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DT
dry-bulb wet-bulb
90 35
75
60 30
%RH T, oC
45
30 25
15
0 20
1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM PM
Time
7/27 - afternoon midnight 7/28 - noon
Sinex 2010
to get data: http://www.accuweather.com/forecast-past24-us.asp?partner=accuweather&zipcode=20001&metric=1
Dry-bulb temperature = 30 o
C atmospheric pressure = 1013 mb 760 torr
actual vapor density = 19.4 g/m3 saturated vapor density = 30.5 g/m3
Sinex 2010
Saturated Vapor Density of Water
Mathematical Model for Saturated Vapor Density (VD)
saturated vapor density, g/m3 as a function of temperature (T) over the range of 0-40oC 0
fit model
T, C
o
measured calculated error
0 4.85 -50
5 6.80 60
-50
10 9.40 -50 This is the
50
11 10.01 -50 maximim
12 10.66 40
-50
VD amount of
13 11.35 -50
g/m3 water vapor
30
14 12.07 -50 that can exist
15 12.83 -50
20 in air at a
20 17.30 -50 specific
10
25 23.00 -50 temperature.
30 30.40 -50 0
37 44.00 -50 0 5 10 15 20
Temperature, 25
oC 30 35 40
40 51.10 -50
relative h u m id ity, %
T, C
o
calculated relative humidity
0 4.82 300.9 Dew Point
5 6.85 211.6 0 100 1 Temperature
10 9.43 153.8 40 100
11 10.03 144.5 350
(Find this
12 10.67 135.9 point on the
300
13 11.35 127.8 graph for
250
14 12.06 120.2 your
200
15 12.82 113.1 conditions.)
150
20 17.28 83.9
100 2
25 23.10 62.8
50
30 30.55 47.5
37 44.20 32.8 0
0 5 10 15 temperature,oC
20 25 30 35 40
40 51.37 28.2
Saturated vapor
T %RH density removed How does dew form?
17 100.29 14.46 0.04 g
o
C g/m3 water condenses
point on the
conditions.)