Relative Humidity
Find the relative humidity (%) if the actual air temperature is 21.5°C and the wet-bulb temperature is 15°C.
Expand Hint
Properties of an air-water vapor mixture at a fixed pressure are given in graphical form on a psychrometric chart as provided in problem statement. When the system pressure is 1 atm, an ideal-gas mixture is assumed.
Hint 2
Properties of an air-water vapor mixture at a fixed pressure are given in graphical form on a psychrometric chart as provided in problem statement. When the system pressure is 1 atm, an ideal-gas mixture is assumed.
In the psychrometric chart, let’s find where the 21.5°C dry bulb temperature (the temperature of air measured by a thermometer freely exposed to air) intersects with the 15°C wet-bulb temperature (2). The relative humidity curve that crosses this intersection is what the problem is asking for (3).
The relative humidity is 50%.
50%
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