position, we went to three different places in the school: the OZ building (1 st, 2nd, and 3rd
floor), the ST building (the Library 1st floor, 2nd floor of ST, and the 4th floor/ chemistry Laboratory).
And the CS building (1st, 2nd, and 3rd floor). We used a sling Psychrometer to measure the
temperature of a wet bulb and dry bulb. The purpose of this is the dry bulb uses the regular
temperature and the wet bulb is lower because of the effect evaluation. For every trial we subject
the sling Psychrometer to a circular motion using hand we keep up the activity for a minute then
we stop the swinging, we noted down the wet bulb temperature first, followed by the dry bulb. We
always took the reading from the wet bulb first before the temperature begins to rise. In the OZ
building, the average temperatures for the dry bulb for the three positions was: 29.17⁰C, 29.1 ⁰C,
and 31.1⁰C respectively, while the wet bulb had an average temperature of 25.33⁰C, 24.9⁰C, and
26.93⁰C. the three reading of the relative were: 79%, 88% and 79.5%. the library had a cool
breezy because of the air conditioning machine, and the average temperature of the dry bulb was
27.7⁰C, while the wet bulb average was 22.63⁰C. the reading of relative humidity was 71%. For
the 2nd and the 4th floor the average temperature of the dry bulb was 30⁰C, 30.97⁰C respectively,
while the wet bulb had an average temperature of 24.97⁰C and 25.3⁰C respectively.
Finally, the CS building, the 2nd floor was cold because of the air conditioning machine
but the first and the third floors were hot, the average dry bulb temperature was 29.47⁰C and
29.67⁰C and the wet bulb had 24.57⁰C and 23⁰C respectively. The relative humidity readings
were 72% and 68% respectively.
My hypothesis was correct because I believe that the cooler the air, the less water vapor
it could hold, making it more humid because it has less room for water. Shaped area has higher
relative humidity as the cooler air has less capacity for water vapor.

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IX. DOCUMENTATION

Figure 6.2 OZ Building 2nd floor along EE Dept.

Figure 6.3 ST Building 1st floor Library

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Figure 6.4 OZ building 2nd floor beside ST Chapel

Figure 6.5 OZ building 3rd floor along Nursing Department.

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Figure 6.6 CS building 1st floor of along the Registrar

Figure 6.7 CS building 2nd floor inside CS210

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 Figure 6.8 CS building 3rd floor at Architecture Department

X. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION:

Based upon the data and result was generated with the experiment, we conclude that
whirling the wet cotton to evaporate. This evaporation cools the bulb of the wet bulb thermometer.
The drier the ambient air, the more evaluation can take place. This is why we feel more
comfortable on a day with lower humidity. If the humidity is lower, more evaporation of respiration
from our skin can occur. Thus, we will feel cooler even through the dry-bulb temperature may
exactly the same as that on more humid day.

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